Carpenters
SOC Code: 47-2031
Carpenterss follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 90.9/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Coordination, Critical Thinking, Monitoring.
AI-Proof Score: 90.9 — Very High
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Median Salary
$59,310
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Job Growth
4.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Coordination
- •Critical Thinking
- •Monitoring
- •Mathematics
- •Active Listening
- •Quality Control Analysis
Common Tasks
- ✓Follow established safety rules and regulations and maintain a safe and clean environment.
- ✓Measure and mark cutting lines on materials, using a ruler, pencil, chalk, and marking gauge.
- ✓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.
- ✓Shape or cut materials to specified measurements, using hand tools, machines, or power saws.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation