Model Makers, Wood

Moderate Risk
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Vote Comments (2)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
66%
(High Risk)
POLLING
54%
(Moderate Risk, Based on 20 votes)
Average: 60%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-12.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$45,040
or $21.65 per hour
Volume
590
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
2.2/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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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:

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  • 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.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Model Makers, Wood will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Low paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Model Makers, Wood' was $45,040, or $22 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

Comments (2)

Petis (Low)
19 Sep 2023 10:15
Hard for a robots doing small scale labor in a low volume factory producing wood goods, but hey, never say never.
Bernard Everstein (No chance)
20 Oct 2020 21:00
I mean they will certainly cut into the crafting of model making but never into design
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