Series 4607

Carpentry

Carpenters who build, repair, and remodel wooden structures and fixtures, such as framing, doors, cabinets, and trim.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

4600 Wood Work Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 167
Open now: 11
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+91%)
Demand score: 68/100
Remote opportunity score: 9/100
Veteran opportunity score: 89/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-9

Most common promotion potential: WG-9

WG pay plan, used by 87% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$56,119 to $66,429 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 76%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 24%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 14%
Telework eligible (open now): 9%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (73)
Department of the Interior (35)
Department of the Army (14)
Department of the Air Force (11)
Department of Homeland Security (10)

Top states

California (15)
Texas (13)
Washington (13)
Connecticut (11)
Florida (9)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 4607 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	12% above average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	6% below average
June	9% below average
July	About average
August	7% above average
September	13% below average
October	About average
November	5% below average
December	11% above average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 4607 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	212
FY 2019	230
FY 2020	195
FY 2021	186
FY 2022	243
FY 2023	240
FY 2024	159
FY 2025	73
FY 2026	138

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 4607 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	12
Jan 2026	10
Feb 2026	10
Mar 2026	14
Apr 2026	17
May 2026	8
Jun 2026	8
Jul 2026	17
Aug 2026	21
Sep 2026	15
Oct 2026	27
Nov 2026 (month to date)	8

4604 Wood Working 68 postings in 12 months
4605 Wood Crafting 49 postings in 12 months
4601 Miscellaneous Woodwork 26 postings in 12 months
4602 Blocking and Bracing 17 postings in 12 months
4616 Patternmaking 3 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.