Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

Architecture and Construction
Cut, shape, and assemble wooden articles or set up and operate a variety of woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, and mortisers to surface, cut, or shape lumber or to fabricate parts for wood products.

What a cabinetmakers and bench carpenter does

Become a cabinetmakers and bench carpenter

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good cabinetmakers and bench carpenter

  • Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Typical hourly rate is $26 per hour with a typical salary of $50,000 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $21 and $31 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $11,700 and $50,900 per year.
  • 49% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.

Part-time

  • The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $24 per hour with a typical salary of $30,100 per year.
  • 58.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.

Cabinetmakers And Bench Carpenter job outlook

  • There are 1,863 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 264 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Multiple Jobs

  • 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
  • 20% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

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