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Paperhangers
Construction and Extraction · SOC 47-2142
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$52,140
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
500
Proj. Annual Openings
1,570
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-12%/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 47-2142 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
- 56/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $52,140
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.3%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 493 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Active ListeningSpeakingCoordinationCritical ThinkingTime Management
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.
8.4%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI2.7%
AI ability · AIOE22.4%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne87%
Top Skills
1.Active Listening
2.Speaking
3.Coordination
4.Critical Thinking
5.Time Management
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
Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards. May remove old materials or prepare surfaces to be papered.
Common titles: Bill Board Poster, Bill Poster, Hanger, Paper Hanger, Paperhanger, Vinyl Hanger
Representative Tasks
- •Smooth strips or sections of paper with brushes or rollers to remove wrinkles and bubbles and to smooth joints.
- •Trim rough edges from strips, using straightedges and trimming knives.
- •Trim excess material at ceilings or baseboards, using knives.
- •Check finished wallcoverings for proper alignment, pattern matching, and neatness of seams.
- •Mark vertical guidelines on walls to align strips, using plumb bobs and chalk lines.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Apply decorative or textured finishes or coverings.
- •Trim excess material from installations.
- •Inspect completed work to ensure proper installation.
- •Mark reference points on construction materials.
- •Apply adhesives to construction materials.
Tools & Technologies
Google Docs · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Word · hotA-Systems JobViewConstruction Software Center EasyEstCorel PainterOn Center Quick BidPlanSwiftTurtle Creek Software Goldenseal
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 47-2142: 2019 — employment: 3,380, median wage: $40,520; 2020 — employment: 2,820, median wage: $43,560; 2021 — employment: 2,340, median wage: $47,610; 2022 — employment: 2,220, median wage: $44,930; 2023 — employment: 1,830, median wage: $48,460; 2025 — employment: 1,570, median wage: $52,140.
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 | $52,140 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |