A

Low AI Risk (below 35%)

Industry occupation-mix grade — shared by every Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors employer tracked

BLS + SEC data Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors Industry AI-risk grade A

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.

Workforce AI-exposure profile for Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.: industry grade A (31.7/100), plus SEC headcount and BLS occupation mix.

STRL Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors SIC 1600
Industry AI Displacement Exposure
31.7/100 A

Weighted average O*NET AI exposure score for this industry's occupation mix

Workforce Size
1,740
Employees (most recent 10-K)
Industry Classification
Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors
SIC Code: 1600
NAICS Sector: 23
The verdict

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s workforce carries a grade A AI-risk profile (31.7% weighted exposure), 10.2 points below the 41.9% average across 1,965 tracked employers. That is a relatively AI-resilient occupation mix among the industries tracked here; it describes the industry, not this company's own staffing.

31.7%
AI exposure
A
Risk grade
23
NAICS sector the grade comes from

Where Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. sits among tracked employers

Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across the 1,965 public employers tracked. The marker is Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors's value, which every employer we track in that sector shares — it is not a measurement of Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. specifically.

Where Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s industry AI exposure sits

Industry occupation-mix AI exposure across tracked public employers

31.7% Among the lowest lower than 98% of 1,965 employers

Employers, banded by industry AI-exposure mix

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Source O*NET / PlainWorkforce employer industry mix · 2026-05-15

AI Displacement Risk Analysis

Companies in Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors sit in the lowest industry AI-exposure band we track. The mix leans on physical labor, complex manual skill, or high-touch services that AI does not easily replace.

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Industry exposure standing

Signature: 31.7/100 (grade A) · industry AI-exposure score (corpus extremity among disclosed peers)

As of May 2026, Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. is among the smaller disclosed workforces with a mid-pack trend. Scale is the distinctive field; industry grade A describes Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors, not company staffing.

SIC 1600 · NAICS 23 · 6 estimated roles; largest share Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons · sources SEC EDGAR · O*NET 30.0 · BLS industry-occupation distributions.

Estimated Workforce Occupation Mix (Industry Average)

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. does not publish its own occupation breakdown, so this reflects the typical occupation mix for other employers in Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (BLS industry-occupation employment distributions), not company-specific data. AI exposure scores from O*NET Database 30.0.

Occupation Est. Workforce Share AI Exposure
Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons
SOC 47-3014
65%
26%
Security and fire alarm systems installers
SOC 49-2098
10%
26%
Funeral home managers
SOC 11-9171
8%
38%
Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
SOC 43-5071
8%
60%
Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators
SOC 53-7071
5%
38%
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
SOC 41-1011
4%
45%

Nationwide employers with similar workforce scale

Two data-derived peer sets for Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.: headcount neighbors and three-year workforce trajectory neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods).

Similar reported headcount

Nearest SEC-reported employee counts nationwide (1,740 here).

Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on SEC EDGAR workforce fields among tracked public employers with ≥5,000 reported employees.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the AI risk grade for Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s industry?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) maps to Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors, whose occupation mix is in the lower third of industry AI exposure here (grade A, 31.7/100). The grade is sector-shared, not a company staffing measurement. Companies in Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors sit in the lowest industry AI-exposure band we track. The mix leans on physical labor, complex manual skill, or high-touch services that AI does not easily replace.

How is the AI risk score calculated?

The score uses the company's primary industry (SIC 1600: Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors), mapped to BLS occupational employment shares. Each occupation gets an O*NET task-level AI exposure weight; the industry mix is the weighted average. 0 = no exposure; 100 = maximum.

Which occupations at Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. face the most AI risk?

Even with a lower industry grade, the largest estimated shares still matter: Helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons (26% AI exposure); Security and fire alarm systems installers (26% AI exposure); Funeral home managers (38% AI exposure). They come from BLS industry-occupation distributions, not a company filing.

How many employees does Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. have?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. reports about 1,740 employees in its latest SEC 10-K - a smaller disclosed workforce among tracked filers.

Has Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. had layoffs?

WARN Act layoff notices for Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. are published by state labor agencies and the U.S. Department of Labor when a covered mass layoff hits the 100-worker threshold. Many quieter workforce changes never appear in WARN.

What industry is Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. in?

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. is classified under SIC 1600 (Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors), mapping to NAICS sector 23. That classification selects the BLS occupation mix behind the AI exposure grade.

What to do with this

Use Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.'s risk profile above to plan next steps, not just react to the grade.

AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices; this is not financial advice.

AI risk scores are estimates based on industry-level occupation distributions and may not reflect individual employer hiring practices. Data sources: SEC EDGAR (company SIC codes) · O*NET Database 30.0 (AI exposure scores) · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034. This is not financial advice.

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