AI Career Radar

Model Makers, Wood

Construct full-size and scale wooden precision models of products. Includes wood jig builders and loft workers.

AI exposure35 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation22
Freedom to set tasks69
Repeating the same tasks57
$56,550Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-3.3%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
47Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Monitoring
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Active Listening
63
47
Active Learning
62
44
Coordination
62
44
Complex Problem Solving
62
44
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Writing
60
41
Learning Strategies
58
31
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
28
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
28
Mathematics
53
35
Negotiation
52
19
Science
52
16
Management of Personnel Resources
50
28
Operations Analysis
49
47
Installation
48
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
28
Troubleshooting
47
28
Equipment Maintenance
47
22
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
16
Management of Financial Resources
47
9
Operations Monitoring
46
53
Repairing
46
19
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
47

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Evaluation

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
26%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Monitoring

#4Dental HygienistsHealthcare
77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Persuasion, Instructing, Service Orientation

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
24%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Active Listening, Critical Thinking

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Model Makers, Wood could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.