Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do construction, installation, and repair work?
Build structures, extract resources, and install, maintain, and repair equipment.
- US jobs
- 12,511,410 (8.0% of employment)
- Typical wage
- $60K a year (employment-weighted mean of occupation medians)
- Occupations
- 117 in O*NET 31.0
- Evidence
- 0 direct benchmarks, 0 also relevant, 0 context only
The answer today
UnmeasuredNo change since 24 Sep 2025.
Rule: No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
Next step: A direct benchmark that reports how many tasks agents complete.
How much of the work is measured
0% of the work in this family is measured by direct benchmarks. Little of the work is measured (less than 20%). On 24 Sep 2025: 0%.
Work = the O*NET 31.0 work activities of the family's occupations, weighted by how important each task is and by US employment. A benchmark measures an activity when its tasks make the agent do it and its grading checks it. Method.
| Work activity (O*NET) | Share of the work | Direct benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Build structures | 5.0% | Not measured |
| Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas | 3.8% | Not measured |
| Perform general construction or extraction activities | 3.8% | Not measured |
| Test performance of equipment or systems | 3.5% | Not measured |
| Read documents or materials to inform work processes | 3.0% | Not measured |
| Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment | 2.8% | Not measured |
| Direct construction or extraction activities | 2.8% | Not measured |
| Maintain tools or equipment | 2.8% | Not measured |
| Maintain operational records | 2.8% | Not measured |
| Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance | 2.6% | Not measured |
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers construction, installation, and repair yet. Most of this work needs a body in the physical world. The evidence must come from robots and self-driving vehicles, and public benchmarks for them are still rare.
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What we do not know
- Benchmarks measure tasks, not whole jobs. A job is a bundle of tasks, judgment, and relationships.
- Capability is not adoption. A task that agents can do in a benchmark may still be done by people at work.
- Most results come from single runs. Reliability over many runs is often unknown.
Occupations in this family
Sorted by US employment (BLS OEWS May 2025). O*NET sub-occupations share the employment figure of their SOC group. Work measured = the share of the occupation's O*NET work that direct benchmarks test.
How to cite
Credit the original work first: the benchmarks listed on this page, and their institutions.
Then, if you used this page:
Can Agents Work. "Can agents do construction, installation, and repair work?." https://canagentswork.com/jobs/construction-maintenance-repair/ (accessed 2026-09-24). CC BY 4.0.@misc{caw-jobs-construction-maintenance-repair,
title = {{Can agents do construction, installation, and repair work?}},
author = {{Can Agents Work}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://canagentswork.com/jobs/construction-maintenance-repair/}},
note = {Accessed 2026-09-24. CC BY 4.0}
}