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Helpers--Roofers vs Painters, Construction and Maintenance

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Helpers--Roofers and Painters, Construction and Maintenance 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--Roofers Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$40,590
$48,660
Employment · BLS OEWS
5,170
224,180
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
2nd pct
28th pct

At a glance

Dimension Helpers--Roofers Painters, Construction and Maintenance
Median pay $40,590 $48,660
Employment 5,170 224,180
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.7%) About average (+3.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 600 28,100
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 · 2nd pct Low · 28th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 2nd pct · 9% of tasks 9th pct · 13% 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, Trunk Strength, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service, Manual Dexterity, Gross Body Equilibrium, Public Safety and Security, Multilimb Coordination, Transportation, Coordination, Problem Sensitivity, Visualization, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Speech Clarity, Finger Dexterity, Static Strength, Extent Flexibility, Speech Recognition, Active Listening, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Information Ordering, Stamina, Gross Body Coordination, Far Vision, Critical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning, Selective Attention.

Specific to Helpers--Roofers

  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical
  • Depth Perception
  • Education and Training
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Speaking
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Category Flexibility

Specific to Painters, Construction and Maintenance

  • Near Vision
  • Time Management
  • Written Comprehension
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Judgment and Decision Making

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: Analytical or scientific software , Data base user interface and query software , Project management software .

Specific to Helpers--Roofers

Specific to Painters, Construction and Maintenance

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Helpers--Roofers or Painters, Construction and Maintenance — 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--Roofers vs Painters, Construction and Maintenance." 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-roofers-vs-painters-construction-and-maintenance

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Singulariki. (2026). Helpers--Roofers vs Painters, Construction and Maintenance. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/helpers-roofers-vs-painters-construction-and-maintenance

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