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

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2024 Workforce

32k

Average Age

37.2

Average Salary

$73,359

Average Male Salary

$74,718

Average Female Salary

$51,051

About

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are most often employed by the Electric power generation, transmission & distribution industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility was $73,359 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Lake County (East Central)--Warren, Shields & Libertyville (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL, Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, and San Diego County (South Central)--San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA, Lake County (East Central)--Warren, Shields & Libertyville (North & West) Townships PUMA, IL, and Richland County PUMA, OH.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workforce. Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workforce in 2024 was 32,039 people, of which 5.74% were women and 94.3% were men.

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are paid most in San Diego County (Northwest)--Oceanside City & Camp Pendleton PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk City (North) PUMA, VA.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

30,200

Male Workforce

± 4.27k

1,839

Female Workforce

± 1.05k

The Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workforce in 2024 was 32,039 people (5.74% women and 94.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 34.6% between 2014 (23,799) and 2024 (32,039).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($116,116), Minnesota ($107,016), and Maryland ($103,727).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$73,359

AVERAGE WAGE

#173 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility earned an average of $73,359, $3,482 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.368

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.368, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility and on wages for those in the field. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution 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 Architectural, engineering & related services ($162,639).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

32k

2024 Workforce

± 4,394

−2.82%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.8%

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility employed by various industries. Electric power generation, transmission & distribution employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility at 43.6%, followed by U. S. Navy with 33.3% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 13.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the US. The workforce of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in 2024 was 32,039 people, with 5.74% woman, and 94.3% men. The average age of male Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the workforce is 37.6 and of female Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 31.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in 2024 was 32,039 people, with 5.74% woman, and 94.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (5,566 people), 25 to 29 years (5,295 people), and 30 to 34 years (4,075 people). Among them they concentrated 47% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 17.2% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workers were Hispanic and 82.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (64.4%), Puerto Rican (22.9)%, and Cuban (6.32)%

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Races

In 2024, 71.1% of the Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workforce were White, of which 5.22% were women and 94.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (11.1%) and Black (8.6%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Mechanical Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, Operations Monitoring stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility 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 & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (815 people), Business (596 people), and Engineering Technologies (331 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workers were High School or Equivalent (10,987 people), Some college (10,852 people), and Associates Degree (5,760 people).

The graphic shows the Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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 Operations Monitoring, Repairing, Troubleshooting.