{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/fence-erectors/ai","career":{"slug":"fence-erectors","title":"Fence Erector","subject":"Construction & Trades","ai_exposure_pct_today":4,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","tasksPct":4,"rolesVs2024":[100,110],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","tasksPct":14,"rolesVs2024":[98,110],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Strong"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","tasksPct":26,"rolesVs2024":[90,108],"entry":"B - achievable","moat":"Fading"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","tasksPct":49,"rolesVs2024":[65,95],"entry":"C - hard","moat":"Unknown"}],"door_grade_now":"B - achievable","door_grade_20yr":"C - hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"physical","moat_label":"PHYSICAL MOAT","moat_line":"The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","starting_pay":"£20,000 - £25,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 4% of the measured tasks of a Fence Erector, heading for 49% within 20 years. The door in is grade B today, grade C in 20 years. Moat: physical - The work is hands-on, in the real world. Software alone can't do it.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":0,"same_score":128,"more_exposed":1711},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"animal-boarding-assistants","title":"Animal boarding assistants","exposure":5},{"slug":"animal-breeders","title":"Animal breeders","exposure":5},{"slug":"animal-groomers","title":"Animal groomers","exposure":5}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}