Electrical powerline installers & repairers

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2024 Workforce

133k

Average Age

38.8

Estimated Job Growth

6.59%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$101,963

Average Male Salary

$102,976

Average Female Salary

$65,150

About

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 $101,963 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Electrical powerline installers & repairers are Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, & Union Counties PUMA, FL, Southwest Heartland--DeSoto, Hardee, & Highlands (Northwest) Counties PUMA, FL, and Eastern New Mexico PUMA, NM. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical powerline installers & repairers are Southwest Heartland--DeSoto, Hardee, & Highlands (Northwest) Counties PUMA, FL, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, & Union Counties PUMA, FL, and Concho Valley COG & Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission (East) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce. Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2024 was 133,435 people, of which 2.68% were women and 97.3% were men.

Electrical powerline installers & repairers are paid most in Los Angeles County (East Central)--Glendora, Claremont, San Dimas & La Verne Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Southwest Heartland--DeSoto, Hardee, & Highlands (Northwest) Counties PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

129,861

Male Workforce

± 8.84k

3,574

Female Workforce

± 1.47k

The Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce in 2024 was 133,435 people (2.68% women and 97.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 20.2% between 2014 (110,990) and 2024 (133,435).

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 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($166,838), California ($163,131), and Rhode Island ($150,669).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$101,963

AVERAGE WAGE

#99 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Electrical powerline installers & repairers earned an average of $101,963, $32,085 more than the average national salary of $69,878

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

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.322

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Electrical powerline installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.322, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Electrical powerline installers & repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

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 ($128,247).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

133k

2024 Workforce

± 8,964

3.99%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 9.23%

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 80.1%, followed by Construction with 13.7% and Electric & gas, and other combinations with 3.56%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Electrical powerline installers & repairers in 2024 was 133,435 people, with 2.68% woman, and 97.3% men. The average age of male Electrical powerline installers & repairers in the workforce is 38.9 and of female Electrical powerline installers & repairers is 36.2, 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 2024 was 133,435 people, with 2.68% woman, and 97.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (21,723 people), 25 to 29 years (20,406 people), and 35 to 39 years (17,375 people). Among them they concentrated 44.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 12.6% of Electrical powerline installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 87.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (69.8%), Puerto Rican (10.5)%, and Salvadoran (5.67)%

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Races

In 2024, 80% of the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 2.17% were women and 97.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (8.53%) and Black (5.5%).

Education & 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 2024 were Construction.

Among the necessary skills for Electrical powerline installers & repairers, Troubleshooting stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical powerline installers & repairers 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 powerline installers & repairers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,485 people), Engineering (1,432 people), and Social Sciences (671 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 (54,272 people), Some college (41,924 people), and Associates Degree (21,634 people).

The graphic shows the Electrical powerline installers & repairers workforce by gender and educational level.

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 Troubleshooting, Active Listening, Operations Monitoring.

Projections

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 3.07%, but Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers are expected to see a growth of 6.59% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more 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.

6.59%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

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 more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.