Home / Jobs / Helpers--Carpenters

Will AI replace Helpers--Carpenters?

Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. The percentage shown is a task-exposure model, not a prediction of certain job loss.

O*NET 30.3 · 47-3012.00 · modeled exposure, not guaranteed job loss
LOW TASK EXPOSURE
8%
Estimated share of representative tasks exposed to current AI capabilities.
Task automation shareⓘ
8%Automatable
Automatable8%
Augmentable51%
Hard to automate41%
Based on analysis of representative responsibilities and current AI capability maturity.
Category#
Trades & Physical
Field & Physical
Modeled pay midpoint$
$92,300/yr
Directional estimate — verify locally
Time until impact⌁
6–10+ years
Earliest 2032 · widespread 2036+
Task-level replaceability ⓘ
Representative tasks ranked from highest to lowest AI exposure.
✦Physical dexterity in unpredictable settings31%
✦Safety responsibility and on-site judgment27%
◇Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.18%
⚙Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.12%
▥Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.12%
Impact timeline ⓘ
How AI assistance may move from early support to wider adoption.
2032Next2036+
Light supportAI provides limited help with clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site..
AugmentationTools improve productivity without owning outcomes.
Human-ledCore work stays anchored in physical dexterity in unpredictable settings.
6–10+ yearsdirectional confidence window
HOW AI CHANGES THIS JOBtyping the logic in plain English
01>Start with the real work done by Helpers--Carpenters.
02>AI can help with: Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
03>If a task is repetitive and easy to check, AI pressure goes up.
04>But a person is still needed for: Physical dexterity in unpredictable settings.
05>Likely result: AI mostly acts as a helper while the core job stays human-led.
06>Important: 8% is estimated task exposure—not a 8% chance of losing the job.
What AI can do
Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.LOW MATCH
Fasten timbers or lumber with glue, screws, pegs, or nails and install hardware.LOW MATCH
Perform tie spacing layout and measure, mark, drill or cut.LOW MATCH
How estimates work →
Your human moat
◆

Physical dexterity in unpredictable settings

HIGH MOAT

Combined with safety responsibility and on-site judgment, this keeps a human in the loop.

Strength9.8
Similar-role comparison
RoleRisk
Helpers--Carpenters8%
Carpenters8%
Electricians8%
Helpers--Electricians8%
i

Why this score?

✓The model evaluates 3 representative core tasks.
✓The core work depends on presence, dexterity, or accountability.
✓Occupation and task language comes from O*NET 30.3.
✓The strongest human advantage is physical dexterity in unpredictable settings.
Research basis

O*NET 30.3 occupation tasks plus the ILO 2025 exposure framework. Scores are directional estimates.

Read ILO research →
Data: O*NET 30.3 · Model framework: ILO 2025About O*NETShare report
← back to the job list

Related Trades & Physical job reports

Carpenters · 8% exposureElectricians · 8% exposureHelpers--Electricians · 8% exposure