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

Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons score 0 out of 100, which is low exposure to AI. That ranks #876 of 923 US occupations, where #1 is the most exposed. Of the 11 tasks in this job, AI could speed up 0 on its own and 0 more with extra software built on top of it. None of its tasks showed up in real AI use in April–May 2026.

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Rank: #876of 923 jobs
US workers: 7,490BLS, May 2025
Median pay: $40,470a year
In real AI use: 0 of 11tasks, April–May 2026

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

AI can speed this up on its own: 0 (0%)
AI can speed this up with extra software: 0 (0%)
Little or no AI speed-up: 11 (100%)

Clean work areas and equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Erect scaffolding.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Fill cracks or breaks in surfaces of plaster articles or areas with putty or epoxy compounds.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Supply or hold tools and materials.Little or no AI speed-up · core task
Smooth surfaces of articles to be painted, using sanding and buffing tools and equipment.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Mix plaster, and carry plaster to plasterers.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Place articles to be stripped into stripping tanks.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Remove articles such as cabinets, metal furniture, and paint containers from stripping tanks after prescribed periods of time.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task
Pour specified amounts of chemical solutions into stripping tanks.Little or no AI speed-up · supplemental task

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Questions about helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons and AI

Will AI replace helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons?

Unlikely. Most of the work is hard for today's AI to speed up. Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons score 0 out of 100 (low exposure), #876 of 923 US jobs. AI could speed up 0 of the job's 11 tasks, 0 of them on its own, while 11 see little or no speed-up. Exposure means the work is likely to change, not that the job will disappear.

Which helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons tasks are hardest for AI?

Tasks with little or no AI speed-up include "Clean work areas and equipment"; "Perform support duties to assist painters, paperhangers, plasterers, or masons"; "Apply protective coverings, such as masking tape, to articles or areas that could be damaged or stained by work processes".

Are people already using AI for this work?

Not much yet. None of the job's tasks showed up in real conversations with Claude in April–May 2026, according to the Anthropic Economic Index.

How many people work as helpers--painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons, and what do they earn?

About 7,490 people in the US, with median pay of $40,470 a year (BLS, May 2025).

How to read this score. Exposure measures how much of the work AI could speed up, not whether the job will disappear. A highly exposed job can change shape, with people spending less time on routine tasks and more on the rest. The score counts tasks AI can speed up on its own in full, and tasks that need extra software at half weight.

The ratings come from published research based on GPT-4 (2023). To show what's happening now, each task is also checked against the latest Anthropic Economic Index, which records which tasks people actually use AI for. That data is refreshed automatically when Anthropic publishes a new release. Read the full method.

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

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