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Brent ShefflerBusiness DevelopmentLeader . Advanced Manufacturing Team804-545-5742 BSheffler@YesVirginia.org
- Employs more than 45,500 people
- $3.4 billion industry
- Average wages are $15.45 in Furniture and Related Products, and $15.73 in Lumber and Related Products
- Supported by 15.8 million acres of forests
- Virginia's timberland is 78% hardwood forest and 22% softwood forest
- Central location on the Atlantic Coast provides interstate
and rail access to the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest
- Access to international markets provided by the Port
of Hampton Roads and Washington-Dulles International Airport
In 2007, Virginia's Wood Products industry employed 45,598 people. Total Manufacturing employment in Virginia was 286,579. The Wood Products industry accounts for 16% of Virginia's manufacturing employment, and is the second largest industry behind transportation equipment. The top three Wood Products sectors by employment are Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (12,700), Other Wood Product Manufacturing (9,700), and Converted Paper Product Manufacturing (6,100). These three sectors comprise 62% of all Wood Products employment in Virginia. Wood Products is $3.4 billion industry in Virginia.
Virginia is home to 1,130 Wood Products companies. Of the 6,047 manufacturing establishments in Virginia, 19% of them are in Wood Products. Wood Products represents Virginia's largest number of manufacturing establishments. The top three sectors for Wood Products are Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (455), Other Wood Product Manufacturing (242), and Sawmills and Wood Preservation (198). These three sectors comprise 79% of Virginia's Wood Products companies.
Virginia has 1,130 Wood Products companies involved in the production of Lumber and Related Products, Paper Products, and Furniture and Other Products.
Major
Wood Products Companies in Virginia |
American of Martinsville
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American Woodmark |
Augusta Lumber |
Bassett Furniture |
Chervan |
Georgia Pacific |
Hooker Furniture |
IKEA |
International Paper |
MeadWestvaco |
Merillat Corporation |
Nationwide Custom
Homes |
Packaging Corporation
of America |
Rowe Furniture |
Shorewood Packaging |
Smurfit-Stone |
Stanley Furniture |
Stuart Flooring |
Thomasville Furniture |
Vaughan Bassett Furniture |
Yorktowne Cabinetry |
In the past ten years, over 15,400 new jobs have been added in the wood products industry, with investment of $1.6 billion.
Recent
major announcements include: |
Georgia-Pacific
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International
Paper |
MasterBrand
Cabinets |
MW
Manufacturers |
Smurfit-Stone |
Swedwood |
| Selected
Wood Products Occupations |
Virginia
Employment |
Virginia
Mean Wage |
U.S.
Mean Wage |
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters
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3,750
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$14.27
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$14.25 |
| Carpenters |
29,200 |
$17.85 |
$19.84 |
| Cementing and gluing machine operators
and tenders |
660 |
$11.04 |
$13.35 |
| Coating, painting, and spraying machine
setters, operators, and tenders |
2,130 |
$14.35 |
$13.89 |
| Furniture finishers |
640 |
$12.22 |
$13.19 |
| Helpers--production workers |
8,350 |
$10.45 |
$10.86 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers,
and weighers |
10,760 |
$16.52 |
$15.86 |
| Machine feeders and offbearers |
3,370 |
$11.29 |
$12.15 |
| Packers and packagers, hand |
20,320 |
$9.02 |
$9.77 |
| Paper goods machine setters, operators,
and tenders |
2,740 |
$15.30 |
$15.89 |
| Sawing machine setters, operators, and
tenders, wood |
2,910 |
$13.53 |
$12.58 |
| Sewing machine operators |
3,370 |
$9.67 |
$10.13 |
| Team assemblers |
14,350 |
$12.45 |
$12.72 |
| Upholsterers |
990 |
$13.42 |
$14.24 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators,
and tenders, except sawing |
3,830 |
$11.76 |
$12.23 |
The Virginia Community College System provides education
and training programs for Virginians and Virginia businesses. Degree programs
include:
- CAD/CAM
- Engineering Technology
- Forestry Technology
- Industrial Electronics
- Industrial Production
- Industrial Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technologies
- Welding
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