Carpenters programs in Texas
4 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $45,529 at Austin Community College District.
What this work pays in Texas
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Texas earn a median of $74,520 a year across 90,010 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | $48,900 | 33,540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $13,750 | $45,529 (14 grads) | — |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Carpenters — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.