Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.

“Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.” is a core task performed by Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters. Among the occupation's 15 rated tasks, workers place it 3rd by importance (#13 most important). About 76% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Apply protective solutions or coatings. in Handling and Moving Objects

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.002% share of AI-use records mapped to this task

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Mix mortar, plaster, and grout, manually or using machines, according to standard formulas. · importance 4.5
• Erect scaffolding or other installation structures. · importance 4.3
• Cut materials to specified sizes for installation, using power saws or tile cutters. · importance 4.3
• Modify material moving, mixing, grouting, grinding, polishing, or cleaning procedures, according to installation or material requirements. · importance 4.2
• Provide assistance in the preparation, installation, repair, or rebuilding of tile, brick, or stone surfaces. · importance 4.2
• Transport materials, tools, or machines to installation sites, manually or using conveyance equipment. · importance 4.2
• Locate and supply materials to masons for installation, following drawings or numbered sequences. · importance 4.1
• Arrange or store materials, machines, tools, or equipment. · importance 4.0
• Clean installation surfaces, equipment, tools, work sites, or storage areas, using water, chemical solutions, oxygen lances, or polishing machines. · importance 4.0
• Move or position materials such as marble slabs, using cranes, hoists, or dollies. · importance 3.9
• Remove excess grout or residue from tile or brick joints, using sponges or trowels. · importance 3.8
• Apply grout between joints of bricks or tiles, using grouting trowels. · importance 3.6
• Remove damaged tile, brick, or mortar, and clean or prepare surfaces, using pliers, hammers, chisels, drills, wire brushes, or metal wire anchors. · importance 3.5
• Correct surface imperfections or fill chipped, cracked, or broken bricks or tiles, using fillers, adhesives, or grouting materials. · importance 3.5

See all tasks on the Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Apply caulk, sealants, or other agents to installed surfaces.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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}