Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

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Total Workforce

33k

Average Age

34.1

Average Salary

$45,083

Average Male Salary

$45,979

Average Female Salary

$31,562

About

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are most often employed by the U. S. Navy industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility was $45,083 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility by wage are Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic, Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, & weighers, and Actors.

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility 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 Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Newport News City PUMA, VA, North Charleston City PUMA, SC, and Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Lawton City PUMA, OK, Newport News City PUMA, VA, and North Charleston City PUMA, SC.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility and on wages and locations for those in the field. U. S. Navy is the industry that employs the most Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by average wage, is Electric power generation, transmission & distribution. Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are paid most in Jacksonville City (Beaches) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Lawton City PUMA, OK.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$45,083

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,211

In 2018, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility earned an average of $45,083, $8,805 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility while Actors make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.341

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.341, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility (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 Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by number of employees, are U. S. Navy, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, and Automotive repair & maintenance.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Construction, Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers , Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified.

Industries by Share

33k

2018 Workforce

± 4,461

110%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.3%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility has been growing at a rate of 110%, from 15,727 people in 2017 to 33,019 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility employed by various industries. U. S. Navy employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility at 18.4%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 11.6% and Automotive repair & maintenance with 8.82%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the workforce is 34.3 and of female Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 32.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

31k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,320

2.05k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,112

93.8% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

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

68.3% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.1% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Age by Gender

34.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.78

32.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.34

The median age of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 34.1, and Male employees are generally 1.73 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is Engineering but a relatively high number of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, and Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.