Carpenters

This post summarizes key statistics on Carpenters using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 29,171
25 39,137
30 42,136
35 43,771
40 46,346
45 48,617
50 48,765
55 48,617
60 46,423
65 43,107


Hours Worked Share
0-20 4.70
20-39 14.50
39-41 58.30
41-50 15.70
50-60 5.20
More than 60 1.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Carpenters.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
89.60 43,216 All construction
1.50 41,595 Furniture and fixtures
0.90 45,202 Lumber and building material retailing
0.60 43,216 Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork
0.60 41,537 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
0.40 43,548 Furniture and home furnishings stores
0.40 54,975 Elementary and secondary schools
0.40 46,346 Colleges and universities
0.30 54,020 Ship and boat building and repairing
0.30 63,527 Hospitals

This table highlights the top industries people working as Carpenters work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Carpenters. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Carpenters received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Carpenters. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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