Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

51-7011 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products. Excludes "Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders" (51-7040).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
81,260 1.9 % $15.49 $32,220 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.51 $11.74 $14.68 $18.23 $22.62
Annual Wage (2) $19,780 $24,430 $30,530 $37,920 $47,060


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing 43,310 19.70 $15.14 $31,490
Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing 13,190 13.71 $16.40 $34,110
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 9,090 4.72 $14.78 $30,730
Building Finishing Contractors 4,130 0.65 $16.40 $34,110
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 3,450 0.34 $14.91 $31,010

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing 43,310 19.70 $15.14 $31,490
Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing 13,190 13.71 $16.40 $34,110
Other Wood Product Manufacturing 9,090 4.72 $14.78 $30,730
Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing 760 1.22 $14.06 $29,250
Building Finishing Contractors 4,130 0.65 $16.40 $34,110

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 230 0.01 $25.93 $53,940
Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $24.64 $51,240
Local Government (OES Designation) 90 (7) $23.82 $49,560
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 70 (7) $21.85 $45,440
Residential Building Construction 630 0.11 $19.56 $40,690


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 7,970 0.57 0.90 $15.81 $32,890
Texas 7,450 0.72 1.14 $12.79 $26,600
Pennsylvania 4,540 0.82 1.29 $16.89 $35,120
New York 3,370 0.40 0.63 $17.40 $36,190
Florida 3,110 0.43 0.69 $15.49 $32,230




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Montana 910 2.15 3.39 $14.70 $30,580
Oregon 2,320 1.46 2.31 $15.25 $31,720
Vermont 400 1.39 2.20 $16.46 $34,240
South Dakota 540 1.38 2.18 $13.23 $27,510
Alabama 2,460 1.36 2.14 $12.08 $25,130




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Massachusetts 1,790 0.57 0.89 $19.85 $41,290
New Jersey 1,180 0.31 0.49 $19.60 $40,760
Maryland 860 0.35 0.55 $19.36 $40,280
Connecticut 1,220 0.76 1.20 $18.96 $39,430
Wyoming 120 0.44 0.69 $18.49 $38,470





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 1,930 0.50 0.80 $14.06 $29,240
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 1,670 0.33 0.52 $18.22 $37,900
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,480 0.72 1.14 $13.54 $28,160
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 1,380 0.39 0.61 $17.69 $36,780
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,220 1.24 1.96 $16.02 $33,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,220 0.71 1.12 $18.24 $37,940
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 1,170 0.53 0.83 $16.12 $33,520
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,010 0.74 1.16 $16.57 $34,470
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 880 0.48 0.76 $20.04 $41,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 780 0.68 1.07 $14.30 $29,740




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 430 4.18 6.60 $17.44 $36,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 210 4.12 6.50 $10.58 $22,010
Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, MA 140 3.05 4.82 $13.71 $28,510
Wausau, WI 170 2.71 4.27 $15.11 $31,430
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 340 2.48 3.92 $15.11 $31,430
St. George, UT 110 2.44 3.85 $13.01 $27,060
Eugene-Springfield, OR 330 2.43 3.83 $14.39 $29,930
Lancaster, PA 520 2.35 3.71 $16.61 $34,540
Lebanon, PA 110 2.34 3.69 $14.76 $30,700
St. Cloud, MN 210 2.26 3.56 $16.45 $34,220




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division (8) (8) (8) $26.36 $54,820
Salinas, CA (8) (8) (8) $24.80 $51,580
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 70 0.86 1.36 $22.46 $46,720
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division 660 0.40 0.63 $22.07 $45,910
New Bedford, MA 40 0.62 0.98 $21.52 $44,770
Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, MD Metropolitan Division 90 0.15 0.24 $21.27 $44,240
Norwich-New London, CT-RI 80 0.66 1.04 $21.19 $44,070
Erie, PA 40 0.30 0.48 $21.13 $43,950
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 150 0.87 1.38 $20.85 $43,370
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (8) (8) (8) $20.81 $43,290

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,050 4.47 7.05 $16.27 $33,840
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 800 3.84 6.07 $12.38 $25,750
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 740 4.69 7.40 $13.98 $29,080
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 520 1.37 2.16 $13.67 $28,420
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 510 3.26 5.14 $12.43 $25,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Montana nonmetropolitan area 450 6.80 10.74 $14.79 $30,760
Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 410 6.59 10.40 $11.43 $23,770
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 740 4.69 7.40 $13.98 $29,080
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area 1,050 4.47 7.05 $16.27 $33,840
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 800 3.84 6.07 $12.38 $25,750

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 40 0.58 0.91 $22.68 $47,170
Northwestern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 30 0.74 1.16 $22.34 $46,460
Sussex County, Delaware nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $20.89 $43,440
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 80 2.34 3.70 $20.26 $42,130
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area 40 1.32 2.08 $19.54 $40,630


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

Download May 2011 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates in Zipped XLS files

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012