Will AI replace Helpers--Carpenters?
Estimated risk score: 4 out of 100
Very low replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (0 to 23).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 18 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 47-3012.00 · Construction and Extraction
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 0 of its 18 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
None of its rated tasks.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 18 of its 18 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Align, straighten, plumb, or square forms for installation.
- Clean work areas, machines, or equipment, to maintain a clean and safe job site.
- Construct forms and assist in raising them to the required elevation.
- Cut and install insulating or sound-absorbing material.
- Cut timbers, lumber, or paneling to specified dimensions.
- Drill holes in timbers or lumber.
What the job is
Help carpenters by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Also called: Carpenter Helper, Carpenter Assistant, Joiner Helper, Carpenter Mate, Shipwright Helper, Beam Builder Helper, Cabinetmaker Helper, Timber Framer Helper.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Construction and Extraction). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
Related jobs, estimated
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Settersestimate ±194Very low
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masonsestimate ±19, low confidence4Very low
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfittersestimate ±194Very low
- Helpers--Roofersestimate ±194Very low
Source. This site includes information from the O*NET 30.1 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. (O*NET, CC BY 4.0.) Task ratings: Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock (2023), “GPTs are GPTs: An Early Look at the Labor Market Impact Potential of Large Language Models”, data used under the MIT licence (licence texts). Our change: we averaged the ratings over this occupation’s tasks and calibrated them to our 0–100 scale. It is not a prediction about any one person and not career advice. Disagree? Write to hello@yourstopwashit.com. How we estimate