Painters and wallpaperers
Pintores y empapeladores
2.0
AI exposure: Low
2 / 10
Theoretical estimate — not a prediction
Employees
72K
Average salary
23,323 €
Exposed wage index
335M €
employment × salary × score
Score sub-components
D
Displacement potential 1
C
Current AI capability 2
F
Physical barrier 10
R
Regulatory friction 0.5
Formula:
(D*C/10)*(1-F/20)*(1-R/20) Automation vector
Painters and paperhangers perform decorative and protective finishes on physical surfaces, requiring good manual preparation and aesthetic sense. Prototypes of robots for painting large flat surfaces exist, but they lack the human agility to paint corners, window frames, or work in occupied dwellings. Manual dexterity for precise cutting-in and the physical preparation of walls (sanding, filling) maintain the relevance of the human painter.
Automation vector (Spanish)
Los pintores y empapeladores realizan acabados decorativos y de protección en superficies físicas, requiriendo una buena preparación manual y sentido estético. Existen prototipos de robots para pintar grandes superficies lisas, pero carecen de la agilidad humana para pintar esquinas, marcos de ventanas o realizar trabajos en viviendas habitadas. La destreza manual para el recorte preciso y la preparación física de las paredes (lijado, masillado) mantienen la relevancia del pintor humano.
Augmentation EU AI Act: Minimal risk Employment confidence: A
Source: LFS Q4 2025, INE Census 2021, SEPE 2024 · Methodology v30 · CC BY 4.0 · Authors: Álvaro de Nicolás, Miguel Sureda