Carpentry Schools

As a professor or instructor of carpentry classes at one of the 335 accredited carpentry schools in the country, you play a influential role in shaping the education, and, in effect, the future of this growing field. Below are charts, statistics and analysis of the trends in carpentry academia which includes carpentry training at the following levels:

  • Carpentry Certificate
  • Associates degree in Carpentry
  • Bachelors degree in Carpentry
  • Masters degree in Carpentry

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Carpentry professionals

1,021,770 1,006,650 937,200 779,790 656,880
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

In the year 2010, there were 656,880 carpentry professionals working in the US. This number has shrunk by 36% over the course of the past 4 years.

And the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010 was 1%. Until 2018 this trend is expected to contine.

National Salary percentiles for Carpentry professionals

10th percentile		 $28,420
25th percentile		 $35,097
50th percentile		 $46,333
75th percentile		 $63,367
90th percentile		 $84,027

Carpentry professionals in the US earned a median salary of $46,333 per year in 2010. The national median salary for all professions, was $68,155 in the same year. Thus, the median yearly salary for carpentry professionals in the US was 25% less than the national median salary for all professions.

National Median Salary Growth For Carpentry

$41,500 $42,577 $44,650 $44,997 $46,333
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Carpentry professionals' salaries have grown by 12% between the years 2006 and 2010.

Educational Trends

National Carpentry Student enrollment growth by degree

862 792 810 874 661
41 16 25 21 16
0 0 0 0 0
9 5 3 10 10
3,558 3,884 4,129 4,542 4,458
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Carpentry
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Carpentry
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Carpentry
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Carpentry
  • Grey: Certificate in Carpentry

The career outlook for carpentry professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the US, 4,470 students graduated from carpentry degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 5,145 students graduated from carpentry schools.

Thus, in 4 years, there was a 15% growth in the number of carpentry graduates. The growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general has been 12% from 2006 to 2010. Thus, the growth in the number of students graduating from carpentry courses is greater than the change in the number of students graduating in all disciplines in the US.

Carpentry Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 99
bachelor		 3
master		 3
doctor		 0
Certificate		 322
Total427

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is up, the number of schools offering carpentry programs has decreased. In the year 2006, there were 346 carpentry schools in the US. And in the year 2010, there were 335 schools.

Carpentry Faculty Salaries

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Currently we are in the process of collecting data for the number of carpentry faculty, growth in the field of carpentry academia and faculty salaries. We would appreciate your help. If you teach carpentry courses to students at the certificate in carpentry, associates degree in carpentry, bachelors degree in carpentry, and masters degree in carpentry levels, please anonymously submit your information in the field below. By doing so, you will be helping us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future carpentry faculty. A summary of what your peers have told us up until now will be available once you submit your information.

States

  1. Carpentry Schools in Oklahoma24 Schools
  2. Carpentry Schools in North Carolina22 Schools
  3. Carpentry Schools in Pennsylvania19 Schools
  4. Carpentry Schools in Minnesota17 Schools
  5. Carpentry Schools in Missouri17 Schools
  6. Carpentry Schools in California16 Schools
  7. Carpentry Schools in Wisconsin15 Schools
  8. Carpentry Schools in Georgia14 Schools
  9. Carpentry Schools in Alabama13 Schools
  10. Carpentry Schools in Florida13 Schools
  11. Carpentry Schools in Kentucky12 Schools
  12. Carpentry Schools in New Mexico11 Schools
  13. Carpentry Schools in Kansas11 Schools
  14. Carpentry Schools in Indiana10 Schools
  15. Carpentry Schools in Arizona9 Schools
  16. Carpentry Schools in Washington State9 Schools
  17. Carpentry Schools in Iowa9 Schools
  18. Carpentry Schools in Louisiana8 Schools
  19. Carpentry Schools in Montana8 Schools
  20. Carpentry Schools in Michigan7 Schools
  21. Carpentry Schools in Mississippi7 Schools
  22. Carpentry Schools in Texas6 Schools
  23. Carpentry Schools in Utah6 Schools
  24. Carpentry Schools in Colorado5 Schools
  25. Carpentry Schools in Illinois5 Schools
  26. Carpentry Schools in South Dakota4 Schools
  27. Carpentry Schools in Hawaii4 Schools
  28. Carpentry Schools in Ohio3 Schools
  29. Carpentry Schools in Maine3 Schools
  30. Carpentry Schools in Alaska3 Schools
  31. Carpentry Schools in Arkansas3 Schools
  32. Carpentry Schools in Idaho3 Schools
  33. Carpentry Schools in New York3 Schools
  34. Carpentry Schools in South Carolina2 Schools
  35. Carpentry Schools in New Jersey2 Schools
  36. Carpentry Schools in North Dakota2 Schools
  37. Carpentry Schools in Massachusetts1 Schools
  38. Carpentry Schools in Oregon1 Schools
  39. Carpentry Schools in Rhode Island1 Schools
  40. Carpentry Schools in Nebraska1 Schools
  41. Carpentry Schools in Nevada1 Schools
  42. Carpentry Schools in Vermont1 Schools
  43. Carpentry Schools in New Hampshire1 Schools
  44. Carpentry Schools in Virginia1 Schools
  45. Carpentry Schools in West Virginia1 Schools
  46. Carpentry Schools in Wyoming1 Schools

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