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Window installer

Also called window fitter, window technician, window installation team worker

Window installers place windows into structures and service them. They take out old windows if present, prepare the opening, mount the window, and attach it in place plumb, straight, square and watertight.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospectsShortage in 15 countries now. 18 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)What does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,000 (Bulgaria) to €5,500 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)What do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training.Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)Will AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Carpenters and joiners · ILO

What you'd do

Carpenters and joiners · ILO
  • Making, altering and repairing structural and other woodwork at a workbench and on a construction site
  • Constructing, erecting and installing heavy-framed wooden structures on building sites
  • Fitting, assembling and altering internal and external fixtures of buildings, such as walls, doors, door and window frames, facings and panelling
  • Making, repairing and fitting scenic equipment for theatrical performances and motion picture or television productions
  • Constructing, assembling, altering and repairing wooden fixtures and fittings in train coaches, aircraft, ships, boats, floats and other vehicles
Use safety equipment in constructionFollow health and safety procedures in constructionTransport construction suppliesInspect construction suppliesUse measurement instruments+ 10 more essential skills
What the work is like
  • Mostly outdoors
  • On your feet most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the US job "Glaziers"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

15 EU countries are short of carpenters and joiners now, but fewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.

People working as building and related trades workers (excluding electricians) in the EU
7.48m8.08m7.63m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,849,000 replacing leavers 394,000 jobs disappear
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Building and related trades workers (excluding electricians)18
All jobs29
Right now
15 of 27 countries report a shortage of carpenters and joiners, 5 a surplus.
Carpenters and joiners · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,000 a month (Bulgaria) to €5,500 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among craft and related trades workers in the EU, women earn 26% less per hour than men. Craft and related trades workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training is the usual route.

Highest qualification of building and related trades workers (excluding electricians) (EU, 2025)
Degree 7%Vocational 50%General secondary 8%Basic schooling 35%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.13 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Constructing, assembling, altering and repairing wooden fixtures and fittings in train coaches, aircraft, ships, boats, floats and other vehicles0.15
Making, repairing and fitting scenic equipment for theatrical performances and motion picture or television productions0.15
Making, altering and repairing structural and other woodwork at a workbench and on a construction site0.14
Fitting, assembling and altering internal and external fixtures of buildings, such as walls, doors, door and window frames, facings and panelling0.12
Constructing, erecting and installing heavy-framed wooden structures on building sites0.10

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for carpenters and joiners. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).