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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

51-7021 Furniture Finishers

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.


National estimates for Furniture Finishers
Industry profile for Furniture Finishers
Geographic profile for Furniture Finishers

National estimates for Furniture Finishers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Furniture Finishers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
14,990 2.3 % $ 19.17 $ 39,880 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Furniture Finishers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 13.64 $ 15.39 $ 18.25 $ 22.00 $ 25.44
Annual Wage (2) $ 28,370 $ 32,020 $ 37,960 $ 45,750 $ 52,920


Industry profile for Furniture Finishers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Furniture Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 9,860 2.86 $ 18.77 $ 39,040
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,680 2.00 $ 20.80 $ 43,250
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 1,300 0.28 $ 20.21 $ 42,030
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 580 0.24 $ 19.70 $ 40,970
Warehousing and Storage 370 0.02 $ 20.46 $ 42,550

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Furniture Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 9,860 2.86 $ 18.77 $ 39,040
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,680 2.00 $ 20.80 $ 43,250
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 1,300 0.28 $ 20.21 $ 42,030
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 580 0.24 $ 19.70 $ 40,970
Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4594 and 4595 only) 180 0.04 $ 19.59 $ 40,750

Top paying industries for Furniture Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nonresidential Building Construction 30 (7) $ 26.64 $ 55,420
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,680 2.00 $ 20.80 $ 43,250
Warehousing and Storage 370 0.02 $ 20.46 $ 42,550
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 1,300 0.28 $ 20.21 $ 42,030
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 580 0.24 $ 19.70 $ 40,970


Geographic profile for Furniture Finishers:

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



Map of employment of furniture finishers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Furniture Finishers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 1,670 0.13 1.27 $ 17.13 $ 35,640
Indiana 1,440 0.47 4.59 $ 18.19 $ 37,840
California 1,320 0.08 0.74 $ 22.34 $ 46,470
Florida 940 0.10 1.00 $ 22.01 $ 45,770
North Carolina 890 0.19 1.88 $ 17.21 $ 35,790


Map of location quotient of furniture finishers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Furniture Finishers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Indiana 1,440 0.47 4.59 $ 18.19 $ 37,840
South Dakota 140 0.32 3.18 $ 15.69 $ 32,630
Vermont 90 0.30 2.94 $ 17.64 $ 36,690
Kentucky 360 0.19 1.89 $ 17.51 $ 36,410
North Carolina 890 0.19 1.88 $ 17.21 $ 35,790


Map of annual mean wages of furniture finishers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Furniture Finishers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 100 0.03 0.27 $ 26.78 $ 55,700
Maine 40 0.07 0.69 $ 24.95 $ 51,890
Connecticut 60 0.04 0.38 $ 23.80 $ 49,510
New York 790 0.09 0.86 $ 22.83 $ 47,480
California 1,320 0.08 0.74 $ 22.34 $ 46,470



Map of employment of furniture finishers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Furniture Finishers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 660 0.11 1.06 $ 22.37 $ 46,520
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 630 0.07 0.68 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 630 0.16 1.62 $ 18.10 $ 37,640
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 380 0.15 1.45 $ 22.66 $ 47,140
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 380 2.48 24.47 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 360 2.52 24.90 $ 19.28 $ 40,110
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 360 0.12 1.16 $ 18.56 $ 38,610
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 340 0.15 1.53 $ 18.72 $ 38,930
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 270 0.14 1.39 $ 19.89 $ 41,370
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 250 0.09 0.92 $ 18.06 $ 37,560


Map of location quotient of furniture finishers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Furniture Finishers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 360 2.52 24.90 $ 19.28 $ 40,110
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 380 2.48 24.47 $ 17.14 $ 35,650
Greensboro-High Point, NC 180 0.51 5.05 $ 17.31 $ 36,000
St. George, UT 40 0.49 4.85 $ 17.99 $ 37,410
Lancaster, PA 110 0.46 4.50 $ 20.31 $ 42,250
Sioux Falls, SD 70 0.42 4.19 $ 17.10 $ 35,560
Fort Wayne, IN 80 0.39 3.84 $ 16.55 $ 34,410
Bend-Redmond, OR 30 0.38 3.75 $ 19.48 $ 40,520
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 90 0.34 3.39 $ 17.65 $ 36,710
Syracuse, NY 90 0.32 3.16 $ 18.78 $ 39,070


Map of annual mean wages of furniture finishers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Furniture Finishers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 60 0.02 0.22 $ 27.62 $ 57,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 140 0.06 0.59 $ 24.81 $ 51,600
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 630 0.07 0.68 $ 23.61 $ 49,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 140 0.25 2.48 $ 23.57 $ 49,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 50 0.11 1.11 $ 23.35 $ 48,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 110 0.08 0.76 $ 22.81 $ 47,450
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 40 0.26 2.61 $ 22.68 $ 47,180
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 380 0.15 1.45 $ 22.66 $ 47,140
Salt Lake City, UT 70 0.09 0.85 $ 22.60 $ 47,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 660 0.11 1.06 $ 22.37 $ 46,520

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 490 2.66 26.21 $ 17.49 $ 36,380
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 160 0.79 7.75 $ 18.62 $ 38,730
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 1.18 11.60 $ 16.39 $ 34,090
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 120 0.63 6.25 $ 16.11 $ 33,500
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 100 0.32 3.13 $ 17.71 $ 36,840

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 490 2.66 26.21 $ 17.49 $ 36,380
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 160 1.18 11.60 $ 16.39 $ 34,090
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 90 0.81 8.00 $ 13.70 $ 28,500
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 160 0.79 7.75 $ 18.62 $ 38,730
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 50 0.78 7.64 $ 16.81 $ 34,970

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 70 0.51 5.07 $ 22.58 $ 46,970
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.28 2.73 $ 19.72 $ 41,010
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 160 0.79 7.75 $ 18.62 $ 38,730
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 60 0.24 2.37 $ 18.08 $ 37,610
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area 60 0.34 3.37 $ 17.96 $ 37,360


About May 2022 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.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023