Model Makers, Wood

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Maintain pattern records for reference.68

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Read blueprints, drawings, or written specifications, and consult with designers to determine sizes and shapes of patterns and required machine setups.42
• Plan, lay out, and draw outlines of units, sectional patterns, or full-scale mock-ups of products.38
• Issue patterns to designated machine operators.38

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools.8
• Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners.12
• Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools.12

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 24 puts Model Makers, Wood in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 14 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 4 augmentable, and 9 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $56,550median wage
• 280employed
• 100annual openings
• +0.0%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 20
• Model Makers, Metal and Plastic 22
• Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 26
• Patternmakers, Wood 29
• Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 14
• Carpenters 20

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Model Makers, Wood

Will AI replace Model Makers, Wood?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 24 mean for a Model Makers, Wood?

It means that, weighted across the 14 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 24 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the second quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Maintain pattern records for reference. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces, and plane, shave, file, scrape, and sand models to attain specified shapes, using hand tools; Fit, fasten, and assemble wood parts together to form patterns, models, or sections, using glue, nails, dowels, bolts, screws, and other fasteners; Construct wooden models, patterns, templates, full scale mock-ups, and molds for parts of products and production tools. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.