Construction & Extraction
Carpenters
SOC 47-2031
Build and repair frameworks and structures from wood and other materials.
The job
Median pay
$61k
$49k to $77k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.9% projected
Openings a year
63k
BLS projection
Typical education
Apprenticeship
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
7/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
5th pct
More exposed than 5% of occupations · modeled estimate · 15th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
57/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Speaking
- Mathematics
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 100,750 | 5.5 | 1.3× | $76k |
| New York | 40,630 | 4.2 | 1.0× | $72k |
| Florida | 39,300 | 4.0 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Texas | 33,540 | 2.4 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Pennsylvania | 30,630 | 5.1 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Washington | 26,960 | 7.6 | 1.8× | $74k |
| Virginia | 20,460 | 5.0 | 1.2× | $56k |
| Illinois | 19,570 | 3.2 | 0.7× | $79k |
| Michigan | 18,590 | 4.2 | 1.0× | $62k |
| Massachusetts | 18,540 | 5.1 | 1.2× | $75k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 18,450 | 3.3 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Arizona | 16,230 | 5.0 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Indiana | 15,240 | 4.8 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Utah | 15,220 | 8.8 | 2.0× | $52k |
| Oregon | 15,110 | 7.7 | 1.8× | $63k |
| Minnesota | 14,930 | 5.1 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Missouri | 14,410 | 4.9 | 1.1× | $61k |
| New Jersey | 14,230 | 3.3 | 0.8× | $64k |
| Wisconsin | 13,880 | 4.7 | 1.1× | $62k |
| North Carolina | 13,480 | 2.7 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Colorado | 12,740 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $63k |
| Nevada | 12,700 | 8.2 | 1.9× | $62k |
| Maryland | 9,770 | 3.5 | 0.8× | $63k |
| Georgia | 9,190 | 1.9 | 0.4× | $49k |
| Louisiana | 8,990 | 4.6 | 1.1× | $50k |
| Kentucky | 8,540 | 4.3 | 1.0× | $53k |
| Idaho | 8,380 | 9.8 | 2.3× | $52k |
| Tennessee | 8,200 | 2.5 | 0.6× | $51k |
| South Carolina | 6,950 | 3.0 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Iowa | 5,770 | 3.7 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Nebraska | 5,710 | 5.6 | 1.3× | $50k |
| Alabama | 5,560 | 2.6 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Kansas | 5,210 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $57k |
| Maine | 5,170 | 8.1 | 1.9× | $62k |
| Connecticut | 5,160 | 3.0 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 4,810 | 7.7 | 1.8× | $85k |
| South Dakota | 4,560 | 10.0 | 2.3× | $48k |
| Arkansas | 4,030 | 3.1 | 0.7× | $48k |
| Montana | 4,030 | 7.9 | 1.8× | $59k |
| Oklahoma | 3,820 | 2.2 | 0.5× | $47k |
| New Hampshire | 3,760 | 5.5 | 1.3× | $61k |
| West Virginia | 3,670 | 5.2 | 1.2× | $49k |
| New Mexico | 3,630 | 4.2 | 1.0× | $60k |
| Vermont | 3,080 | 10.1 | 2.4× | $62k |
| Mississippi | 2,950 | 2.5 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Rhode Island | 2,580 | 5.1 | 1.2× | $61k |
| Alaska | 2,560 | 7.9 | 1.8× | $74k |
| North Dakota | 2,360 | 5.5 | 1.3× | $58k |
| Wyoming | 2,260 | 8.1 | 1.9× | $57k |
| Delaware | 2,250 | 4.6 | 1.1× | $59k |
| Washington DC | 1,540 | 2.2 | 0.5× | $62k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ34,210 jobs · $74k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA30,600 jobs · $76k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA14,970 jobs · $76k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD14,260 jobs · $62k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN14,220 jobs · $80k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA14,010 jobs · $89k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV13,280 jobs · $61k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA12,970 jobs · $71k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Carpenters interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.