Construction & Extraction

Underground Utilities Locators

SOC 47-5099

Locate buried utilities before excavation to prevent strikes.

Median pay

$57k

$44k to $65k typical range

Outlook

Growing

700 openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

49%

modeled estimate

Future-proof

48/100

Key skills

Utility detection
Safety
GPS
Communication
Precision

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.