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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Prototype Carpenter” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #398 of 702. Estimated risk: 72.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

42%

“Prototype Carpenter” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 42% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

59%

“Prototype Carpenter” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 59% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Carpenters, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: 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.

Avg. Annual Salary $64,040
Avg. Hourly Wage $30.79
Available Jobs (US) 697,740
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Carpenters #47-2031
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Carpenters”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Maintain records, document actions, and present written progress reports.

  • Inspect ceiling or floor tile, wall coverings, siding, glass, or woodwork to detect broken or damaged structures.

  • Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings, trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools.

  • Perform minor plumbing, welding, or concrete mixing work.

  • Study specifications in blueprints, sketches, or building plans to prepare project layout and determine dimensions and materials required.

  • Finish surfaces of woodwork or wallboard in houses or buildings, using paint, hand tools, or paneling.

  • Build or repair cabinets, doors, frameworks, floors, or other wooden fixtures used in buildings, using woodworking machines, carpenter's hand tools, or power tools.

  • Erect scaffolding or ladders for assembling structures above ground level.

  • Anchor and brace forms and other structures in place, using nails, bolts, anchor rods, steel cables, planks, wedges, and timbers.

  • Work with or remove hazardous material.

  • Remove damaged or defective parts or sections of structures and repair or replace, using hand tools.

  • Build sleds from logs and timbers for use in hauling camp buildings and machinery through wooded areas.

  • Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.

  • Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.

  • Maintain job records and schedule work crew.

  • Arrange for subcontractors to deal with special areas, such as heating or electrical wiring work.

  • Fill cracks or other defects in plaster or plasterboard and sand patch, using patching plaster, trowel, and sanding tool.

  • Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.

  • Prepare cost estimates for clients or employers.

  • Apply shock-absorbing, sound-deadening, or decorative paneling to ceilings or walls.

  • Examine structural timbers and supports to detect decay, and replace timbers as required, using hand tools, nuts, and bolts.

  • Bore boltholes in timber, masonry or concrete walls, using power drill.

  • Assemble and fasten materials to make frameworks or props, using hand tools and wood screws, nails, dowel pins, or glue.

  • Dig or direct digging of post holes and set poles to support structures.

  • 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.

  • Construct forms or chutes for pouring concrete.

  • Select and order lumber or other required materials.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

  • Drawing and drafting software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Buildots AI
  • VirtualBoss
  • Renaissance MasterCarpenter
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Bosch Punch List
  • Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Job costing software
  • Wilhelm Publishing Threshold
  • Craftsman CD Estimator
  • Estimating software
  • Web page creation and editing software
  • Quicken
  • Procore AI
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • Microsoft Word
  • Web browser software
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Intuit QuickBooks
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