Control & valve installers & repairers

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2024 Workforce

27.5k

Average Age

Average Salary

$64,660

Average Male Salary

$64,608

Average Female Salary

$65,722

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 $64,660 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Control & valve installers & repairers are Allen County (Central)--Fort Wayne City (North) PUMA, IN and Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Control & valve installers & repairers are Wayne County (Southwest) PUMA, MI, Lea and Eddy County PUMA, NM, and Houston (Southeast) & Webster Cities PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Control & valve installers & repairers workforce. Control & valve installers & repairers workforce in 2024 was 27,537 people, of which 4.67% were women and 95.3% were men. Control & valve installers & repairers are paid most in Clearfield, McKean, Elk, Potter & Cameron Counties PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Wayne County (Southwest) PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

26,251

Male Workforce

± 3.98k

1,286

Female Workforce

± 880

The Control & valve installers & repairers workforce in 2024 was 27,537 people (4.67% women and 95.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 38.9% between 2014 (19,832) and 2024 (27,537).

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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($110,254), Massachusetts ($90,592), and Idaho ($85,692).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$64,660

AVERAGE WAGE

#190 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Control & valve installers & repairers earned an average of $64,660, $5,217 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Control & valve installers & repairers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.284

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Control & valve installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.284, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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 Oil & gas extraction ($101,811).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

27.5k

2024 Workforce

± 4,074

7.2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.9%

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 31.3%, followed by Construction with 28.4% and Natural gas distribution with 23.1%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Control & valve installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Control & valve installers & repairers in 2024 was 27,537 people, with 4.67% woman, and 95.3% men. The average age of male Control & valve installers & repairers in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Control & valve installers & repairers is 44.1, 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 2024 was 27,537 people, with 4.67% woman, and 95.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (3,996 people), 35 to 39 years (3,968 people), and 25 to 29 years (3,583 people). Among them they concentrated 42.4% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 19% of Control & valve installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 81% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.4%), Puerto Rican (13.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.33)%

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Races

In 2024, 70.5% of the Control & valve installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 5.02% were women and 95% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.7%) and Two or More Races (9.02%).

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 2024 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 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (760 people), Engineering Technologies (222 people), and Health (208 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 (11,924 people), Some college (7,389 people), and Associates Degree (3,496 people).

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