Carpenter apprenticeships in Pittsfield, MA
Pittsfield, MA is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as a carpenter looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — PITTSFIELD, MA
Pittsfield: ~57 of 410 (~14%) · market pressure 34/100 — Low pressure.
Confidence: medium. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment).
Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Pittsfield, MA is one of Massachusetts's labor markets for carpenters. This page collects what adults switching into a career as a carpenter inside the Pittsfield metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Pittsfield, MA carpenters earn a median of $60,260 (BLS OEWS Pittsfield MSA, May 2024). For Massachusetts context, statewide pay runs from $21/hr at entry to $35/hr at the state median and $52/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $73K avg salary. The Pittsfield metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Pittsfield metro, estimated six-figure carpenter jobs: ~8 of 410 (~2%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~57 $100K+ annual earners (~14% of employed carpenters, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 34/100 (Low, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 36K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Massachusetts shows ~4.0K of 19K (~21%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide carpenter programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Massachusetts programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Massachusetts rules apply in the Pittsfield metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. Smaller MSAs like the Pittsfield metro often source carpenter apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
Union apprenticeship programs in Pittsfield, MA
Verified carpenter union locals with public-facing city, jurisdiction, training, and official-site details.
Shop and Millmen Local 51
Jurisdiction:Mill cabinet and industrial shops in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York excluding New York City.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center Boston (Boston, MA)
Official site →Piledrivers Local 56
Jurisdiction:Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center Boston (Boston, MA)
Official site →Carpenters Local 336
Jurisdiction:Central and Western Massachusetts. NASRCC publishes both Worcester and Springfield office pages for the same Local 336 jurisdiction.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (Millbury, MA)
Official site →Residential Local 723
Jurisdiction:New England: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center Boston (Boston, MA)
Official site →Millwrights Local 1121
Jurisdiction:Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund - Millwright New England (Holliston, MA)
Official site →Floorcoverers Local 2168
Jurisdiction:Statewide in Massachusetts.
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Center Boston (Boston, MA)
Official site →North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
Jurisdiction:Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex + 9 more counties (CT/ME/MA/NH/NY/RI/VT)
Training:North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (Millbury, MA)
Official site →Verified-source check recorded in the union dataset; this data snapshot does not carry per-local verification dates.
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CARPENTER PAY SNAPSHOT — PITTSFIELD, MA
$60,260 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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