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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
51-7011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Excludes "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 102,100 |
2.0 % |
$17.59 |
$36,580 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.98 |
$13.26 |
$16.70 |
$20.98 |
$26.03 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$22,830 |
$27,590 |
$34,740 |
$43,650 |
$54,140 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
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) |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
70,120 |
19.64 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
11,350 |
4.92 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
7,300 |
0.90 |
$19.40 |
$40,350 |
| Employment Services |
1,950 |
0.05 |
$14.57 |
$30,300 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
1,640 |
1.01 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) |
70,120 |
19.64 |
$17.46 |
$36,310 |
| Other Wood Product Manufacturing |
11,350 |
4.92 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing |
1,640 |
1.01 |
$17.16 |
$35,690 |
| Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing |
780 |
0.98 |
$16.27 |
$33,850 |
| Building Finishing Contractors |
7,300 |
0.90 |
$19.40 |
$40,350 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
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 |
10,690 |
0.63 |
0.89 |
$18.04 |
$37,520 |
| Texas |
8,600 |
0.71 |
1.01 |
$15.31 |
$31,850 |
| Florida |
5,130 |
0.60 |
0.85 |
$17.99 |
$37,420 |
| Indiana |
5,090 |
1.67 |
2.37 |
$16.34 |
$33,990 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,620 |
0.79 |
1.12 |
$19.02 |
$39,560 |
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) |
| Indiana |
5,090 |
1.67 |
2.37 |
$16.34 |
$33,990 |
| Montana |
710 |
1.54 |
2.18 |
$18.05 |
$37,540 |
| Idaho |
1,030 |
1.46 |
2.07 |
$17.08 |
$35,520 |
| Alabama |
2,810 |
1.44 |
2.05 |
$14.24 |
$29,610 |
| South Dakota |
600 |
1.42 |
2.02 |
$15.24 |
$31,700 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
230 |
0.36 |
0.51 |
$26.01 |
$54,100 |
| Alaska |
60 |
0.18 |
0.25 |
$22.25 |
$46,270 |
| Connecticut |
880 |
0.53 |
0.75 |
$22.22 |
$46,210 |
| Massachusetts |
2,000 |
0.56 |
0.79 |
$22.21 |
$46,200 |
| Rhode Island |
370 |
0.77 |
1.09 |
$21.82 |
$45,380 |
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) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,160 |
0.68 |
0.96 |
$17.81 |
$37,040 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,780 |
0.40 |
0.56 |
$22.18 |
$46,130 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,980 |
0.84 |
1.18 |
$15.39 |
$32,010 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,500 |
0.54 |
0.76 |
$19.39 |
$40,340 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,930 |
0.99 |
1.40 |
$20.03 |
$41,660 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,740 |
0.58 |
0.83 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI |
1,680 |
2.96 |
4.19 |
$18.06 |
$37,570 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
1,370 |
0.93 |
1.31 |
$17.71 |
$36,830 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,330 |
0.89 |
1.26 |
$14.72 |
$30,610 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
1,320 |
1.11 |
1.57 |
$17.99 |
$37,410 |
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