Vocational Programs for Carpenters Career

The role of Carpenters is to construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,970 and $29 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Carpenters career. Based on BLS data, a total of 700,290 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Carpenters is $9,248. The average length of the programs is 986 hours and the average completion time is 9.88 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Carpenters Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Carpenters. Total 348 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Carpenters
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Carpentry/Carpenter	348	$9,248	$829	986 Hours	9.88 Months

Related Occupations to Carpenters Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Carpenters.

Related Occupations toCarpenters
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	56,830	$63,430	$31
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	25,150	$56,680	$27
Tile and Stone Setters	42,420	$53,920	$26
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	204K	$57,410	$28
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	90,860	$61,480	$30
Glaziers	53,390	$58,320	$28
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	38,510	$52,080	$25
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	22,310	$59,050	$28
Roofers	135K	$55,840	$27
Sheet Metal Workers	116K	$64,270	$31
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	16,460	$45,590	$22
Helpers--Carpenters	21,770	$40,860	$20
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic	6,660	$60,110	$29
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	88,460	$44,620	$21
Furniture Finishers	14,380	$42,490	$20
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19

Schools offering vocational programs for Carpenters

The following 269 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Carpenters. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.