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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012

47-2031 Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including

partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets,

siding, drywall and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in

underground passageways

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 wageMean annual wage (2) Wage RSE (3)

567,820 0.8 % $21.41 $44,520 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%

(Median)

75% 90%

Hourly Wage $11.96 $15.04 $19.20 $26.35 $34.90

Annual Wage (2) $24,880 $31,290 $39,940 $54,800 $72,580

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 wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Residential Building Construction 171,070 29.96 $20.15 $41,910

Nonresidential Building Construction 108,110 16.50 $23.04 $47,920

Building Finishing Contractors 87,330 13.93 $22.02 $45,800

Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior

Contractors

61,080 8.87 $19.89 $41,370

Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 14,140 4.66 $25.37 $52,760

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Residential Building Construction 171,070 29.96 $20.15 $41,910

Nonresidential Building Construction 108,110 16.50 $23.04 $47,920

Building Finishing Contractors 87,330 13.93 $22.02 $45,800

Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior

Contractors

61,080 8.87 $19.89 $41,370

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 4,940 4.93 $23.94 $49,800

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry

Employment

(1)

Percent of

industry

employment

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,420 0.40 $33.22 $69,090

Investigation and Security Services 30 (7) $29.78 $61,940

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Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar

Events

650 0.65 $29.17 $60,660

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse)

Hospitals

70 0.03 $28.46 $59,200

Performing Arts Companies 1,570 1.35 $27.75 $57,710

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 wageAnnual mean wage (2)

California 57,470 4.02 0.92 $26.82 $55,780

New York 44,990 5.27 1.21 $27.06 $56,290

Pennsylvania 34,870 6.23 1.43 $20.48 $42,590

Texas 32,020 3.03 0.69 $15.78 $32,820

Florida 30,890 4.25 0.97 $17.83 $37,090
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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 wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Alaska 3,190 10.02 2.30 $29.98 $62,360

Vermont 2,850 9.68 2.22 $20.59 $42,820

South Dakota 3,760 9.42 2.16 $15.46 $32,170

Wyoming 2,530 9.08 2.08 $19.94 $41,480

Montana 3,500 8.10 1.86 $17.62 $36,640
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Top paying States for this occupation:

State

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Hawaii 4,360 7.41 1.70 $32.20 $66,980

Alaska 3,190 10.02 2.30 $29.98 $62,360

New York 44,990 5.27 1.21 $27.06 $56,290

Massachusetts 14,150 4.42 1.01 $26.85 $55,850

California 57,470 4.02 0.92 $26.82 $55,780
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Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

New York-White Plains-Wayne,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

22,900 4.44 1.02 $30.94 $64,350

Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL

Metropolitan Division

12,960 3.56 0.82 $28.14 $58,530

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale,

CA Metropolitan Division

10,680 2.76 0.63 $25.02 $52,040

Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan

Division

10,400 5.70 1.31 $23.04 $47,910

Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 9,590 3.63 0.83 $16.15 $33,590

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,

DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan

Division

9,340 3.98 0.91 $21.76 $45,260

Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan

Division

8,980 7.34 1.68 $28.71 $59,710

Pittsburgh, PA 7,810 6.93 1.59 $21.35 $44,400

Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA

Metropolitan Division

7,480 5.30 1.22 $27.10 $56,370

St. Louis, MO-IL 7,360 5.77 1.32 $26.03 $54,130
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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 wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Pascagoula, MS 780 14.72 3.38 $20.12 $41,840

Rapid City, SD 790 13.29 3.05 $16.41 $34,130

Fairbanks, AK 460 12.87 2.95 $30.41 $63,250

Lake Charles, LA 1,050 12.06 2.77 $16.23 $33,750

Lancaster, PA 2,590 11.72 2.69 $18.24 $37,940

Bismarck, ND 710 11.02 2.53 $16.16 $33,600

Coeur d'Alene, ID 540 10.55 2.42 $17.09 $35,540

Barnstable Town, MA 980 10.21 2.34 $23.76 $49,410

Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 2,050 10.04 2.30 $19.64 $40,840

Redding, CA 580 9.99 2.29 $18.67 $38,830
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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Honolulu, HI 3,180 7.34 1.68 $33.44 $69,550

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 340 4.03 0.93 $32.59 $67,780

Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 900 5.21 1.20 $31.85 $66,240

Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA

Metropolitan Division

5,250 5.40 1.24 $31.33 $65,170

New York-White Plains-Wayne,

NY-NJ Metropolitan Division

22,900 4.44 1.02 $30.94 $64,350

Fairbanks, AK 460 12.87 2.95 $30.41 $63,250

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara,

CA

3,270 3.64 0.84 $30.16 $62,730

Anchorage, AK 1,470 8.54 1.96 $30.04 $62,470

San Francisco-San MateoRedwood City, CA Metropolitan

Division

5,030 5.03 1.15 $29.84 $62,070

Salinas, CA 470 3.02 0.69 $29.25 $60,850

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

East Central Pennsylvania

nonmetropolitan area

2,090 8.88 2.04 $16.21 $33,710

Western North Carolina

nonmetropolitan area

1,790 9.74 2.23 $15.46 $32,160

Northwest Minnesota

nonmetropolitan area

1,580 8.76 2.01 $16.46 $34,230

Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan

area

1,520 8.01 1.84 $17.73 $36,870

Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,490 3.88 0.89 $17.38 $36,150
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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 wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Nantucket Island and Martha's

Vineyard nonmetropolitan area

330 23.36 5.36 $30.86 $64,180

Northwest Alabama

nonmetropolitan area

1,150 18.30 4.20 $12.50 $26,000

Northwestern Washington

nonmetropolitan area

760 16.08 3.69 $22.99 $47,810

North Central Colorado

nonmetropolitan area

1,070 14.50 3.33 $23.77 $49,440

Garrett County, Maryland

nonmetropolitan area

140 13.52 3.10 $14.11 $29,340

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area

Employment

(1)

Employment

per thousand

jobs

Location

quotient (9)

Hourly mean wageAnnual mean wage (2)

Nantucket Island and Martha's

Vineyard nonmetropolitan area

330 23.36 5.36 $30.86 $64,180

Railbelt / Southwest Alaska

nonmetropolitan area

910 12.36 2.84 $29.87 $62,130

Eastern Connecticut

nonmetropolitan area

40 1.61 0.37 $29.83 $62,040

Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan

area

350 10.00 2.30 $29.44 $61,240

Eastern Sierra Region of California

nonmetropolitan area

100 7.53 1.73 $29.06 $60,450

About May 2012 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.

(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 2012 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

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