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Fast Facts for Carpenters in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Vallejo, Napa and Riverside
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: El Centro, Hanford and Merced
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Riverside, Santa Ana and Oakland

Salaries for Carpenters in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: San Francisco, Santa Cruz and Yuba City
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Carpenters

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

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Chico300$52,680
Madera300$58,290
Modesto1120$54,350
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario15440$53,150
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande870$59,970
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara1130$60,550
Vallejo-Fairfield1310$70,680
Fresno1840$53,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward18490$71,490
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara5210$63,550
Stockton-Lodi690$55,780
Hanford-Corcoran50$62,850
El Centro110$62,350
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura2560$60,120
Redding290$55,060
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade11210$57,450
Salinas960$74,350
San Diego-Carlsbad8590$55,620
Santa Cruz-Watsonville680$67,280
Santa Rosa2600$70,450
Visalia-Porterville480$42,340
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim26610$63,870
Merced250$63,860
Napa740$63,180
Bakersfield900$49,390
Yuba City520$49,570
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