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Helpers--Carpenters vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Helpers--Carpenters and Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 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.”

Helpers--Carpenters Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$41,600
$38,860
Employment · BLS OEWS
24,610
97,540
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
5th pct
15th pct

At a glance

Dimension Helpers--Carpenters Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Median pay $41,600 $38,860
Employment 24,610 97,540
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.5%) About average (+2.3%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,700 11,800
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 · 5th pct Low · 15th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 2nd pct · 9% of tasks 4th pct · 11% 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: Building and Construction, Mechanical, Mathematics, English Language, Customer and Personal Service, Near Vision, Production and Processing, Design, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Public Safety and Security, Problem Sensitivity, Multilimb Coordination, Static Strength, Extent Flexibility, Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Coordination, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Visualization, Selective Attention, Finger Dexterity, Control Precision, Trunk Strength, Speech Recognition.

Specific to Helpers--Carpenters

  • Transportation
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training
  • Telecommunications
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Category Flexibility

Specific to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

  • Engineering and Technology
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Quality Control Analysis

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: Operating system software , Data base user interface and query software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Computer aided design CAD software .

Specific to Helpers--Carpenters

Specific to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Helpers--Carpenters or Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers — 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. "Helpers--Carpenters vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers." 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/helpers-carpenters-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers

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Singulariki. (2026). Helpers--Carpenters vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/helpers-carpenters-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Helpers--Carpenters vs Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/helpers-carpenters-vs-helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers}
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