Upholsterers in Indiana

Is Indiana a good place for you to work as an Upholsterer?

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

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

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

What Major Will Prepare You For an Upholsterer Career?

• Precision Production
• Leatherworking & Upholstery
• Upholstery/Upholsterer

How Many Upholsterers Work in Indiana?

In Indiana, there were 1,960 people working as Upholsterers in the year 2018.

There were 2,200 Upholsterers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 240 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 335 Upholsterers working in it, which means Indiana has more Upholsterers than average.

Job Projections for Indiana

Jobs for Upholsterers in this state are growing at a rate of 10.7% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 0.5%.

Indiana Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 250 annual Upholsterers job openings in Indiana, and 2,380 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 41,800 total jobs in 2026.

What do Upholsterers Make in Indiana?

In 2018 wages for Upholsterers ranged from $26,300 to $49,890 with $33,390 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.64 to $23.98. The median hourly rate was $16.05.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.15 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.90.

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

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Top Indiana Metros for Upholsterers

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

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	830	$31,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	770	$31,380
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	130	$27,780
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN	110	$38,920

Top States for Upholsterers Employment

View the list below to see where most Upholsterers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
North Carolina	6,880	$38,270
Mississippi	3,660	$34,160
California	2,580	$35,330
Indiana	1,960	$33,390
Texas	1,750	$32,590
Florida	1,460	$31,350
New York	1,050	$38,150
Missouri	930	$32,470
Tennessee	890	$28,550
Illinois	780	$31,760
Georgia	750	$31,710
Pennsylvania	720	$33,540
Arizona	560	$34,910
Oregon	480	$30,870
Ohio	440	$32,060
Maryland	440	$34,340
Washington	380	$45,480
New Jersey	360	$35,550
Massachusetts	350	$37,340
Arkansas	320	$25,520

Below are the states where Upholsterers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Nebraska	$56,130
Washington	$45,480
Idaho	$43,830
Hawaii	$43,330
New Hampshire	$39,220
Minnesota	$39,140
North Carolina	$38,270
New York	$38,150
Connecticut	$38,070
Colorado	$38,000

Related Careers in Indiana

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Indiana Employment Total
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers	190
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers	40

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Steven M O’Kelley under License

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