Headline risk
0%
Very Low RiskCarpenters
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 59,310
Employment 2024
959.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.5%
Openings (2024–34)
74.1K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of carpenters is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment. AI use: 0%
- 2. Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge. AI use: 0%
- 3. Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required. AI use: 0%
- 4. Verify trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level. AI use: 0%
- 5. Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws. AI use: 0%
- 6. Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.5 · 1.2M employed
Under 25: 11% · 25–54: 68% · 55+: 21%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Carpenters construct, repair, and install building frameworks and structures made from wood and other materials.
Carpenters work indoors and outdoors on many types of construction projects, from installing kitchen cabinets to building highways and bridges.
Carpenters typically learn on the job and through apprenticeships.
The median annual wage for carpenters was $59,310 in May 2024.
Employment of carpenters is projected to grow 4 percent from 2024 to 2034, about as fast as the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.