Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
51-6093 Upholsterers
Make, repair, or replace upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.
National estimates for Upholsterers
Industry profile for Upholsterers
Geographic profile for Upholsterers
National estimates for Upholsterers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Upholsterers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 28,020 |
2.7 % |
$ 18.38 |
$ 38,220 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Upholsterers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.39 |
$ 14.30 |
$ 17.99 |
$ 22.22 |
$ 25.09 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 23,700 |
$ 29,750 |
$ 37,420 |
$ 46,210 |
$ 52,190 |
Industry profile for Upholsterers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Upholsterers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Upholsterers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Upholsterers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
13,580 |
4.10 |
$ 18.03 |
$ 37,490 |
| Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance |
5,120 |
6.67 |
$ 18.65 |
$ 38,790 |
| Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing |
2,360 |
0.44 |
$ 19.73 |
$ 41,030 |
| Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing |
1,420 |
4.00 |
$ 13.81 |
$ 28,720 |
| Automotive Repair and Maintenance |
1,320 |
0.14 |
$ 20.21 |
$ 42,040 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Upholsterers:
Top paying industries for Upholsterers:
Geographic profile for Upholsterers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Upholsterers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Upholsterers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Upholsterers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Carolina |
4,810 |
1.09 |
5.47 |
$ 20.77 |
$ 43,200 |
| Texas |
3,310 |
0.27 |
1.36 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,230 |
| Mississippi |
3,300 |
2.99 |
15.05 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 34,000 |
| California |
3,060 |
0.19 |
0.93 |
$ 18.73 |
$ 38,950 |
| Indiana |
1,700 |
0.57 |
2.87 |
$ 19.62 |
$ 40,820 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Upholsterers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Mississippi |
3,300 |
2.99 |
15.05 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 34,000 |
| North Carolina |
4,810 |
1.09 |
5.47 |
$ 20.77 |
$ 43,200 |
| Indiana |
1,700 |
0.57 |
2.87 |
$ 19.62 |
$ 40,820 |
| Texas |
3,310 |
0.27 |
1.36 |
$ 15.49 |
$ 32,230 |
| Michigan |
1,060 |
0.26 |
1.31 |
$ 18.26 |
$ 37,990 |
Top paying states for Upholsterers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Upholsterers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
2,850 |
19.43 |
97.69 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,920 |
0.34 |
1.69 |
$ 18.30 |
$ 38,060 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,510 |
0.42 |
2.12 |
$ 15.14 |
$ 31,490 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
1,100 |
3.21 |
16.12 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,780 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
510 |
0.28 |
1.41 |
$ 18.74 |
$ 38,990 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
510 |
0.06 |
0.29 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
490 |
0.12 |
0.59 |
$ 18.00 |
$ 37,450 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
490 |
0.49 |
2.46 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,960 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
480 |
3.60 |
18.12 |
$ 20.27 |
$ 42,150 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
450 |
0.16 |
0.78 |
$ 15.76 |
$ 32,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Upholsterers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC |
2,850 |
19.43 |
97.69 |
$ 21.80 |
$ 45,340 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN |
480 |
3.60 |
18.12 |
$ 20.27 |
$ 42,150 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
1,100 |
3.21 |
16.12 |
$ 19.13 |
$ 39,780 |
| Winston-Salem, NC |
320 |
1.24 |
6.25 |
$ 16.76 |
$ 34,870 |
| Morristown, TN |
50 |
1.18 |
5.92 |
$ 16.04 |
$ 33,370 |
| Lynchburg, VA |
80 |
0.81 |
4.06 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Wichita, KS |
190 |
0.69 |
3.45 |
$ 23.48 |
$ 48,840 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
30 |
0.60 |
3.04 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,380 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
60 |
0.50 |
2.49 |
$ 23.36 |
$ 48,590 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
490 |
0.49 |
2.46 |
$ 18.25 |
$ 37,960 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Upholsterers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
30 |
0.09 |
0.44 |
$ 29.72 |
$ 61,810 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
200 |
0.10 |
0.53 |
$ 26.34 |
$ 54,790 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 24.66 |
$ 51,300 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC |
90 |
0.28 |
1.39 |
$ 23.91 |
$ 49,740 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
510 |
0.06 |
0.29 |
$ 23.54 |
$ 48,950 |
| Wichita, KS |
190 |
0.69 |
3.45 |
$ 23.48 |
$ 48,840 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI |
60 |
0.50 |
2.49 |
$ 23.36 |
$ 48,590 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
50 |
0.12 |
0.62 |
$ 22.58 |
$ 46,960 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
200 |
0.09 |
0.45 |
$ 22.55 |
$ 46,890 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
120 |
0.07 |
0.34 |
$ 22.23 |
$ 46,230 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Upholsterers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Upholsterers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Upholsterers:
About May 2021 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 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
