Virginia Carpentry Schools and Training Programs

Career Information for Carpenters in Virginia

Fast Facts for Carpenters in Virginia

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, and Lynchburg
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Richmond, Virginia Beach, and Roanoke
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Virginia Beach, Richmond, and Charlottesville

Salaries for Carpenters in Virginia

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Richmond, Charlottesville, and Winchester. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Carpenters in Virginia are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Carpenters in Virginia

Ashworth College (AU) provides online and campus based classes, in a flexible capacity so learning goes at the students pace during their free time.

Programs: Carpentry
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Request Info From The School

ITT Technical Institute
Online

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

Degrees/Course Work: Associate

Request Info From The School

Virginia Carpentry Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
Norfolk State University	Norfolk	Doctorate	6,155

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Carpenters

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Virginia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Carpenters

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Carpenters relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville	1,570	$39,010	2.7
Harrisonburg	690	$36,100	2.2
Lynchburg	1,110	$33,470	1.8
Danville	330	$33,550	1.7
Winchester	420	$36,460	1.4
Blacksburg	470	$30,550	1.3
Roanoke	1,280	$33,870	1.3
Virginia Beach	5,980	$35,400	1.2
Richmond	4,070	$40,300	1

Employment For:
All Jobs > Carpenters > Virginia

Career and College Resources on CityTownInfo

Real-World Career Reports

Career Stories from workers: daily activities, job tips, best/worst job aspects, training, etc.

Daily Career & Education News from our staff. We're an approved Google News provider!

Career References and Original Articles

Resource Center. A starting point for all CityTownInfo career and college resources.

Career Overviews of hundreds of careers: descriptions, salaries, forecasts, schools, more.

Best Careers Not Requiring Degrees: Good pay, job growth, low need for degrees.

Helpful Articles, many in "how-to" format; e.g., "How to Become a Chef".

College Directories and Lists

These lists link to thousands of detailed school profiles.

Colleges by State. Nearly every college and trade school in the country.

Colleges Listed Alphabetically. About 7,000 colleges & trade schools, including online schools.

Colleges by Major City. Browse cities with multiple college options.

Online Colleges. Colleges with online degree programs.

Graduate Schools by State. Colleges offering graduate degree programs.

Graduate Schools by Major City. Find cities with multiple graduate school options.