Salary for Carpenters

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Also known as:  Beam Builder, Building Carpenter, Construction Carpenter, Counter Installer, Custom Wood Stair Builder, Finish Carpenter, Hardwood Floor Installer, House Carpenter, Wood Floor Layer

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Carpenters build, maintain and repair framework and building structures, such as stairways, rafters and doorframes. They normally work with wood and other similar materials. Carpenters can work in many different areas of the construction field, so their work can be physically demanding and tiresome. Adverse weather conditions and an unsafe work environment are just two of the causes of this. Carpenters most often learn their trade from a formal apprenticeship program. However, some trade schools do provide more in-depth carpentry programs. There are other carpenters who have no formal training at all, and simply learned their skills informally in their first few months of work.

A Carpenter earns salaries somewhere between $31,200 - $87,410 depending on experience. will most likely receive a wage of fifty-four thousand two hundred dollars every year.

receive the highest salary in Hawaii, which has an average salary rate of close to $80,810. People in this career receive the best pay in Information, where they receive normal pay levels of $73,350.

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SALARY TREND

The annual compensation for this career has gone up since 2004. Salaries have increased by an average of 42.53 percent nationwide in that time.

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Carpenters tend to make the most in the following industries:

Information
$73,350
Management of Companies and Enterprises
$67,720
Public Administration
$60,830
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
$60,640
Accommodation and Food Services
$59,370
Health Care and Social Assistance
$58,960

In general, they earn less within the industries below:

Other Services (except Public Administration)
$43,830
Manufacturing
$46,150
Retail Trade
$47,950
Finance and Insurance
$51,600
Wholesale Trade
$52,220
Administrative, Support and Waste Management Services
$52,650
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