Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce

46k

Average Age

43.9

Estimated Job Growth

−2.94%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$40,582

Average Male Salary

$40,971

Average Female Salary

$33,820

About

Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are most often employed by the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters was $40,582 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, and Southeast South Dakota (Outside Sioux Falls City) PUMA, SD. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, and Burnsville & Apple Valley Cities PUMA, MN.

Production Occupations Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations

Employment and salary information for the Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workforce. Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workforce in 2021 was 45,950 people, of which 5.44% were women and 94.6% were men. Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are paid most in Stanley & Cabarrus (East) Counties PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

43,451

Male Workforce

± 5.12k

2,499

Female Workforce

± 1.23k

The Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workforce in 2021 was 45,950 people (5.44% women and 94.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 2.32% between 2014 (44,906) and 2021 (45,950).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Colorado ($63,128), Montana ($54,203), and New Jersey ($51,255).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$40,582

AVERAGE WAGE

#375 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters earned an average of $40,582, $19,014 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.308

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.308, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters and on wages for those in the field. Furniture & related product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, by average wage, is Elementary & secondary schools ($55,550).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

46k

2021 Workforce

± 5,262

1.18%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

This graphic shows the share of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters employed by various industries. Furniture & related product manufacturing employs the largest share of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters at 91.2%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 5.87% and Construction with 2.92%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the US. The workforce of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in 2021 was 45,950 people, with 5.44% woman, and 94.6% men. The average age of male Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the workforce is 44 and of female Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is 42.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in 2021 was 45,950 people, with 5.44% woman, and 94.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (6,243 people), 50 to 54 years (5,522 people), and 45 to 49 years (4,773 people). Among them they concentrated 36.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 20% of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workers were Hispanic and 80% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87%), Puerto Rican (8.16)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (4.81)%

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Races

In 2021, 82.5% of the Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workforce were White, of which 5.16% were women and 94.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (6.91%) and Two or More Races (5.45%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Science Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, Quality Control Analysis stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (530 people), Engineering (354 people), and Math & Statistics (313 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workers were High School or Equivalent (22,210 people), Some college (8,606 people), and Secondary Education (6,744 people).

The graphic shows the Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Monitoring.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters are expected to see a growth of −2.94% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters.

−2.94%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.