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Carpenters and Joiners

Construction Trades Workers · Bricklayers, and Carpenters and Joiners

0.0out of 10
Low Risk

Median Weekly Pay

$1,787

Full-time workers

Employment

148,200

Total workers

10yr Growth

+11.0%

Projected to 2034

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 2034

Median Age

32

Female Share

3.0%

Part-Time Share

8.0%

Skill Level

3 / 5