Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

47-2031 Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
734,170	0.8 %	$25.41	$52,850	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.51	$17.86	$23.24	$30.31	$40.72
Annual Wage (2)	$30,170	$37,140	$48,330	$63,050	$84,690

Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Residential Building Construction	213,340	26.35	$23.77	$49,440
Nonresidential Building Construction	128,120	15.36	$27.75	$57,720
Building Finishing Contractors	124,690	14.85	$26.62	$55,370
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	99,660	10.65	$24.71	$51,390
Employment Services	17,360	0.47	$22.82	$47,470

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	213,340	26.35	$23.77	$49,440
Nonresidential Building Construction	128,120	15.36	$27.75	$57,720
Building Finishing Contractors	124,690	14.85	$26.62	$55,370
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	99,660	10.65	$24.71	$51,390
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	7,990	6.50	$27.09	$56,340

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	40	0.03	$39.03	$81,190
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	50	0.01	$36.88	$76,720
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	450	0.03	$36.77	$76,480
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	900	0.58	$36.21	$75,310
Motion Picture and Video Industries	2,610	0.61	$35.78	$74,420

Geographic profile for this occupation:

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	106,300	6.12	1.22	$29.70	$61,780
New York	52,640	5.53	1.11	$31.66	$65,850
Florida	45,550	5.18	1.04	$19.71	$40,990
Texas	41,230	3.32	0.66	$19.84	$41,270
Pennsylvania	31,290	5.30	1.06	$26.35	$54,810

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)
Idaho	7,930	10.90	2.18	$18.97	$39,450
Montana	4,640	9.91	1.98	$22.05	$45,870
Hawaii	6,170	9.72	1.94	$36.98	$76,930
South Dakota	4,050	9.52	1.90	$17.88	$37,190
Wyoming	2,550	9.34	1.87	$24.45	$50,860

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	6,170	9.72	1.94	$36.98	$76,930
New Jersey	15,150	3.71	0.74	$32.31	$67,200
Illinois	26,550	4.41	0.88	$32.08	$66,720
Alaska	2,130	6.72	1.35	$31.74	$66,020
New York	52,640	5.53	1.11	$31.66	$65,850

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)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	48,240	5.00	1.00	$34.15	$71,040
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	26,610	4.27	0.85	$30.71	$63,870
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	20,120	4.30	0.86	$33.74	$70,190
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	18,490	7.48	1.50	$34.37	$71,490
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	15,460	7.65	1.53	$32.88	$68,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	15,440	10.04	2.01	$25.55	$53,150
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	14,720	4.63	0.93	$23.91	$49,730
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	14,210	4.66	0.93	$21.37	$44,450
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	13,890	4.83	0.97	$30.42	$63,270
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,750	4.56	0.91	$30.75	$63,960