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The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Jul 20260.1 pt vs Jun 2026Payrolls−23K m/m · Jul 2026158.9M employedJob openings7.4M · Jun 20260.2M vs May 2026Wages$37.62/h avg · Jul 2026+3.2% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Jul 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
The AI Parity Index0.1%Tasks measured1 of 18,796Unemployment4.1% · Jul 20260.1 pt vs Jun 2026Payrolls−23K m/m · Jul 2026158.9M employedJob openings7.4M · Jun 20260.2M vs May 2026Wages$37.62/h avg · Jul 2026+3.2% y/yProductivity+1.4% q/q ann. · Q2 2026Inflation+3.4% y/y · Jul 2026Next upSoftware Developers · 16 more tasksNext releaseQ4 2026
IndexConstruction and ExtractionPaperhangers

Paperhangers

Cover interior walls or ceilings of rooms with decorative wallpaper or fabric, or attach advertising posters on surfaces such as walls and billboards.

US jobs

2K

Avg. wage

$26/h

GDP output/y

$218M

Tasks

20

AI Parity

5%

Related occupationsFloor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles · Carpet Installers · Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers · Painters, Construction and Maintenance · Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers · Tile and Stone Setters · Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall · Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons

Tasks

HumanBest AI
#Task O*NET 30.1 · DOLOutput/y est. · BEA + BLSVerification method est. · rubric v1Qualitymeasured baselineConfigurationverified runsQualitysame testvs human× output · − pts
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O*NET-SOC 47-2142.00 · tasks and importance from O*NET 30.1 · jobs and wages BLS OEWS May 2025 · GDP by industry BEA 2025

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