Seattle Community College - Central Campus Carpentry
Career Options For Graduates
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- First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Job DescriptionDirectly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers. Read more about supervisors - construction trades & extraction workers in our career profile section.
- Construction Carpenters
- Job DescriptionConstruct, erect, install, and repair structures and fixtures of wood, plywood, and wallboard, using carpenter's hand tools and power tools. Read more about construction carpenters in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 16,210
- Average Annual Salary: $52,010
- Average Hourly Rate: $25.00
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 3,640
- Average Annual Salary: $45,790
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.02
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 1,284,900
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 1,450,300
- Percent Job Growth: 165.40%

- Rough Carpenters
- Job DescriptionBuild rough wooden structures, such as concrete forms, scaffolds, tunnel, bridge, or sewer supports, billboard signs, and temporary frame shelters, according to sketches, blueprints, or oral instructions. Read more about rough carpenters in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 16,210
- Average Annual Salary: $52,010
- Average Hourly Rate: $25.00
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 3,640
- Average Annual Salary: $45,790
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.02
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 1,284,900
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 1,450,300
- Percent Job Growth: 165.40%

- Helpers--Carpenters
- Job DescriptionHelp carpenters by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Read more about helpers--carpenters in our career profile section.Salary and Wages
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 750
- Average Annual Salary: $30,240
- Average Hourly Rate: $14.54
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division
- Total Employment: 140
- Average Annual Salary: $27,300
- Average Hourly Rate: $13.12
Projections- Total Employment (2008): 79,800
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 98,500
- Percent Job Growth: 18.60%

Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Carpentry
| Total | Associate | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | |||
| All Students | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| By Gender | |||
| Male | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Female | 4 | 4 | - |
| By Race | |||
| Non-Resident Alien | - | - | - |
| American Indian | - | - | - |
| Black | - | - | - |
| Asian | - | - | - |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 | - |
| White | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Unknown | 2 | 2 | - |
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Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008
