occupation · 51-7000 · minor
Woodworkers — wages and employment
Woodworkers earned a median annual wage of $43,640 in the United States in May 2024, with 207,380 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
What stands out
Woodworkers earned a median annual wage of $43,640 in the United States in May 2024, with 207,380 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $31,330 or less, the best-paid tenth $59,680 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $39,350 to $43,640, +10.9 %. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.
United States, year by year
Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.
| Reference | Employment | Median | Mean | 10th | 25th | 75th | 90th | Median hourly | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | 207,380 | $43,640 | $44,520 | $31,330 | $36,820 | $49,180 | $59,680 | $20.98 | evidence → |
| May 2023 | 216,330 | $39,350 | $42,210 | $29,700 | $35,240 | $47,590 | $57,400 | $18.92 | evidence → |
Occupations in this group
7 detailed occupations, largest first.
- Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011 · median $46,020 · 79,540 jobs
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 · median $40,440 · 63,350 jobs
- Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 · median $39,950 · 43,140 jobs
- Furniture Finishers 51-7021 · median $42,530 · 14,230 jobs
- Woodworkers, All Other 51-7099 · median $41,220 · 6,590 jobs
- Model Makers, Wood 51-7031 · median $51,850 · 360 jobs
- Patternmakers, Wood 51-7032 · median $52,520 · 180 jobs
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