3.1Low RiskShortage
Carpenters and Joiners
Construction Trades Workers · Bricklayers, and Carpenters and Joiners
Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$1,760
Full-time workers
Employment
149,900
Total workers
10yr Growth
+10.9%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Carpenters and Joiners is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation18.0%
Augmentation60.0%
Key Tasks
- •Studying drawings and specifications to determine materials required, dimensions and installation procedures
- •Ordering and selecting timbers and materials, and preparing layouts
- •Cutting materials, and assembling and nailing cut and shaped parts
- •Erecting framework and roof framing, laying sub-flooring and floorboards and verifying trueness of structures
- •Nailing fascia panels, sheathing roofs, and fitting exterior wall cladding and door and window frames
- •Assembling prepared wood to form structures and fittings ready to install
- •Cutting wood joints
- •May construct concrete formwork
- •May repair existing fittings
- •May work with plastic laminates, perspex and metals
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
30
Female Share
3.0%
Part-Time Share
11.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5