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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-2131
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$49,120
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
4,000
Proj. Annual Openings
44,440
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+4.8%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 47-2131 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 57/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $49,120
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 4,000
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.8%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 5,021 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingOperation and ControlMonitoring
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure1.2%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
10%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI5%
AI ability · AIOE25%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne83%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Critical Thinking
4.Operation and Control
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Line and cover structures with insulating materials. May work with batt, roll, or blown insulation materials.
Common titles: Attic Blower, Insulation Estimator, Insulation Installer, Insulation Mechanic, Insulation Worker, Insulator
Representative Tasks
- •Measure and cut insulation for covering surfaces, using tape measures, handsaws, power saws, knives, or scissors.
- •Fit, wrap, staple, or glue insulating materials to structures or surfaces, using hand tools or wires.
- •Cover and line structures with blown or rolled forms of materials to insulate against cold, heat, or moisture, using saws, knives, rasps, trowels, blowers, or other tools and implements.
- •Distribute insulating materials evenly into small spaces within floors, ceilings, or walls, using blowers and hose attachments, or cement mortars.
- •Move controls, buttons, or levers to start blowers and regulate flow of materials through nozzles.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Cut carpet, vinyl or other flexible materials.
- •Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly.
- •Install insulation in equipment or structures.
- •Load materials into construction equipment.
- •Apply sealants or other protective coatings.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Outlook · hotMicrosoft Windows · hotCMSN FieldPAKComput-Ability Mechanical Insulation Key Estimator
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.2%
Avg AI Exposure
12
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 47-2131: 2019 — employment: 33,550, median wage: $40,380; 2020 — employment: 32,780, median wage: $41,690; 2021 — employment: 30,360, median wage: $39,880; 2022 — employment: 33,130, median wage: $45,380; 2023 — employment: 38,510, median wage: $47,540; 2025 — employment: 44,440, median wage: $49,120.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Outlook | Average | 70% Bright |
| Median Salary | $49,120 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |