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Side-by-Side Comparison

MetricInsulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallHelpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
Risk Score13.4%24.9%
Risk TierLow RiskLow Risk
Risk Percentile1th19th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)1 / 103 / 11
Median Salary$48,680$38,140
Employment39K7K

Skill Comparison

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Sorted by largest difference

Handling and Moving Objects
Controlling Machines and Processes
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Operation and Control
Customer and Personal Service
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

26%

total discount

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

23%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

1 of 10 at risk
85%Read blueprints and select appropriate insulation, based on space characteristics and the heat retaining or excluding characteristics of the material.
47%Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
47%Fill blower hoppers with insulating materials.
11%Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
11%Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

3 of 11 at risk
55%Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.
51%Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.
51%Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time.
47%Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.
43%Supply or hold tools and materials.

Wage Comparison

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons earns -$10,540(-22%) vs Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallHelpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
10th
$35,950$31,360
25th
$40,270$35,230
Median
$48,680$38,140
75th
$60,420$45,290
90th
$77,160$51,720

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