Changing
Construction
Carpenter (framing)
#92Changing
Key facts
+3.9%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is low. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +3.9% (BLS).
The job
Cuts, assembles and erects timber or steel roof and building frames.
52 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- balustrade installer
- carpenter
- carpentry framer
- commercial carpenter
- craft carpenter
- craftsman carpenter
- door carpenter and joiner
- door fitter
- door fitting specialist
- door furniture fitter
- door hanger
- door installation specialist
- door installation worker
- door installer
- door joiner and fitter
- door refurbishment team member
- door refurbishment team worker
- frame-maker
- heritage carpentry
- joiner
- joiner supervisor
- joinery worker
- kitchen carpenter and joiner
- kitchen fitter
- kitchen fitting specialist
- kitchen furniture fitter
- kitchen installation specialist
- kitchen installation worker
- kitchen installer
- kitchen joiner and fitter
- kitchen refurbishment team member
- kitchen refurbishment team worker
- kitchen unit installer
- replacement door installer
- replacement kitchen installer
- stair builder
- stair installer
- staircase and balustrade installer
- staircase carpenter
- staircase craftsman
- staircase fitter
- staircase installer
- stairway carpenter
- stairway fitter
- stairway installer
- timber worker
- window fitter
- window installation team member
- window installation team worker
- window installer
- window technician
- woodworker
Training
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Gauges
Risk 2/5 · Low
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Carpenters)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $60,580
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.