Carpenters
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonCarpenters are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Carpenters was $50,148 in 2023.
The locations that employ the most Carpenters are Atlanta Regional Commission (Northeast)--Gwinnett County (West Central)--Lilburn City PUMA, GA, Miami-Dade County (Northeast Central)--Miami City (Downtown) PUMA, FL, and NYC-Queens Community District 5--Ridgewood, Maspeth, & Middle Village PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Carpenters are N/A.
Employment and salary information for the Carpenters workforce. Carpenters workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men. Carpenters are paid most in Seattle City (North) PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in N/A.
The Carpenters workforce in N/A was N/A people (N/A% women and N/A% men). This implies an average annual growth of N/A% between N/A (N/A) and N/A (N/A).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Carpenters.
During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($66,704), New Jersey ($61,879), and Minnesota ($60,452).
In 2023, Carpenters earned an average of $50,148, $17,579 less than the average national salary of $67,727
The graph shows the ranking of Carpenters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2023.
In 2023, Carpenters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.343, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Carpenters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Carpenters compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Carpenters and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Carpenters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Carpenters, by average wage, is Car Dealers ($99,271).
This graphic shows the share of Carpenters employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Carpenters at 95.5%, followed by Furniture & related product manufacturing with 1.85% and uninformed with 1.58%.
Demographic information on Carpenters in the US. The workforce of Carpenters in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men. The average age of male Carpenters in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Carpenters is 37, and the most common race/ethnicity for Carpenters is White.
The workforce of Carpenters in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 40 to 44 years (124,013 people), 35 to 39 years (120,914 people), and 30 to 34 years (114,839 people). Among them they concentrated 37.3% of the total workforce.
In N/A, N/A% of Carpenters workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting N/A
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In N/A, 61% of the Carpenters workforce were White, of which 2.26% were women and 97.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (16.8%) and Two or More Races (15.1%).
Data on higher education choices for Carpenters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Carpenters is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Construction.
Among the necessary skills for Carpenters, Coordination stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Carpenters need more than the average amount of Installation.
The most common majors achieved by Carpenters in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,273 people), Engineering (6,427 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (5,697 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Carpenters workers were High School or Equivalent (422,854 people), Some college (177,075 people), and Secondary Education (155,541 people).
The graphic shows the Carpenters workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Carpenters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Carpenters need many skills, but most especially Coordination, Critical Thinking, Monitoring.
Projections on job growth for Carpenters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Carpenters are expected to see a growth of 4.17% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Carpenters. This profession is expected to grow more than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.
