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CareerOneStop and O*NET report these 2025 New Hampshire wage figures for Carpenters, SOC 47-2031, using BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data.
Last updated October 5, 2026. Rates are market estimates, not guarantees.
Hiring guide · New Hampshire
Learn how to hire qualified carpenters, verify job requirements, and assess practical skills for New Hampshire construction projects.
Carpenters in New Hampshire work across residential construction, commercial building, remodeling, framing, finish work, and specialty projects. Their responsibilities can include structural framing, installing doors and windows, building decks, completing interior trim, and working from detailed plans. Strong candidates should be comfortable with measurements, hand and power tools, material selection, jobsite safety, and adapting when field conditions differ from drawings. New Hampshire employers also need to understand the distinction between general carpentry and separately licensed construction trades. This guide helps employers identify appropriate experience levels, verify project and employment requirements, find trained candidates, and use practical screening questions to evaluate carpentry skills before making a hiring decision.
Candidate availability moves week to week. What does not move is the screening: the certifications below are what decide whether someone can be badged onto your site at all.
New Hampshire carpenters generally progress through supervised training, independent skilled work, and increasing leadership responsibility.
Build foundational carpentry skills through supervised work, safety training, tool use, measuring, and technical instruction.
Work independently on complex carpentry tasks, apply trade knowledge, and take responsibility for quality, productivity, and jobsite safety.
Lead experienced carpentry work, coordinate crews, solve complex jobsite problems, and maintain quality across assigned work.
Budget $29.42 an hour for a qualified carpenter in New Hampshire, from $21.87 at entry level to $44.43 at the top. Add a quarter to a third on top for payroll taxes, insurance and equipment, and price overtime at time and a half.
See the full carpenter salary guide →New Hampshire employers should verify the worker’s role, local project requirements, safety obligations, and employment coverage before work begins.
New Hampshire employers can recruit carpenters through registered apprenticeship programs, construction workforce networks, union training, and pre-apprenticeship pathways.
Use questions that test actual jobsite ability rather than relying only on years listed on a resume.
Vague descriptions of carpentry duties
No measurable project experience
Unverified apprenticeship claims
No blueprint or layout experience
Limited power-tool experience
No evidence of independent work
No recent construction references
A realistic schedule for a certified carpenter, from writing the requisition to a badged start. The screening steps are where time is actually lost.
New Hampshire does not publish separate statewide carpenter wage rates by construction sector in the available occupational wage data, so the verified statewide median of $29.42/hr is used consistently rather than creating unsupported sector differences.
Residential carpenters commonly handle framing, additions, decks, remodeling, windows, doors, and finish work.
Commercial work can require larger-scale layout, plan reading, production scheduling, and coordination with multiple trades.
Remodeling carpenters must work carefully around existing structures while maintaining accurate finishes and adapting to concealed conditions.
Custom residential projects can require precise framing, specialty installations, detailed trim, and close coordination with designers and project managers.
Institutional projects can involve formal plans, documented inspections, controlled site access, and coordination with multiple contractors.
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