18. Wyoming
Annual median wage: $43,680
Rank by annual median wage: 19
Employment per 1,000: 11.245
Rank by employment per 1,000: 1
Job increase by 2024: -0.7%
Rank by job increase by 2024: 49
Average ranking: 23
Currently, Wyoming has the highest number of carpenters per 1,000 residents in the US. However, that will change in the future since the demand for the occupation will go down. Projections show that by 2024 there will be 0.7% less available jobs for carpenters. In number terms, it means that current 4,570 positions will be reduced to 4,530, so the decrease is not as bad as it might seem at first sight.
