Of the 15,980 carpentry professionals employed in North Carolina, 1,890 work in Marion. There has been a 18% decline in the number of carpentry professionals in Marion between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Marion has increased.

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In Marion, salaries for carpentry professionals have increased. Marion carpentry professionals made $32,370 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for carpentry professionals in Marion was $30,710 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Marion.

Carpentry professionals in Marion earn a median salary of $31,600 per year. The difference in pay between the carpentry professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 96%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $22,500 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $44,140 per year.

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

There is only one accredited carpentry school in the city. Many of Marion's carpentry professionals are graduates of this school.

Marion's carpentry schools offer 2 carpentry degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 12 students completed carpentry courses in 2010.