Furniture finishers

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
9.61k
Average Age
43.4
Estimated Job Growth
−0.521%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$41,103
Average Male Salary
$44,097
Average Female Salary
$28,737

About

Furniture finishers are most often employed by the Furniture & related product manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Furniture finishers was $41,103 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Furniture finishers are Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Furniture finishers are Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Furniture finishers workforce. Furniture finishers workforce in 2022 was 9,611 people, of which 19.5% were women and 80.5% were men. Furniture finishers are paid most in Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Caldwell & Alexander Counties PUMA, NC.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
7,738
Male Workforce
± 2.16k
1,873
Female Workforce
± 1.06k

The Furniture finishers workforce in 2022 was 9,611 people (19.5% women and 80.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −16% between 2014 (11,448) and 2022 (9,611).

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Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Furniture finishers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Kansas ($56,856), Michigan ($56,437), and Tennessee ($56,227).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$41,103
AVERAGE WAGE
#395 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Furniture finishers earned an average of $41,103, $23,580 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.316
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Furniture finishers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.316, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Furniture finishers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Furniture finishers and on wages for those in the field. Furniture & related product manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Furniture finishers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Furniture finishers, by average wage, is Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers ($120,849).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
9.61k
2022 Workforce
± 2,407
2.23%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 34.8%

This graphic shows the share of Furniture finishers employed by various industries. Furniture & related product manufacturing employs the largest share of Furniture finishers at 60%, followed by Personal & household goods repair & maintenance with 26.6% and Miscellaneous wood products with 13.4%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Furniture finishers in the US. The workforce of Furniture finishers in 2022 was 9,611 people, with 19.5% woman, and 80.5% men. The average age of male Furniture finishers in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Furniture finishers is 44.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Furniture finishers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Furniture finishers in 2022 was 9,611 people, with 19.5% woman, and 80.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (1,362 people), 45 to 49 years (1,081  people), and 25 to 29 years (996 people). Among them they concentrated 40.6% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 28.6% of Furniture finishers workers were Hispanic and 71.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.4%), Puerto Rican (12.5)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (8.06)%

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Races

In 2022, 70.6% of the Furniture finishers workforce were White, of which 22.7% were women and 77.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Other (11.8%) and Two or More Races (11.2%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Furniture finishers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Furniture finishers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Natural Resources & Conservation.

Among the necessary skills for Furniture finishers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Furniture finishers need more than the average amount of Repairing.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Furniture finishers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (174 people), Natural Resources & Conservation (114 people), and Visual & Performing Arts (95 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Furniture finishers workers were High School or Equivalent (4,017 people), Some college (2,083 people), and Secondary Education (1,925 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Furniture finishers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Furniture finishers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Furniture Finishers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Furniture Finishers are expected to see a growth of −0.521% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

−0.521%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Furniture finishers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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