AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 49-9045.00

Will AI replace Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons?

Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 10 tasks; most of the work is hands-on, and the part AI can address mostly needs an efficient-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 10 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Chip slag from linings of ladles or remove linings when beyond repair, using hammers and chisels. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Measure furnace walls to determine dimensions and cut required number of sheets from plastic block, using saws. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Remove worn or damaged plastic block refractory linings of furnaces, using hand tools. 15 Estimated No tier 3.9
Mix specified amounts of sand, clay, mortar powder, and water to form refractory clay or mortar, using shovels or mixing machines. 15 Estimated No tier 3.6
Spread mortar on stopper heads and rods, using trowels, and slide brick sleeves over rods to form refractory jackets. 15 Estimated No tier 3.5
Dump and tamp clay in molds, using tamping tools. 15 Estimated No tier 3.3
Dry and bake new linings by placing inverted linings over burners, building fires in ladles, or by using blowtorches. 12 Estimated No tier 4.0
Climb scaffolding, carrying hoses, and spray surfaces of cupolas with refractory mixtures, using spray equipment. 8 Estimated No tier 3.7
Transfer clay structures to curing ovens, melting tanks, and drawing kilns, using forklifts. 8 Estimated No tier 3.2

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 10 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 10 of 10. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 21% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 21% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 79% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
1,080
Median annual wage
$61,290
Middle half of earners
$50,050 to $75,000
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-16.9%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons and AI

Will AI replace Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons?

Not on current evidence. None of the 10 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 15 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears.

What is the AI exposure of Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons?

15 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 10 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 10 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons tasks can AI already do?

None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Reline or repair ladles and pouring spouts with refractory clay, using trowels, at 20 out of 100.

What AI model tier does this role need?

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 21% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 79% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons, and what do they earn?

1,080 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $61,290 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -16.9% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/refractory-materials-repairers-except-brickmasons

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