Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Industry profile for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Geographic profile for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
National estimates for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 88,460 |
1.6 % |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.83 |
$ 17.57 |
$ 20.80 |
$ 23.78 |
$ 29.23 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,850 |
$ 36,550 |
$ 43,260 |
$ 49,470 |
$ 60,800 |
Industry profile for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
62,440 |
18.69 |
$ 21.36 |
$ 44,420 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
7,590 |
3.07 |
$ 21.45 |
$ 44,620 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
5,740 |
0.68 |
$ 22.93 |
$ 47,680 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
1,600 |
0.13 |
$ 21.26 |
$ 44,210 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
1,480 |
0.88 |
$ 18.69 |
$ 38,880 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
Top paying industries for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
190 |
0.01 |
$ 30.00 |
$ 62,400 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
30 |
(7) |
$ 28.66 |
$ 59,610 |
| Specialized Design Services |
170 |
0.11 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,860 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
30 |
(7) |
$ 26.60 |
$ 55,320 |
| Warehousing and Storage |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,740 |
Geographic profile for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
9,630 |
0.54 |
0.92 |
$ 24.05 |
$ 50,030 |
| Texas |
7,710 |
0.57 |
0.98 |
$ 17.78 |
$ 36,980 |
| Indiana |
5,220 |
1.65 |
2.84 |
$ 20.82 |
$ 43,300 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,500 |
0.76 |
1.30 |
$ 22.10 |
$ 45,970 |
| Georgia |
3,900 |
0.82 |
1.41 |
$ 19.42 |
$ 40,400 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kansas |
2,660 |
1.88 |
3.23 |
$ 19.17 |
$ 39,880 |
| Indiana |
5,220 |
1.65 |
2.84 |
$ 20.82 |
$ 43,300 |
| Utah |
2,150 |
1.28 |
2.20 |
$ 21.84 |
$ 45,430 |
| Idaho |
1,050 |
1.27 |
2.18 |
$ 20.84 |
$ 43,340 |
| Maine |
760 |
1.23 |
2.11 |
$ 21.17 |
$ 44,040 |
Top paying states for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Massachusetts |
1,670 |
0.46 |
0.79 |
$ 26.54 |
$ 55,210 |
| New Jersey |
1,060 |
0.25 |
0.43 |
$ 26.31 |
$ 54,720 |
| Connecticut |
620 |
0.37 |
0.64 |
$ 26.21 |
$ 54,510 |
| Vermont |
260 |
0.88 |
1.51 |
$ 25.91 |
$ 53,890 |
| New York |
3,770 |
0.40 |
0.69 |
$ 25.14 |
$ 52,280 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
3,180 |
0.80 |
1.38 |
$ 18.32 |
$ 38,110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,130 |
0.51 |
0.87 |
$ 23.32 |
$ 48,500 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,060 |
0.32 |
0.55 |
$ 26.06 |
$ 54,210 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,040 |
0.72 |
1.24 |
$ 20.08 |
$ 41,770 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
1,840 |
13.46 |
23.10 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,790 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,640 |
0.86 |
1.47 |
$ 23.31 |
$ 48,470 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
1,490 |
0.33 |
0.57 |
$ 23.39 |
$ 48,640 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS |
1,400 |
1.30 |
2.23 |
$ 20.14 |
$ 41,880 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,350 |
1.12 |
1.91 |
$ 22.32 |
$ 46,420 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,300 |
0.79 |
1.35 |
$ 22.50 |
$ 46,800 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
1,840 |
13.46 |
23.10 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,790 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
380 |
3.70 |
6.35 |
$ 21.15 |
$ 44,000 |
| Lancaster, PA |
750 |
3.03 |
5.20 |
$ 21.81 |
$ 45,370 |
| Joplin, MO |
220 |
2.68 |
4.60 |
$ 18.94 |
$ 39,390 |
| Lebanon, PA |
120 |
2.34 |
4.02 |
$ 20.98 |
$ 43,630 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA |
190 |
2.19 |
3.77 |
$ 21.51 |
$ 44,730 |
| St. George, UT |
180 |
2.17 |
3.72 |
$ 21.04 |
$ 43,750 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV |
80 |
2.16 |
3.71 |
$ 17.49 |
$ 36,390 |
| Idaho Falls, ID |
170 |
2.16 |
3.70 |
$ 19.76 |
$ 41,090 |
| Green Bay, WI |
350 |
2.03 |
3.48 |
$ 20.61 |
$ 42,860 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
420 |
0.37 |
0.63 |
$ 28.72 |
$ 59,730 |
| Barnstable Town, MA |
90 |
0.84 |
1.44 |
$ 28.26 |
$ 58,770 |
| Reno, NV |
170 |
0.65 |
1.12 |
$ 27.96 |
$ 58,150 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT |
70 |
0.58 |
1.00 |
$ 27.51 |
$ 57,220 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,100 |
0.45 |
0.78 |
$ 27.23 |
$ 56,640 |
| Danbury, CT |
60 |
0.75 |
1.29 |
$ 27.22 |
$ 56,610 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,020 |
0.37 |
0.63 |
$ 27.19 |
$ 56,550 |
| New Haven, CT |
60 |
0.21 |
0.36 |
$ 26.83 |
$ 55,810 |
| Salinas, CA |
50 |
0.29 |
0.50 |
$ 26.64 |
$ 55,420 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
160 |
0.40 |
0.69 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 54,890 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters:
About May 2023 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
