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Carpet Installers vs Upholsterers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Carpet Installers and Upholsterers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Carpet Installers Upholsterers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$49,850
$46,190
Employment · BLS OEWS
14,980
20,990
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
16th pct
23rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Carpet Installers Upholsterers
Median pay $49,850 $46,190
Employment 14,980 20,990
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-9.6%) Declining (-1.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 1,100 2,200
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 16th pct Low · 23rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 3rd pct · 10% of tasks 26th pct · 18% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Problem Sensitivity, Trunk Strength, Extent Flexibility, Static Strength, Near Vision, Visualization, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Monitoring, Oral Expression, Finger Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Production and Processing, Critical Thinking, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Selective Attention, Depth Perception, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Inductive Reasoning.

Specific to Carpet Installers

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Mathematics
  • Administration and Management
  • English Language
  • Building and Construction
  • Speech Recognition
  • Coordination
  • Stamina

Specific to Upholsterers

  • Control Precision
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Written Comprehension
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Design
  • Active Learning
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Originality

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Computer aided design CAD software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Word processing software .

Specific to Carpet Installers

Specific to Upholsterers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Carpet Installers or Upholsterers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Carpet Installers vs Upholsterers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/carpet-installers-vs-upholsterers

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Singulariki. (2026). Carpet Installers vs Upholsterers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/carpet-installers-vs-upholsterers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Carpet Installers vs Upholsterers},
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