Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
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Furniture Finishers

Moderate Risk
57%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
57%
(Moderate Risk)
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LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-1.6%
by year 2033
WAGES
$39,790
or $19.13 per hour
Volume
14,380
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
2.7/10

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Calculated automation risk

57% (Moderate Risk)

Moderate Risk (41-60%): Occupations with a moderate risk of automation usually involve routine tasks but still require some human judgment and interaction.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

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

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Furniture Finishers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Furniture Finishers' job openings is expected to decline 1.6% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Furniture Finishers' was $39,790, or $19 per hour

'Furniture Finishers' were paid 17.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 14,380 people employed as 'Furniture Finishers' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 10 thousand people are employed as 'Furniture Finishers'.

Job description

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

SOC Code: 51-7021.00

Comments

Piotr (Highly likely) 5 months ago
Precision machines are likely to do a better job finishing furniture than humans.
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Baboo 5 years ago
Need more details on this. Are we talking about furniture being manufactured in a factory, re-finishing old and antique furniture or entering a clients' home and doing handyman services for them?
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