Employment outlook and salary range

•  For Ontario carpenters, the employment outlook is moderate between 2023 and 2025.

The following factors formed this perspective:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements
• Construction activity is expected to be favorable across Ontario over the forecast period, supporting work for carpenters
• Steady demand for new housing to meet population growth
• more residential and non-residential renovation projects
• Large infrastructure investments in transit, health care, utilities and bridge

• The average base salary for carpenters in Ontario is $29.42 per hour or approx. $75,000 annually