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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

51-7011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Excludes "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
102,100 2.0 % $17.59 $36,580 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.98 $13.26 $16.70 $20.98 $26.03
Annual Wage (2) $22,830 $27,590 $34,740 $43,650 $54,140


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 70,120 19.64 $17.46 $36,310
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 11,350 4.92 $16.59 $34,500
Building Finishing Contractors 7,300 0.90 $19.40 $40,350
Employment Services 1,950 0.05 $14.57 $30,300
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 1,640 1.01 $17.16 $35,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 70,120 19.64 $17.46 $36,310
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 11,350 4.92 $16.59 $34,500
Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing 1,640 1.01 $17.16 $35,690
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 780 0.98 $16.27 $33,850
Building Finishing Contractors 7,300 0.90 $19.40 $40,350

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 220 0.01 $26.39 $54,880
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 50 (7) $25.19 $52,400
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 240 0.05 $24.03 $49,990
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 150 0.02 $23.49 $48,860
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 60 (7) $22.76 $47,330


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 10,690 0.63 0.89 $18.04 $37,520
Texas 8,600 0.71 1.01 $15.31 $31,850
Florida 5,130 0.60 0.85 $17.99 $37,420
Indiana 5,090 1.67 2.37 $16.34 $33,990
Pennsylvania 4,620 0.79 1.12 $19.02 $39,560




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 5,090 1.67 2.37 $16.34 $33,990
Montana 710 1.54 2.18 $18.05 $37,540
Idaho 1,030 1.46 2.07 $17.08 $35,520
Alabama 2,810 1.44 2.05 $14.24 $29,610
South Dakota 600 1.42 2.02 $15.24 $31,700




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 230 0.36 0.51 $26.01 $54,100
Alaska 60 0.18 0.25 $22.25 $46,270
Connecticut 880 0.53 0.75 $22.22 $46,210
Massachusetts 2,000 0.56 0.79 $22.21 $46,200
Rhode Island 370 0.77 1.09 $21.82 $45,380





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,160 0.68 0.96 $17.81 $37,040
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 3,780 0.40 0.56 $22.18 $46,130
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,980 0.84 1.18 $15.39 $32,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,500 0.54 0.76 $19.39 $40,340
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,930 0.99 1.40 $20.03 $41,660
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,740 0.58 0.83 $14.95 $31,100
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,680 2.96 4.19 $18.06 $37,570
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,370 0.93 1.31 $17.71 $36,830
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,330 0.89 1.26 $14.72 $30,610
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,320 1.11 1.57 $17.99 $37,410




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 610 3.95 5.59 $13.26 $27,590
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 170 3.46 4.90 $15.65 $32,560
Lancaster, PA 850 3.44 4.88 $19.65 $40,870
St. Cloud, MN 360 3.39 4.81 $20.42 $42,470
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 1,680 2.96 4.19 $18.06 $37,570
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA 170 2.90 4.12 $16.05 $33,380
St. George, UT 170 2.67 3.79 $18.92 $39,350
Carson City, NV 80 2.63 3.73 $19.89 $41,370
Hot Springs, AR 90 2.61 3.71 $14.83 $30,850
Lebanon, PA 120 2.49 3.53 $18.62 $38,730




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 30 0.26 0.36 $29.92 $62,230
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (8) (8) (8) $26.66 $55,440
Urban Honolulu, HI 160 0.34 0.48 $25.97 $54,010
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV (8) (8) (8) $25.88 $53,830
Worcester, MA-CT 180 0.63 0.89 $24.69 $51,350
Salinas, CA 60 0.32 0.45 $23.66 $49,220
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 70 0.30 0.43 $23.66 $49,220
Napa, CA 30 0.41 0.58 $23.39 $48,650
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,140 0.41 0.59 $23.32 $48,510
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 410 0.70 0.99 $23.00 $47,830

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,250 3.73 5.29 $15.52 $32,270
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 840 5.78 8.19 $13.11 $27,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 730 3.82 5.41 $17.80 $37,030
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 680 3.16 4.48 $16.63 $34,590
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 610 3.26 4.62 $17.32 $36,030

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 450 6.93 9.83 $14.12 $29,380
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area 840 5.78 8.19 $13.11 $27,280
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 730 3.82 5.41 $17.80 $37,030
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,250 3.73 5.29 $15.52 $32,270
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 610 3.26 4.62 $17.32 $36,030

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 50 0.51 0.72 $26.59 $55,310
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 110 1.77 2.51 $24.14 $50,210
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.51 0.73 $22.43 $46,660
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.41 0.58 $22.08 $45,940
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.51 0.72 $21.93 $45,600


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019