Model Makers, Wood

Moderate Risk
60%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
66%
(High Risk)
POLLING
54%
(Moderate Risk)
Average: 60%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-12.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,040
or $21.65 per hour
Volume
590
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.2/10

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Calculated automation risk

66% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

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Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Finger Dexterity

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Originality

User poll

54% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted they are unsure if this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 66% chance of automation.

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Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Model Makers, Wood' job openings is expected to decline 12.8% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Model Makers, Wood' was $45,040, or $21 per hour

'Model Makers, Wood' were paid 6.3% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 590 people employed as 'Model Makers, Wood' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 257 thousand people are employed as 'Model Makers, Wood'.

Job description

Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

SOC Code: 51-7031.00

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Comments

Petis (Low) 1 year ago
Hard for a robots doing small scale labor in a low volume factory producing wood goods, but hey, never say never.
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Bernard Everstein (No chance) 4 years ago
I mean they will certainly cut into the crafting of model making but never into design
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