Woodworking, General
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
- Schools offering
- 5
- Annual completions
- 9
- Typical degree level
- Associate's
- Median earnings (5yr)
- $42k
About this major
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
Where this major leads
Occupations most often associated with this major, from the federal BLS+O*NET crosswalk. Job-growth projections and median wages are national.
| Occupation | Median wage | Job growth | Typical education |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $40k | -1.8% | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Woodworkers, all other | $41k | -4.4% | High school diploma or equivalent |
Earnings at a glance
Median graduate earnings from the federal College Scorecard, 5 and 10 years out.
Median 5-year earnings
$42k
Associate's vs Bachelor's — early-career earnings
Associate's
$48k
Bachelor's
$37k
Top colleges for Woodworking, General
Ranked by annual completions at the associate's or bachelor's level — a proxy for program scale.
| College | Location | Assoc. | Bach. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocks Community College | Lakewood, CO | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Macomb Community College | Warren, MI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| North Central Michigan College | Petoskey, MI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, NY | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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