Production
Model Makers, Wood
- Median pay
- $56,550
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
- Monitoring
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
Woodworking
CIP48.07
55 colleges offer Woodworking. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 55
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $37,055
- median, 4 years after
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 55
- Associate's
- 25
- Bachelor's
- 5
- Master's
- 2
What it covers
About Woodworking
A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to lay out and shape stock; assemble wooden articles or subassemblies; mark, bind, saw, carve, and sand wooden products; repair wooden articles, and use a variety of hand and power tools.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 48.07.
Programs in this field
Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 48.07.
- Woodworking, General
- Furniture Design and Manufacturing
- Cabinetmaking and Millwork
- Wooden Boatbuilding Technology/Technician
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 55 | $45,9964 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Associate's | 25 | $47,5714 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 5 | $37,0554 yrs after · 1 college | Not reported |
| Master's | 2 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Woodworking graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Providence, RI · Private nonprofit · 29 graduates
$37,055
debt not reported
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Woodworking by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
Production
Patternmakers, Wood
- Median pay
- $49,630
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
- Complex Problem Solving
- Monitoring
- Operation and Control
Production
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
- Median pay
- $46,680
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
- Operations Monitoring
- Quality Control Analysis
- Judgment and Decision Making
Production
Furniture Finishers
- Median pay
- $44,540
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
Production
Woodworkers, All Other
- Median pay
- $44,530
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
Production
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- Median pay
- $43,380
- Outlook
- Decline
High school diploma
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Quality Control Analysis
Production
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood
- Median pay
- $42,770
- Outlook
- Little or no change
High school diploma
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
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How many colleges offer Woodworking?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Woodworking at these degree levels: certificate (55 colleges), associate's (25 colleges), bachelor's (5 colleges), master's (2 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Woodworking graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Woodworking earn $37,055 a year four years after finishing, across 1 college that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Woodworking graduates earn the most?
Rhode Island School of Design reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Woodworking: $37,055 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.