Carpentry Major Guide: Overview and RoEDU™ Opportunities 2025

The Carpentry major builds core foundations in this discipline and prepares students with practical, career-relevant skills. Use RoEDU™ to find programs that match your goals.

Within Trade, students often explore key subfields and specializations that provide targeted expertise.

Graduates translate classroom knowledge into real-world impact across sectors through hands-on projects and internships.

As part of Trade, this major connects to diverse, high-demand fields and interdisciplinary pathways.

Career Opportunities & Salaries

Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024) • Median wages, employment, and growth projections

OccupationMedian WageTotal JobsGrowth RateEducation
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
SOC: 47-1011
Occupation: First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
$78,690
806,080
N/A
N/A
Carpenters
SOC: 47-2031
Occupation: Carpenters
$59,310
697,740
N/A
N/A

Colleges offering Carpentry

Montana Technological University

RoEdu™

999

Net Price

$16k

Earnings

$64k

Bismarck State College

RoEdu™

957

Net Price

$11k

Earnings

$57k

University of Alaska Fairbanks

RoEdu™

850

Net Price

$10k

Earnings

$51k

Austin Community College District

RoEdu™

846

Net Price

$4k

Earnings

$49k

University of Alaska Southeast

RoEdu™

843

Net Price

$9k

Earnings

$51k