Declining
Crafts
Upholsterer
#74Declining
Key facts
−2.3%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, low according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.3% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".
The job
Pads and covers chairs, sofas and headboards, and makes curtains and hangings.
94 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- aircraft carpeting technician
- aircraft electrical inspector
- aircraft entertainment systems technician
- aircraft furnishing maker
- aircraft furnishing technician
- aircraft furniture maker
- aircraft instrument mecanic
- aircraft instrument technicin
- aircraft interior assembler
- aircraft interior design technician
- aircraft interior electrical mecanic
- aircraft interior electrical operative
- aircraft interior electrical operator
- aircraft interior electrical tecnician
- aircraft interior electtrical coordinator
- aircraft interior finishes technician
- aircraft interior furniture maker
- aircraft interior instrument operative
- aircraft interior instrument operator
- aircraft interior lighting technician
- aircraft interior maintenance cordinator
- aircraft interior maintenance supervisor
- aircraft interior maintenance technician
- aircraft interior panelling technician
- aircraft interior repairer
- aircraft interior technician
- aircraft seating technician
- aircraft upholstrer
- aviation interior instrument inspector
- boat upholsterer
- bus trimmer
- bus upholsterer
- bus upholstery worker
- car trimmer
- car upholsterer
- car upholstery worker
- carriage upholsterer
- carriage works trimmer
- chair builder
- chair maker
- chairmaker
- coach trimmer
- coach upholstery worker
- commercial upholster
- commercial upholsterer
- craft upholster
- craft upholsterer
- craftsman upholster
- craftsman upholsterer
- craftsperson upholster
- craftsperson upholsterer
- craftswoman upholster
- craftswoman upholsterer
- furniture upholsterer
- heritage upholsterer
- lorry trimmer
- lorry upholsterer
- lorry upholstery worker
- marine furniture maker
- marine interior furniture maker
- marine soft furnishing maker
- marine upholsterer
- marine upholstery assembler
- marine upholstery finisher
- marine upholstery maker
- marine upholstery repairer
- mattress builder
- mattress builder, hand
- mattress maker
- mattress maker, hand
- mattress- making machine worker
- mattress-making machine operative
- mattress-making machine operator
- mattress-making machine setter
- mattress-making machine tender operator
- motor vehicle upholsterer
- motorcycle trimmer
- motorcycle upholsterer
- motorcycle upholstery worker
- multiple unit upholsterer
- railway car upholsterer
- seat builder
- seat maker
- ship upholsterer
- soft furnishing maker
- train upholstery worker
- train carriage upholsterer
- train carriage upholstery worker
- train coach upholsterer
- train coach upholstery worker
- truck upholstery worker
- truck trimmer
- truck upholsterer
- upholsterer
What next?
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Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.
Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureLowBLS AI exposure category "low" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Upholsterers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayModestBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $46,340
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
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.