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Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators
Production · SOC 51-2051
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$46,880
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
—
Proj. Annual Openings
16,170
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-3.5%/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 51-2051 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
- 43/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $46,880
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- —
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.2%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 309 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
MonitoringOperations MonitoringReading ComprehensionActive ListeningSpeaking
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. Exposure0.7%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
12.2%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI2.1%
AI ability · AIOE34.6%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne93%
Top Skills
1.Monitoring
2.Operations Monitoring
3.Reading Comprehension
4.Active Listening
5.Speaking
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
Laminate layers of fiberglass on molds to form boat decks and hulls, bodies for golf carts, automobiles, or other products.
Common titles: Boat Builder, Boat Carpenter, Chopper Gun Operator, Fiberglass Laminator, Fiberglass Technician, Fiberglasser
Representative Tasks
- •Release air bubbles and smooth seams, using rollers.
- •Spray chopped fiberglass, resins, and catalysts onto prepared molds or dies using pneumatic spray guns with chopper attachments.
- •Mix catalysts into resins, and saturate cloth and mats with mixtures, using brushes.
- •Check completed products for conformance to specifications and for defects by measuring with rulers or micrometers, by checking them visually, or by tapping them to detect bubbles or dead spots.
- •Pat or press layers of saturated mat or cloth into place on molds, using brushes or hands, and smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles with hands or squeegees.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment.
- •Place materials into molds.
- •Apply parting agents or other solutions to molds.
- •Apply water or solutions to fabrics or apparel.
- •Mix substances to create chemical solutions.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Excel · hotMicrosoft Word · hot
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
0.5%
Avg AI Exposure
1
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 51-2051: 2019 — employment: 20,010, median wage: $35,480; 2020 — employment: 18,800, median wage: $36,950; 2021 — employment: 17,380, median wage: $37,650; 2022 — employment: 21,910, median wage: $38,110; 2023 — employment: 20,380, median wage: $40,200; 2025 — employment: 16,170, median wage: $46,880.
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% | 0.7% |
| Outlook | Average | 4% Bright |
| Median Salary | $46,880 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |