Woodworking programs in California
17 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters in California earn a median of $49,030 a year across 7,360 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 California |
|---|---|---|
| Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing | $46,370 | 3,530 |
| Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood | $47,390 | 3,230 |
| Furniture Finishers | $49,080 | 1,010 |
| Woodworkers, All Other | $47,860 | 540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Laney College Oakland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Laney College Oakland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Long Beach City College Long Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Santiago Canyon College Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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 Woodworking — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.