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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




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)
Coeur d'Alene, ID 1,040 16.36 3.27 $20.34 $42,310
Rapid City, SD 850 12.96 2.59 $18.07 $37,580
Baton Rouge, LA 5,120 12.96 2.59 $23.02 $47,880
Santa Rosa, CA 2,600 12.52 2.50 $33.87 $70,450
Yuba City, CA 520 11.67 2.33 $23.83 $49,570
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 1,740 11.54 2.31 $21.92 $45,600
Bend-Redmond, OR 970 11.54 2.31 $22.65 $47,110
Barnstable Town, MA 1,190 11.46 2.29 $29.36 $61,080
Reno, NV 2,780 11.42 2.28 $25.36 $52,760
Salem, OR 1,970 11.36 2.27 $25.59 $53,230




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)
Urban Honolulu, HI 4,360 9.52 1.90 $37.81 $78,650
Salinas, CA 960 5.22 1.05 $35.75 $74,350
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 870 6.58 1.32 $35.71 $74,280
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 18,490 7.48 1.50 $34.37 $71,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 48,240 5.00 1.00 $34.15 $71,040
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 1,310 9.21 1.84 $33.98 $70,680
Santa Rosa, CA 2,600 12.52 2.50 $33.87 $70,450
Fairbanks, AK 210 6.16 1.23 $33.80 $70,310
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 790 6.91 1.38 $33.75 $70,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 20,120 4.30 0.86 $33.74 $70,190

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)
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 1,780 9.19 1.84 $21.07 $43,830
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,750 6.39 1.28 $20.35 $42,320
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,710 12.23 2.45 $22.41 $46,600
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,580 8.24 1.65 $20.34 $42,310
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,530 12.41 2.48 $24.11 $50,150

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)
West Montana nonmetropolitan area 1,100 14.46 2.89 $22.20 $46,170
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 1,210 14.25 2.85 $21.91 $45,580
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 1,350 13.52 2.70 $25.49 $53,020
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 900 12.97 2.59 $21.18 $44,050
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,530 12.41 2.48 $24.11 $50,150

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 1,000 9.84 1.97 $36.47 $75,850
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 900 8.97 1.79 $33.30 $69,270
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 830 7.63 1.53 $30.79 $64,030
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 640 10.60 2.12 $29.91 $62,220
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,460 11.91 2.38 $27.79 $57,800


About May 2019 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.

(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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020