North Bennet Street School

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 151 students · Visit Website

The North Bennet Street School (NBSS) provides intensive, hands-on training in traditional trades, emphasizing fine craftsmanship and technical mastery. Programs include carpentry, cabinet & furniture making, jewelry making & repair, locksmithing, and piano technology. The school focuses on practical projects in small classes, taught by experienced craftspeople, to prepare students for self-sufficient careers in fields that value hand skills. NBSS aims to bridge the gap in skilled labor by training the next generation of tradespeople using time-honored methods and evolving technology.

Programs Analyzed

2

Avg Grad Earnings

$31,099/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

47/100

All Programs at North Bennet Street School

2 trade programs at North Bennet Street School, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Carpentry
Carpenters
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58 $39,058/yr $9,500 Moderate Very Large
148 openings/yr
Precision Systems Repair
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies
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36 $23,140/yr $9,500 Low Medium
29 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at North Bennet Street School using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.