However, if you maintain it, it may be easier to eliminate the snow because it’s half melted under the heat. It’s about reducing the labour, not the elimination of labour.
If you want to eliminate labour, that’s what children and children are for.
He has a very lightweight waxy oil that he can quickly "spritz" right over the concrete with a backpack sprayer - "Pfffft" as he quickly spray from one side to the other. It fills the pores in the concrete, and people can still walk on it just fine. When the ice comes, he sends his guys by with the flat shovels. A couple of scrapes and it's clear. The ice just lifts right off. I forget what the product is called but it works great, especially on elevated steps that get freezing air underneath.
All the landscape maintenance companies where there's any regular cold temperatures know about it and use it.
One might suggest that you contact a professional supply house such as SiteOne (formerly LESCO) or Ewing's if you need a referral.