Construction & Extraction

Carpenters

SOC 47-2031

Build and repair frameworks and structures from wood and other materials.

Median pay

$61k

$49k to $77k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

74k openings / yr

Education

Apprenticeship

AI exposure

modeled estimate · 15th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Mathematics

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.