AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 47-3014.00
Will AI replace Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons?
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons: AI does not yet handle any of the role's 11 tasks; the work is mostly hands-on, so no AI model tier applies.
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Every task, scored
The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, from most to least exposed. None reaches 60, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Erect scaffolding. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Supply or hold tools and materials. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Clean work areas and equipment. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time. | Estimated | No tier | |
| Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers. | Estimated | No tier |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 11 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
Most of this role's task work is hands-on, so no model tier applies.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 7,490
- Median annual wage
- $40,470
- Middle half of earners
- $36,830 to $49,090
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +2.3%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 76% skill overlap, about 9 months to move Exposure18
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 73% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure16
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons 72% skill overlap, about 10 months to move Exposure16
- Helpers--Carpenters 70% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure16
- Helpers--Production Workers 69% skill overlap, about 11 months to move Exposure18
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons and AI
Will AI replace Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons?
Not on current evidence. None of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation reaches a task exposure of 60, the level at which JobRoute counts a task as handled by AI, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 14 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears.
What is the AI exposure of Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons?
14 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 11 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons tasks can AI already do?
None reaches 60 yet. The most exposed task is: Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons, at 15 out of 100.
What AI model tier does this role need?
No AI model tier applies, because the role's tasks are hands-on work that no model tier covers under JobRoute's published rubric.
How many people work as Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons, and what do they earn?
7,490 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $40,470 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +2.3% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/helpers-painters-paperhangers-plasterers-and-stucco-masons
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