Repair furniture or upholstery.

Repair furniture or upholstery. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 3 occupations and seen in 10 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Repair workpieces or products. in Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 10 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods. · Upholsterers · importance 4.4 · no direct exposure
• Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws. · Furniture Finishers · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Adjust or replace webbing, padding, or springs, and secure them in place. · Upholsterers · importance 4.2 · no direct exposure
• Treat warped or stained surfaces to restore original contours and colors. · Furniture Finishers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers. · Upholsterers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, or other pieces. · Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood. · Upholsterers · importance 3.9 · no direct exposure
• Replace or refurbish upholstery of items, using tacks, adhesives, softeners, solvents, stains, or polish. · Furniture Finishers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners. · Upholsterers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Make, repair, or replace automobile upholstery and convertible and vinyl tops, using knowledge of fabric and upholstery methods. · Upholsterers · importance 3.0 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Upholsterers
• Furniture Finishers
• Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

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.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

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

@misc{singulariki-repair-furniture-or-upholstery,
  title  = {Repair furniture or upholstery.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/repair-furniture-or-upholstery}
}