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Environmental Remediation Workers vs Carpenters

Median pay is about $11k higher for Carpenters. The usual entry education is high school for Environmental Remediation Workers and apprenticeship for Carpenters.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Environmental Remediation Workers compared with Carpenters: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureEnvironmental Remediation WorkersCarpenters
Pay
Median pay$49,450$60,580, higher
Entry pay 25th percentile$44,720$48,510, higher
Experienced pay 75th percentile$61,530$76,830, higher
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth+1.5% Growing+3.9% Growing, higher
Openings a year4,30062,800
Getting in
Typical educationHigh schoolApprenticeship
Difficulty modeled2.6 / 52 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledLowLow
AI exposure modeled, percentile1st pct5th pct

Where the skills differ

Only Environmental Remediation Workers

  • Writing

Only Carpenters

  • Mathematics

Both lean on monitoring, critical thinking, active listening, reading comprehension, speaking.

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.