Job outlook for building carpenters in the United States

Building carpenter job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected building carpenter job growth rate is 2% from 2018-2028.

• About 20,500 new jobs for building carpenters are projected over the next decade.

• Building carpenter salaries have increased 14% for building carpenters in the last 5 years.

• There are over 295,341 building carpenters currently employed in the United States.

• There are 9,530 active building carpenter job openings in the US.

• The average building carpenter salary is $37,278.

Compare the number of building carpenter jobs and the average building carpenter salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of building carpenter job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where building carpenters earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.