Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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) |
| 15,590 |
3.9 % |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,040 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Furniture Finishers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.69 |
$ 13.44 |
$ 15.85 |
$ 19.19 |
$ 24.04 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,310 |
$ 27,950 |
$ 32,970 |
$ 39,910 |
$ 50,000 |
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:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Furniture Finishers:
Top paying industries for Furniture Finishers:
Geographic profile for Furniture Finishers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Furniture Finishers are provided.
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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) |
| Indiana |
1,530 |
0.52 |
4.67 |
$ 15.93 |
$ 33,140 |
| California |
1,470 |
0.09 |
0.80 |
$ 16.57 |
$ 34,470 |
| Texas |
1,160 |
0.10 |
0.86 |
$ 14.35 |
$ 29,850 |
| North Carolina |
1,070 |
0.25 |
2.23 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,550 |
| Pennsylvania |
830 |
0.15 |
1.34 |
$ 17.61 |
$ 36,640 |
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 |
1,530 |
0.52 |
4.67 |
$ 15.93 |
$ 33,140 |
| Kansas |
640 |
0.48 |
4.26 |
$ 14.62 |
$ 30,410 |
| Vermont |
100 |
0.36 |
3.19 |
$ 15.18 |
$ 31,570 |
| North Carolina |
1,070 |
0.25 |
2.23 |
$ 15.65 |
$ 32,550 |
| Minnesota |
440 |
0.16 |
1.45 |
$ 19.34 |
$ 40,230 |
Top paying states for Furniture Finishers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Maryland |
80 |
0.03 |
0.28 |
$ 22.00 |
$ 45,750 |
| Maine |
60 |
0.10 |
0.87 |
$ 21.60 |
$ 44,930 |
| New Jersey |
270 |
0.07 |
0.65 |
$ 20.49 |
$ 42,620 |
| Rhode Island |
50 |
0.12 |
1.05 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,310 |
| Connecticut |
110 |
0.07 |
0.61 |
$ 19.92 |
$ 41,430 |
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 |
810 |
0.14 |
1.25 |
$ 16.04 |
$ 33,370 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
670 |
0.08 |
0.68 |
$ 19.98 |
$ 41,560 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
540 |
3.72 |
33.18 |
$ 15.45 |
$ 32,130 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
370 |
0.09 |
0.77 |
$ 19.47 |
$ 40,490 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
340 |
0.18 |
1.62 |
$ 19.31 |
$ 40,170 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
330 |
2.59 |
23.14 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,230 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
310 |
0.16 |
1.41 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,800 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
280 |
0.11 |
0.99 |
$ 17.30 |
$ 35,970 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
250 |
0.71 |
6.36 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,570 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
240 |
0.12 |
1.03 |
$ 17.01 |
$ 35,390 |
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) |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
540 |
3.72 |
33.18 |
$ 15.45 |
$ 32,130 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
330 |
2.59 |
23.14 |
$ 15.98 |
$ 33,230 |
| Leominster-Gardner, MA |
40 |
0.77 |
6.91 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
250 |
0.71 |
6.36 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,570 |
| Lancaster, PA |
150 |
0.64 |
5.72 |
$ 19.36 |
$ 40,270 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
90 |
0.45 |
4.03 |
$ 16.41 |
$ 34,130 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
30 |
0.34 |
3.03 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
170 |
0.33 |
2.95 |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,020 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
50 |
0.33 |
2.94 |
$ 17.59 |
$ 36,580 |
| Fort Wayne, IN |
60 |
0.31 |
2.75 |
$ 13.88 |
$ 28,880 |
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) |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
40 |
0.13 |
1.20 |
$ 22.80 |
$ 47,410 |
| St. Cloud, MN |
30 |
0.34 |
3.03 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
60 |
0.07 |
0.63 |
$ 21.93 |
$ 45,620 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
220 |
0.08 |
0.73 |
$ 21.60 |
$ 44,940 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
310 |
0.16 |
1.41 |
$ 21.54 |
$ 44,800 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY |
30 |
0.07 |
0.65 |
$ 21.16 |
$ 44,020 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
30 |
0.03 |
0.23 |
$ 20.99 |
$ 43,650 |
| Salt Lake City, UT |
70 |
0.10 |
0.89 |
$ 20.93 |
$ 43,540 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
170 |
0.33 |
2.95 |
$ 20.68 |
$ 43,020 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
670 |
0.08 |
0.68 |
$ 19.98 |
$ 41,560 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Furniture Finishers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Furniture Finishers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Furniture Finishers:
About May 2020 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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
