Upholsterers

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Vote Comments (2)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
49%
(Moderate Risk)
POLLING
28%
(Low Risk, Based on 26 votes)
Average: 38%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
-2.0%
by year 2033
WAGES
$42,730
or $20.54 per hour
Volume
25,740
as of 2023
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JOB SCORE
3.9/10
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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

49% (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 very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

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

  • Originality

User poll

28% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 49% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

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

Growth

Very slow growth relative to other professions.

The number of 'Upholsterers' job openings is expected to decline 2.0% 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 'Upholsterers' was $42,730, or $21 per hour

'Upholsterers' were paid 11.1% 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 25,740 people employed as 'Upholsterers' within the United States.

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

Put another way, around 1 in 5 thousand people are employed as 'Upholsterers'.

Job description

Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

SOC Code: 51-6093.00

Comments (2)

Dervon Barrett (Low)
12 Feb 2023 14:40
As for mass production of upholstery products or amenities,I think the risk is very high.However for reupholstery work it may be different, because attending to individual peices with different designs requires a lot of skills and knowledge.
Vít Budina (No chance)
07 Apr 2020 10:56
Upholstery (especially the historical one) is a very delicate job, requiring you to find pictures, videos or paintings of e.g. a horse carriage or an old car, which is not very likely to be automated due to the 'beauty of human error' included in this profession. It is crucial to use the same materials when restoring an old carriage or any other historical upholstery. Using PU foam will result in too clean of a job and looking dead.
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