Electrical powerline installers & repairers

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2020 Workforce

118k

Average Age

39.4

Estimated Job Growth

1.65%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$83,933

Average Male Salary

$84,406

Average Female Salary

$55,303

About

Electrical powerline installers & repairers are most often employed by the Electric power generation, transmission & distribution industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical powerline installers & repairers was $83,933 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Electrical powerline installers & repairers are Independence, Cleburne, Van Buren, Sharp, Izard, Stone & Fulton Counties PUMA, AR, Jackson County PUMA, MI, and Davidson County PUMA, NC. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical powerline installers & repairers are Independence, Cleburne, Van Buren, Sharp, Izard, Stone & Fulton Counties PUMA, AR, Logan, Mingo, Wyoming & McDowell Counties PUMA, WV, and Cullman & Winston Counties PUMA, AL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce. Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 118,014 people, of which 1.63% were women and 98.4% were men. Electrical powerline installers & repairers are paid most in Phelan, Lake Arrowhead & Big Bear City PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Independence, Cleburne, Van Buren, Sharp, Izard, Stone & Fulton Counties PUMA, AR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

116,095

Male Workforce

± 8.36k

1,919

Female Workforce

± 1.08k

The Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 118,014 people (1.63% women and 98.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.75% between 2014 (109,525) and 2020 (118,014).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($159,638), Idaho ($129,923), and Oregon ($125,363).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$83,933

AVERAGE WAGE

#88 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Electrical powerline installers & repairers earned an average of $83,933, $27,979 more than the average national salary of $55,954

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

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.313

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Electrical powerline installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.313, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical powerline 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 Electrical powerline installers & repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Electrical powerline installers & repairers and on wages for those in the field. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution is the industry that employs the most Electrical powerline installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical powerline installers & repairers, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations ($106,381).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

118k

2020 Workforce

± 8,431

3.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.87%

This graphic shows the share of Electrical powerline installers & repairers employed by various industries. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution employs the largest share of Electrical powerline installers & repairers at 78.6%, followed by Construction with 17.6% and Electric & gas, and other combinations with 3.82%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2020 was 118,014 people, with 1.63% woman, and 98.4% men. The average age of male Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the workforce is 39.4 and of female Electrical powerline installers & repairers is 38, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical powerline installers & repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2020 was 118,014 people, with 1.63% woman, and 98.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (18,320 people), 30 to 34 years (17,521 people), and 35 to 39 years (16,143 people). Among them they concentrated 44.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 10.6% of Electrical powerline installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 89.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (88.3%), Puerto Rican (7.84)%, and Cuban (3.82)%

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Races

In 2020, 85.7% of the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 1.47% were women and 98.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.58%) and Two or More Races (3%).

Education & Skills

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

Among the necessary skills for Electrical powerline installers & repairers, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical powerline installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation.

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 Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,980 people), Engineering (689 people), and Education (530 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workers were High School or Equivalent (45,858 people), Some college (39,818 people), and Associates Degree (19,220 people).

The graphic shows the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical powerline installers & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical powerline installers & repairers need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking, Operation Monitoring, Troubleshooting.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers are expected to see a growth of 1.65% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.

1.65%

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 Electrical powerline installers & repairers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.