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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
14,380 2.6 % $ 20.43 $ 42,490 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Furniture Finishers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 14.26 $ 16.82 $ 19.13 $ 22.90 $ 27.46
Annual Wage (2) $ 29,660 $ 34,980 $ 39,790 $ 47,640 $ 57,120


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:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 9,500 2.84 $ 19.85 $ 41,280
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,820 2.14 $ 22.31 $ 46,400
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 880 0.20 $ 21.98 $ 45,710
Warehousing and Storage 710 0.04 $ 21.71 $ 45,160
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 510 0.21 $ 21.26 $ 44,230

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Furniture Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) 9,500 2.84 $ 19.85 $ 41,280
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,820 2.14 $ 22.31 $ 46,400
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 510 0.21 $ 21.26 $ 44,230
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 880 0.20 $ 21.98 $ 45,710
Warehousing and Storage 710 0.04 $ 21.71 $ 45,160

Top paying industries for Furniture Finishers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance 1,820 2.14 $ 22.31 $ 46,400
Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers 880 0.20 $ 21.98 $ 45,710
Warehousing and Storage 710 0.04 $ 21.71 $ 45,160
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 510 0.21 $ 21.26 $ 44,230
Employment Services 70 (7) $ 20.42 $ 42,460


Geographic profile for Furniture Finishers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Furniture Finishers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Furniture Finishers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of furniture finishers by state, May 2023


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 1,210 0.38 4.06 $ 23.41 $ 48,700
Texas 1,190 0.09 0.92 $ 18.52 $ 38,520
Florida 1,160 0.12 1.28 $ 22.23 $ 46,240
North Carolina 920 0.19 2.03 $ 18.63 $ 38,760
California 820 0.05 0.48 $ 23.88 $ 49,660


Map of location quotient of furniture finishers by state, May 2023


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 1,210 0.38 4.06 $ 23.41 $ 48,700
South Dakota 140 0.31 3.32 $ 16.94 $ 35,240
Vermont 80 0.28 2.92 $ 18.70 $ 38,890
North Carolina 920 0.19 2.03 $ 18.63 $ 38,760
Kansas 260 0.18 1.93 $ 18.12 $ 37,690


Map of annual mean wages of furniture finishers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Furniture Finishers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 40 0.06 0.67 $ 34.85 $ 72,490
Massachusetts 50 0.01 0.16 $ 28.78 $ 59,860
New Jersey 170 0.04 0.43 $ 24.75 $ 51,470
Maryland 40 0.02 0.17 $ 24.54 $ 51,040
Colorado 120 0.04 0.45 $ 24.35 $ 50,640



Map of employment of furniture finishers by area, May 2023


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)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 570 0.14 1.53 $ 19.56 $ 40,690
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 480 0.05 0.54 $ 24.39 $ 50,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 390 0.06 0.67 $ 23.20 $ 48,250
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 360 2.34 24.75 $ 18.96 $ 39,430
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 360 2.62 27.69 $ 26.97 $ 56,090
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 350 0.13 1.35 $ 23.52 $ 48,930
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 340 0.15 1.58 $ 19.36 $ 40,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 260 0.14 1.44 $ 21.62 $ 44,960
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 230 0.08 0.86 $ 21.79 $ 45,330
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 220 0.07 0.74 $ 19.66 $ 40,890


Map of location quotient of furniture finishers by area, May 2023


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)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 360 2.62 27.69 $ 26.97 $ 56,090
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 360 2.34 24.75 $ 18.96 $ 39,430
Green Bay, WI 90 0.55 5.83 $ 19.40 $ 40,350
Lancaster, PA 120 0.49 5.22 $ 20.42 $ 42,470
Greensboro-High Point, NC 160 0.46 4.88 $ 17.77 $ 36,960
St. George, UT 40 0.46 4.82 $ 18.74 $ 38,970
Sioux Falls, SD 70 0.42 4.41 $ 18.47 $ 38,410
Fort Wayne, IN 90 0.41 4.34 $ 19.97 $ 41,530
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 160 0.30 3.14 $ 21.05 $ 43,780
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 70 0.28 3.00 $ 18.91 $ 39,330


Map of annual mean wages of furniture finishers by area, May 2023


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)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 40 0.01 0.15 $ 29.23 $ 60,790
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 110 0.04 0.46 $ 27.34 $ 56,870
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 360 2.62 27.69 $ 26.97 $ 56,090
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 40 0.02 0.26 $ 25.17 $ 52,360
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN 110 0.10 1.07 $ 25.11 $ 52,230
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 30 0.08 0.83 $ 24.54 $ 51,040
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 30 0.11 1.18 $ 24.46 $ 50,890
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 480 0.05 0.54 $ 24.39 $ 50,740
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 60 0.04 0.40 $ 23.75 $ 49,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 90 0.05 0.58 $ 23.55 $ 48,980

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 320 1.72 18.17 $ 20.88 $ 43,420
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 170 0.78 8.22 $ 22.59 $ 46,990
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 140 1.01 10.70 $ 18.87 $ 39,240
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 140 0.72 7.64 $ 18.40 $ 38,280
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 130 1.14 11.99 $ 14.83 $ 30,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 320 1.72 18.17 $ 20.88 $ 43,420
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 130 1.14 11.99 $ 14.83 $ 30,850
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 140 1.01 10.70 $ 18.87 $ 39,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 60 0.83 8.79 $ 18.11 $ 37,670
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 170 0.78 8.22 $ 22.59 $ 46,990

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Furniture Finishers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 60 0.44 4.64 $ 24.63 $ 51,240
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 170 0.78 8.22 $ 22.59 $ 46,990
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 320 1.72 18.17 $ 20.88 $ 43,420
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 80 0.26 2.75 $ 20.11 $ 41,830
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 30 0.14 1.49 $ 19.90 $ 41,400


About May 2023 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.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024