Carpenters programs in Wisconsin
15 schools in Wisconsin teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $30,119 at Chippewa Valley Technical College.
What this work pays in Wisconsin
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in Wisconsin earn a median of $85,350 a year across 15,150 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 Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | $61,660 | 13,880 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,119 (23 grads) | — |
| Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Fennimore | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,236 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Western Technical College La Crosse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Fox Valley Technical College Appleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Gateway Technical College Kenosha | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Lakeshore Technical College Cleveland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Madison Area Technical College Madison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Mid-State Technical College Wisconsin Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Moraine Park Technical College Fond du Lac | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Nicolet Area Technical College Rhinelander | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Northcentral Technical College Wausau | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Northwood Technical College Rice Lake | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Waukesha County Technical College Pewaukee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
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.