As of June 2026, Carpenters has an AI-exposure score of 45/100 (Moderate exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Carpenters

45/100
Moderate exposure
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More exposed than 21% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$60,580. About 74,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Construction roles

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45
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Maintain job records and schedule work crew.
  • Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.
Augmentable
  • Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.
  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.
  • Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.
  • Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.
Durable
  • Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
  • Install rough door and window frames, subflooring, fixtures, or temporary supports in structures undergoing construction or repair.
  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
  • Cover subfloors with building paper to keep out moisture and lay hardwood, parquet, or wood-strip-block floors by nailing floors to subfloor or cementing them to mastic or asphalt base.
  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
  • Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.
  • Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.
  • Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.
  • Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.
  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
  • Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.
  • Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.
  • Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.
  • Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.

Safer adjacent roles

YOUR ROLE TODAY
Carpenters 45
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 80% overlap34Structural Iron and Steel Workers 72% overlap28Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 64% overlap44
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
80% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$58,930
34
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
72% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$62,780
28
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
64% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$51,330
44
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
56% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$62,120
38
Sheet Metal Workers
48% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$61,800
50
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$46,680
40
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$63,870
44
Helpers--Carpenters
40% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$43,780
32

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Carpenters — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

California: US$75,920New York: US$72,330Texas: US$48,900

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$60,580. More states are being added.

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