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Woodworking: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 48.07. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 109 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

$0$20K$40KUndergraduate certificate$37,571Associate's degree$43,764Bachelor's degree$33,155
National earnings of Woodworking graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Undergraduate certificate: median $37,571; Associate's degree: median $43,764; Bachelor's degree: median $33,155. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.
CredentialProgramsGraduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsTypical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate75499$37,571$44,664Data unavailable
Associate's degree27117$43,764$42,867$13,000
1 programs
Bachelor's degree532$33,155$47,488Data unavailable
Master's degree211Data unavailableData unavailableData unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Undergraduate certificate programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
North Bennet Street School
MA · Private, nonprofit · 16 graduates measured
$24,988Data unavailableData unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Associate's degree programs with the highest early earnings

SchoolMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 4 yrsMedian debt
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
PA · Public · 20 graduates measured
$46,313$47,571Data unavailable

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Woodworking

OccupationMedian wage, all workersChange 2025 to 2035Typical entry education
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters$46,680-2.9%High school diploma or equivalent
Furniture finishers$44,540-3.5%High school diploma or equivalent
Model makers, wood$56,550-3.3%High school diploma or equivalent
Patternmakers, wood$49,630-2.0%High school diploma or equivalent
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood$42,770-1.0%High school diploma or equivalent
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing$43,380-2.5%High school diploma or equivalent
Woodworkers, all other$44,530-2.3%High school diploma or equivalent

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
Detailed CIP codes in this field (5)
  • 48.0701 Woodworking, General
  • 48.0702 Furniture Design and Manufacturing
  • 48.0703 Cabinetmaking and Millwork
  • 48.0704 Wooden Boatbuilding Technology/Technician
  • 48.0799 Woodworking, Other