Bricklayer
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until AI starts replacing people in this job
Sep 8, 2035 · 3248 days left
Bricklaying robots can already lay long straight walls, and big sites will need fewer masons as they spread. Curves, repairs and small jobs stay with a trowel.
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A bricklayer still lays brick straight and level by eye, mixes and spreads mortar outdoors all day, and builds a curved wall exactly to a drawing. YOU'RE NEXT places this ongoing shift around 2035.
Where is bricklaying automation furthest along?
A bricklaying robot is already sold commercially and works well on long, straight, repetitive walls in new construction, since that's a predictable enough job for a machine to handle without much adjustment. Curved walls, repair work and small jobs stay well outside what these robots are built for right now.
Why will large sites feel this before small ones do?
A big new-build project with a lot of straight wall footage is exactly where a bricklaying robot pays for itself fastest, so large general contractors are expected to hire fewer bricklayers there soon. Small jobs, repairs and anything with curves or tight corners keep needing a person for a lot longer, since a robot built for straight runs doesn't fit that work.
What's worth building in this trade right now?
Getting strong at curved work, repair jobs and the fiddly parts of a build, like corners and openings, is the clearest way to stay in demand as robots take over long straight runs. Learning to set up and check a bricklaying robot's work is also becoming a real skill on large sites, not just laying brick by hand.
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