# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/programs/woodworking
- CIP code: 48.07 (Precision Production)
- Colleges offering it: 55 at its most common degree level

## Outcomes by degree level (College Scorecard, 2025)

| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings 1 yr | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median federal debt |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Certificate | 55 | not reported | $45,996 | not reported |
| Associate's | 25 | $46,313 | $47,571 | not reported |
| Bachelor's | 5 | not reported | $37,055 | not reported |
| Master's | 2 | not reported | not reported | not reported |

## Colleges whose graduates earn the most (Bachelor's)

Only programs with at least 10 graduates are listed.

| College | Location | Median earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: |
| [Rhode Island School of Design](https://www.collegesref.com/college/rhode-island-school-of-design-risd-2225) | Providence, RI | $37,055 | not reported |

## Related careers (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk)

- [Model Makers, Wood](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/model-makers-wood): $56,550 median pay
- [Patternmakers, Wood](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/patternmakers-wood): $49,630 median pay
- [Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cabinetmakers-and-bench-carpenters): $46,680 median pay
- [Furniture Finishers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/furniture-finishers): $44,540 median pay
- [Woodworkers, All Other](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/woodworkers-all-other): $44,530 median pay
- [Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/woodworking-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders-except-sawing): $43,380 median pay
- [Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sawing-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders-wood): $42,770 median pay

## More in Precision Production

- [Precision Metal Working](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/precision-metal-working): 731 colleges
- Precision Production, Other: 12 colleges
- Leatherworking and Upholstery: 9 colleges
- Precision Production Trades, General: 5 colleges
- Boilermaking/Boilermaker: 4 colleges

## Sources

- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/
- NCES Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2020: https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/