Control & valve installers & repairers

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2020 Workforce

22.3k

Average Age

Average Salary

$60,222

Average Male Salary

$60,097

Average Female Salary

$62,294

About

Control & valve installers & repairers are most often employed by the Electric power generation, transmission & distribution industry. The average yearly wage for Control & valve installers & repairers was $60,222 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Control & valve installers & repairers are Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX, and Panhandle & Northwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Control & valve installers & repairers are Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX, Panhandle & Northwest Oklahoma PUMA, OK, and West Central Texas COG (Outside Taylor County) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Control & valve installers & repairers workforce. Control & valve installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 22,324 people, of which 5.7% were women and 94.3% were men. Control & valve installers & repairers are paid most in Bradford, Tioga & Sullivan Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Ector CountyOdessa City PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

21,052

Male Workforce

± 3.56k

1,272

Female Workforce

± 876

The Control & valve installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 22,324 people (5.7% women and 94.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 13.4% between 2014 (19,688) and 2020 (22,324).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Control & valve installers & repairers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($91,361), Idaho ($89,298), and Connecticut ($87,669).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$60,222

AVERAGE WAGE

#190 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Control & valve installers & repairers earned an average of $60,222, $4,268 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Control & valve installers & repairers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.275

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Control & valve installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.275, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Control & valve installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Control & valve installers & repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Control & valve installers & repairers and on wages for those in the field. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution is the industry that employs the most Control & valve installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Control & valve installers & repairers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($83,709).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

22.3k

2020 Workforce

± 3,668

7.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.1%

This graphic shows the share of Control & valve installers & repairers employed by various industries. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution employs the largest share of Control & valve installers & repairers at 38.4%, followed by Natural gas distribution with 37.3% and Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems with 24.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Control & valve installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Control & valve installers & repairers in 2020 was 22,324 people, with 5.7% woman, and 94.3% men. The average age of male Control & valve installers & repairers in the workforce is 41.9 and of female Control & valve installers & repairers is 44.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Control & valve installers & repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Control & valve installers & repairers in 2020 was 22,324 people, with 5.7% woman, and 94.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (3,245 people), 35 to 39 years (2,861 people), and 50 to 54 years (2,689 people). Among them they concentrated 39.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 13.2% of Control & valve installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 86.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79%), Salvadoran (10.5)%, and Puerto Rican (10.4)%

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Races

In 2020, 79.4% of the Control & valve installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 5.64% were women and 94.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.5%) and Two or More Races (3.4%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Control & valve installers & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Control & valve installers & repairers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Control & valve installers & repairers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (552 people), Engineering Technologies (229 people), and Natural Resources & Conservation (152 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Control & valve installers & repairers workers were High School or Equivalent (9,300 people), Some college (6,902 people), and Associates Degree (2,969 people).

The graphic shows the Control & valve installers & repairers workforce by gender and educational level.