Exactly 1,470 of Kansas' 5,820 carpentry professionals work in Liberal. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of carpentry professionals in Liberal has shrunk by 28%. As the number of carpentry professionals in Liberal has decreased, overall employment in Liberal has increased.

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As the number of carpentry professionals in Liberal has shrunk, salaries for carpentry professionals have increased. Liberal carpentry professionals made $48,950 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for carpentry professionals in Liberal was $47,670 per year. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Liberal.

Carpentry professionals in Liberal make a median yearly salary of $43,205. The difference in pay between the carpentry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 138%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $32,360 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $77,175 per year.

On average carpentry professional salaries in Liberal are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

Many of Liberal's carpentry professionals are graduates of the only accredited carpentry school in the city.

There is one degree and certificate program in carpentry offered by Liberal's carpentry school.

In 2010 approximately 3 students graduated from carpentry courses.