Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters

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2019 Workforce

44k

Average Age

43.7

Average Salary

$36,104

Average Male Salary

$36,316

Average Female Salary

$33,485

About

Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are most often employed by the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters was $36,104 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters by wage are Chefs & head cooks, Industrial truck & tractor operators, and Couriers & messengers.

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, Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties PUMA, IN. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN, Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN, and Noble, DeKalb, LaGrange & Steuben Counties 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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing. Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are paid most in Elkhart & Goshen Cities PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Kandiyohi, McLeod, Meeker, Renville & Sibley Counties PUMA, MN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$36,104

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,471

In 2019, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters earned an average of $36,104, $19,420 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Chefs & head cooks make somewhat more than Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters while Industrial truck & tractor operators 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

0.275

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.275, which is lower than 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).

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, Furniture & home furnishings stores, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

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

Industries by Share

44k

2019 Workforce

± 5,152

-10.1%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.9%

The number of people employed as Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters has been declining at a rate of -10.1%, from 48,992 people in 2018 to 44,040 people in 2019.

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%, followed by Furniture & home furnishings stores with 4.8% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 3.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the US. The average age of male Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is 34.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

40.7k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,955

3.3k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,409

92.5% 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)

75.3% of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.1% 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

44.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.75

34.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 5.22

The median age of Cabinetmakers & bench carpenters is 43.7, and Male employees are generally 9.5 years older 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, Operations Analysis, and Equipment Maintenance.