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

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2019 Workforce

37.9k

Average Age

35.6

Average Salary

$54,657

Average Male Salary

$55,270

Average Female Salary

$48,945

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 $54,657 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility by wage are Structural iron & steel workers, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and Surveying & mapping technicians.

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 Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA, and Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA, and Sierra Vista City PUMA, AZ.

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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 Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$54,657

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,362

In 2019, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility earned an average of $54,657, $867 less than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Surveying & mapping technicians make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility while Structural iron & steel workers 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 0.478. 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 Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by average wage, are Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Wired telecommunications carriers, and Electronic & precision equipment repair and maintenance.

Industries by Share

37.9k

2019 Workforce

± 4,777

14.7%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 16.1%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility has been growing at a rate of 14.7%, from 33,019 people in 2018 to 37,872 people in 2019.

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 17.6%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 10.5% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 9.93%.

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 35.5 and of female Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 37.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

34.2k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,540

3.67k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,487

90.3% 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)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

72.6% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 9.95% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, White (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

35.5

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.78

37.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 4.09

The median age of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 35.6, and Male employees are generally 1.63 years younger 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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree 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.