Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters

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Total Workforce

49k

Average Age

44.3

Average Salary

$37,801

Average Male Salary

$38,211

Average Female Salary

$32,485

About

Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are most often employed by the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters was $37,801 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters by wage are Miscellaneous law enforcement workers, Other information and records clerks, and Miscellaneous textile, apparel, & furnishings workers except upholsterers.

Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are part of the Production Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers, Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers, Engine & other machine assemblers, Structural metal fabricators & fitters, Other assemblers and fabricators, and 55 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters and on wages and locations 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 Construction. Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are paid most in Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$37,801

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,722

In 2018, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters earned an average of $37,801, $16,087 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Miscellaneous law enforcement workers make somewhat more than Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters while Other information and records clerks make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.272

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.272, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, by number of employees, are Furniture & related product manufacturing, Miscellaneous wood products, and Furniture & home furnishings stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, by average wage, are Miscellaneous wood products, Construction, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Construction, Furniture & related product manufacturing, and Furniture & related product manufacturing.

Industries by Share

49k

2018 Workforce

± 5,433

11.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 14.5%

The number of people employed as Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters has been growing at a rate of 11.6%, from 43,909 people in 2017 to 48,992 people in 2018.

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 82.5%, followed by Miscellaneous wood products with 6.16% and Furniture & home furnishings stores with 2.85%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the US. The average age of male Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is 46.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

45.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 5,235

3.51k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,454

92.8% of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Other (Hispanic)

72% of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 14.6% of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters.

Age by Gender

44.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.63

46.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.44

The median age of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is 44.3, and Male employees are generally 2.59 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters hold a major in Business.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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, and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection, Equipment Maintenance, and Operations Analysis.