Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers

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2020 Workforce

23.8k

Average Age

42.7

Estimated Job Growth

3.91%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$53,932

Average Male Salary

$54,958

Average Female Salary

$34,379

About

Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are most often employed by the Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance industry. The average yearly wage for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers was $53,932 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers by wage are Mental health and substance abuse social workers, Photographic process workers & processing machine operators, and Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters.

Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are North Charleston City PUMA, SC, Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, and Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA, North Charleston City PUMA, SC, and Jacksonville City PUMA, NC.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance is the industry that employs the most Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations. Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are paid most in Indiana & Armstrong Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Bainbridge Island City & Silverdale PUMA, WA.

Yearly Wage

$53,932

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,712

In 2020, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers earned an average of $53,932, $2,022 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters make somewhat more than Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers while Mental health and substance abuse social workers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.305

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.305, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, by number of employees, are Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance, Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance, Construction, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., U. S. Navy, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electronics stores, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , Automotive repair & maintenance, National security & international affairs, and Household appliances & electrical & electronic goods merchant wholesalers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, by average wage, are Electric & gas, and other combinations, Commercial, industrial & other intangible assets rental & leasing, and Water, steam, air-conditioning, & irrigation systems.

Industries by Share

23.8k

2020 Workforce

± 3,790

−2.42%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 22.9%

The number of people employed as Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers has been declining at a rate of −2.42%, from 24,426 people in 2019 to 23,834 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers employed by various industries. Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance employs the largest share of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers at 18.8%, followed by Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance with 10.3% and Construction with 7.77%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers in the US. The average age of male Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers in the workforce is 43 and of female Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers is 35.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

22.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 3,694

1.19k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 846

95% of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

70.6% of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.2% of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers.

Age by Sex

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.38

35.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 10.1

The median age of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers is 42.7, and Male employees are generally 7.38 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers is Engineering but a relatively high number of Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers hold a major in 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.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers need many skills, but most especially Repairing, Troubleshooting, and Equipment Maintenance. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers are expected to see a growth of 3.91% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers.

3.91%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.