Electrical powerline installers & repairers

Detailed Occupation

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2021 Workforce
119k
Average Age
39.6
Estimated Job Growth
1.65%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$89,482
Average Male Salary
$90,067
Average Female Salary
$55,809

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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 $89,482 in 2021.

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Employment and salary information for the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce. Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2021 was 119,209 people, of which 1.71% were women and 98.3% were men. Electrical powerline installers & repairers are paid most in Washtenaw County (West, Northeast & Southeast) PUMA, MI but are relatively concentrated in Independence, Cleburne, Van Buren, Sharp, Izard, Stone & Fulton Counties PUMA, AR.

Employment Over Time

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117,174
Male Workforce
± 8.4k
2,035
Female Workforce
± 1.11k

The Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2021 was 119,209 people (1.71% women and 98.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 8.84% between 2014 (109,525) and 2021 (119,209).

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Employment by Location

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($152,124), Idaho ($132,288), and Oregon ($131,902).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$89,482
AVERAGE WAGE
#85 in the ranking (2021)
$59,596
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Electrical powerline installers & repairers earned an average of $89,482, $29,887 more than the average national salary of $59,596

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Wage Distribution

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0.313
WAGE GINI

In 2021, 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).

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rigIndustry

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 ($112,451).

Occupations by Industries

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119k
2021 Workforce
± 8,473
1.01%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 9.98%

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 79.9%, followed by Construction with 16.6% and Electric & gas, and other combinations with 3.53%.

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Demographic information on Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2021 was 119,209 people, with 1.71% woman, and 98.3% men. The average age of male Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the workforce is 39.6 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 2021 was 119,209 people, with 1.71% woman, and 98.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (18,119 people), 30 to 34 years (17,647  people), and 35 to 39 years (16,992 people). Among them they concentrated 44.4% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

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In 2021, 11.1% of Electrical powerline installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 88.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (85.4%), Puerto Rican (8.86)%, and Salvadoran (5.75)%

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Races

In 2021, 84% of the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 1.44% were women and 98.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.37%) and Two or More Races (4.53%).

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learningEducation & 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 2021 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

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The most common majors achieved by Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,112 people), Engineering (890 people), and Education (632 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 (46,708 people), Some college (39,562 people), and Associates Degree (19,367 people).

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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.

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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.

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