Carpenters in Indiana

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You’re in luck! Jobs for Carpenters in Indiana are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Carpenters in Indiana is growing faster than average.

• Carpenters in Indiana earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Carpenter Career?

• Construction Trades
• Carpentry
• Carpentry/Carpenter

How Many Carpenters Work in Indiana?

In Indiana, there were 14,290 people working as Carpenters in the year 2018.

There were 14,710 Carpenters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 420 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 9,080 Carpenters working in it, which means Indiana has more Carpenters than average.

Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Carpenters in this state are growing at a rate of 8.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.2%.

Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 2,040 annual job openings, and 21,600 total jobs in 2026 for Carpenters in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 104,400 annual jobs and 1,109,400 total jobs in 2026.

What do Carpenters Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Carpenters ranged from $29,400 to $68,070 with $46,790 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $14.13 to $32.73. The median hourly rate was $22.49.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $20.9 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.59.

The median salary in Indiana is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Indiana Metros for Carpenters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Carpenters.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	20,810	$80,740
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	4,730	$48,780
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	4,640	$43,840
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	2,690	$50,720
Fort Wayne, IN	1,090	$42,700
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	860	$44,760
Evansville, IN-KY	640	$52,420
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	400	$45,940
Terre Haute, IN	390	$47,540
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	370	$44,620
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	320	$50,810
Muncie, IN	220	$38,230
Bloomington, IN	220	$38,730
Kokomo, IN	90	$38,180

Top States for Carpenters Employment

The table below shows the states where most Carpenters work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	100,570	$56,770
New York	50,200	$54,820
Florida	47,350	$38,760
Texas	38,530	$38,720
Pennsylvania	29,200	$49,220
Illinois	26,970	$69,470
Washington	26,350	$57,240
Michigan	20,240	$45,410
Ohio	19,280	$46,240
Massachusetts	18,300	$57,210
North Carolina	17,700	$36,370
Virginia	17,310	$42,080
Georgia	17,300	$38,910
Minnesota	17,110	$50,430
New Jersey	15,960	$58,190
Wisconsin	15,830	$47,610
Oregon	15,270	$45,590
Maryland	14,980	$46,320
Indiana	14,290	$46,790
Colorado	14,170	$47,550

Below are the states where Carpenters get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$73,600
Illinois	$69,470
Alaska	$65,350
New Jersey	$58,190
Washington	$57,240
Massachusetts	$57,210
California	$56,770
Connecticut	$56,390
New York	$54,820
Missouri	$54,370

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.