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Professional Electrician Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Electricians Job Overview

Electricians are involved with installing, maintaining and repairing electrical wiring and the variety of components that electricity flows through. Electricians also install and maintain equipment and machines and other items. Electricians develop diagrams for entire electrical systems. They also connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, outlets and other components.

Electricians Schools and Degrees

A lot of vocational schools offer electrician training programs.

Job Requirements

Most electricians learn via apprenticeship programs which combine classroom instruction with on-the-job training. Apprentices need to have a high school diploma or a GED certificate. Also, most states and localities require electricians to be licensed.

Nature of Work

  • Assemble, install, test and maintain electrical wiring, equipment and other items
  • Plan the layout and installation of electrical wiring and equipment based on job specifications and electrical codes
  • Inspect electrical systems, equipment and components
  • Connect wiring to transformers, circuit breakers and other components

Electricians Jobs and Outlook

The Bureau of Labor Statistics, forecasts the employment growth for electricians from 2008 to 2018 to be 12% which is about as fast as the average for all occupations.

The major employment sectors for electricians are shown below:

  • Electrical contractors
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing industries
  • Local governments
  • Electric power generation, transmission and distribution services

In 2009 the median annual earnings for electricians was $47,180.

Job Numbers and Growth

There are an estimated 705,000 professional electricians nationally. Most recently, workers have experienced a high level of joblessness. An estimated 6% of employees did not have employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Professional electricians -of-a-feather seem to flock to Mount Vernon (Washington), Appleton (Wisconsin), and Lewiston (Idaho). They are less likely to be found around Lawrence (Massachusetts), McAllen (Texas), and Springfield (Ohio).

Compensation of workers is best in Trenton (New Jersey), San Francisco (California), and New York (New York), and much worse in McAllen (Texas), Brownsville (Texas), and Laredo (Texas).

Training and Education

Employees often find employers are looking for long-term on-the-job training. Professional electricians, in 7% of cases, have bachelor's degree or higher. After high school, 42% of workers pursued some additional career education. Employees, in 51% of cases, had only a high school education. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Professional electricians employed part-time are 2% of the total. Workers, in about 11% of cases, work for themselves.


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Professional Electricians by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)

In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.

Alabama

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anniston$38,000190-4%
Auburn$39,000260+38%
Birmingham$42,0002,980+19%
Decatur$39,000250+9%
Dothan$30,000250-2%
Florence$35,000260+21%
Gadsden$40,000170+24%
Huntsville$43,000800-18%
Mobile$37,0001,290+51%
Montgomery$36,000660-17%
Tuscaloosa$38,000600+51%

Alaska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anchorage$69,0001,140+53%
Fairbanks$64,000320+143%

Arizona

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Flagstaff$40,000210-10%
Kingman$48,000280+30%
Phoenix$43,00010,500+16%
Prescott$41,000280+5%
Tucson$38,0002,120+20%
Yuma$41,000300+16%

Arkansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Fayetteville$39,000800-13%
Fort Smith$41,000370-31%
Hot Springs$34,000270+79%
Jonesboro$35,000130-37%
Little Rock$37,0001,330-18%

California

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bakersfield$55,0001,770+41%
Chico$52,000220-27%
El Centro$48,000200-7%
Fresno$48,0001,360-14%
Hanford$48,00070-39%
Madera$50,00070-53%
Merced$49,000160-34%
Modesto$54,000770+1%
Napa$61,000360+30%
Oakland$68,0004,090-18%
Oxnard$54,000750-47%
Redding$56,000220-24%
Riverside$46,0005,170-17%
Sacramento$48,0004,390+2%
Salinas$63,000350-51%
San Diego$48,0006,250-4%
San Francisco$83,0003,670-24%
San Jose$70,0004,230-5%
San Luis Obispo$51,000380-15%
Santa Ana$51,0006,640-11%
Santa Barbara$56,000870+12%
Santa Cruz$69,000190-51%
Santa Rosa$58,000960+12%
Stockton$52,000940-6%
Vallejo$57,000440-21%
Visalia$35,000470-24%
Yuba City$44,000100-37%

Colorado

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boulder$54,000440-41%
Colorado Springs$43,0001,650+39%
Denver$47,0008,140+34%
Fort Collins$42,000700+28%
Grand Junction$43,000480+99%
Greeley$35,000420+28%
Pueblo$47,000360+58%

Connecticut

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bridgeport$54,0001,260-40%
Danbury$58,000410+33%
Hartford$53,0002,400-14%
New Haven$51,0001,040-21%
Norwich$52,000570+1%
Waterbury$54,000410+39%

Delaware

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Dover$43,000350+50%
Wilmington$53,0001,680+7%

District of Columbia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Washington$53,00011,580+3%

Florida

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cape Coral$40,0001,160+18%
Deltona$35,000870+22%
Fort Lauderdale$41,0004,050+14%
Fort Walton Beach$34,000460+39%
Gainesville480-7%
Jacksonville$42,0003,490+20%
Lakeland$39,0001,150+27%
Miami$41,0003,540-26%
Naples$42,0001,020+87%
Ocala$33,000450+7%
Orlando$37,0005,900+16%
Palm Bay$46,0001,100+20%
Palm Coast$35,000100+103%
Panama City$37,000420+40%
Pensacola$41,000840+23%
Port St Lucie$39,0001,210+110%
Sarasota$39,0001,130-9%
Sebastian$42,000270+34%
Tallahassee$34,000690-8%
Tampa$38,0004,760-19%
West Palm Beach$41,0003,340+29%

Georgia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albany$39,000210-20%
Athens$42,000220-33%
Atlanta$43,0009,990-13%
Augusta$37,000740-23%
Brunswick$37,000140-20%
Columbus$32,000410-17%
Dalton$39,000140-59%
Gainesville$39,000520+70%
Macon$40,000510+15%
Rome$42,000180+21%
Savannah$44,0001,110+61%
Valdosta$39,000210-11%
Warner Robins$38,000120-43%

Hawaii

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Honolulu$59,0001,930-8%

Idaho

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Boise$44,0001,080-15%
Coeur Dalene$44,000350+50%
Idaho Falls$41,000510+157%
Lewiston$52,000260+194%
Pocatello$43,000170+41%

Illinois

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bloomington$66,000280-9%
Champaign$63,000650+55%
Chicago$70,00018,100-3%
Danville$50,000120+19%
Kankakee$51,000190+24%
Peoria$59,000870+10%
Rockford$52,000680-3%
Springfield$63,000380-18%

Indiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anderson$54,000200+22%
Bloomington$47,000210-29%
Columbus$42,000190+8%
Elkhart$42,000590+0%
Evansville$52,0001,340+66%
Fort Wayne$55,0001,140+15%
Gary$63,0001,940+47%
Indianapolis$53,0005,370+24%
Kokomo$66,000390+171%
Lafayette$51,000490+48%
Michigan City$54,000200+12%
Muncie$45,000140-26%
South Bend$50,000570-8%
Terre Haute$55,000270-11%

Iowa

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ames$41,000190+23%
Cedar Rapids$49,000820+33%
Davenport$55,0001,220+43%
Des Moines$49,0001,340-14%
Dubuque$44,000110-49%
Iowa City$49,000280-10%
Sioux City$47,000300-3%
Waterloo$44,000350-7%

Kansas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lawrence$41,000200+6%
Topeka$45,000410-18%
Wichita$43,0001,520+5%

Kentucky

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bowling Green$36,000400+64%
Elizabethtown$45,000170-6%
Lexington$39,0001,290+13%
Louisville$43,0002,910-2%
Owensboro$47,000330+63%

Louisiana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Alexandria$46,000150-41%
Baton Rouge$43,0002,580+47%
Houma$46,000540+28%
Lafayette$37,000750+13%
Lake Charles$40,000730+90%
Monroe$35,000340-1%
New Orleans$45,0003,380+38%
Shreveport$43,000890+9%

Maine

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bangor$44,000280+2%
Lewiston$56,000220+7%
Portland$43,000510-46%

Maryland

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Baltimore$48,0007,880+24%
Bethesda$51,0002,050-26%
Cumberland$43,000280+94%
Hagerstown$41,000680+53%
Salisbury$36,000370+67%

Massachusetts

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Barnstable Town$59,000420-7%
Boston$61,0006,100-27%
Brockton$49,000290-27%
Framingham$61,000860+15%
Haverhill$58,000450+33%
Lawrence$49,000100-59%
Leominster$59,000130-38%
Lowell$47,000630+15%
New Bedford$51,000140-50%
Pittsfield$57,000100-25%
Springfield$51,0001,110-22%
Taunton$59,00090-53%
Worcester$51,0001,040-11%

Michigan

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Ann Arbor$68,000860+12%
Battle Creek$53,000240+18%
Bay City$60,000150+7%
Detroit$61,0003,660+7%
Flint$70,000790+26%
Grand Rapids$49,0002,050+13%
Holland$41,000570+25%
Jackson$57,000190-13%
Kalamazoo$49,000660+6%
Lansing$62,0001,050+17%
Monroe$63,000210+30%
Muskegon$51,000290+12%
Niles$55,000160-40%
Saginaw$61,000510+53%
Warren$61,0006,080+8%

Minnesota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Duluth$59,000770+33%
Minneapolis$61,0006,560-25%
Rochester$52,000520+26%
St Cloud$51,000490+7%

Mississippi

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Gulfport$40,000600+23%
Hattiesburg$37,000310+28%
Jackson$44,0001,490+24%

Missouri

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Columbia$37,000340-6%
Jefferson City$54,000350+18%
Joplin$43,000300-15%
Kansas City$53,0004,620-8%
Springfield$35,0001,150+26%
St Joseph$53,000280+33%
St Louis$62,0006,590+0%

Montana

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Billings$41,000230-35%
Great Falls$50,000120-14%
Missoula$53,000220+1%

Nebraska

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lincoln$40,000790+5%
Omaha$45,0003,160+42%

Nevada

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Carson City$50,000120+12%
Las Vegas$57,0006,630+48%
Reno$54,0001,190+23%

New Hampshire

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Manchester$48,000600+28%
Nashua$51,000350-45%
Portsmouth$46,000390+62%
Rochester$47,000200-17%

New Jersey

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Atlantic City$56,0001,170+72%
Camden$60,0002,070-19%
Edison$66,0003,010-40%
Newark$64,0004,490-8%
Ocean City$47,000150-12%
Trenton$79,000810-19%
Vineland$46,000320+31%

New Mexico

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albuquerque$45,0001,750-6%
Farmington$49,000410+85%
Las Cruces$40,000260-1%

New York

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Albany$47,0002,010-4%
Binghamton$55,000490+3%
Buffalo$49,0002,070-20%
Elmira$67,000130-9%
Glens Falls$43,000150-33%
Ithaca$50,000170-3%
Kingston$56,000200-21%
Nassau$65,0005,930-3%
New York$73,00025,560+3%
Poughkeepsie$61,000730-35%
Rochester$48,0001,620-33%
Syracuse$49,000900-39%
Utica$45,000480-17%

North Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Asheville$38,000710-14%
Burlington$39,000230-9%
Charlotte$39,0004,500+5%
Durham$39,0001,080-16%
Fayetteville$32,000770+39%
Goldsboro$40,000140-9%
Greensboro$36,0001,630-8%
Greenville$34,000350+13%
Hickory$32,000440-41%
Jacksonville$38,000100-40%
Rocky Mount$38,000380+53%
Wilmington$36,000570-14%
Winston Salem$37,000860-15%

North Dakota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bismarck$41,000280+17%
Fargo$44,000650+24%
Grand Forks$43,000160-21%

Ohio

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Akron$51,0001,710+6%
Canton$44,000740-8%
Cincinnati$45,0004,950-2%
Cleveland$55,0004,640-10%
Columbus$45,0003,940-13%
Dayton$48,0001,830-2%
Lima$50,000230+4%
Mansfield$54,000260+19%
Sandusky$54,000220+54%
Springfield$34,00070-64%
Toledo$53,0001,340-10%
Youngstown$55,0001,110+1%

Oklahoma

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Lawton$41,000160+7%
Oklahoma City$37,0002,910+7%
Tulsa$39,0002,270+8%

Oregon

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bend$59,000410+38%
Corvallis$60,00090-27%
Eugene$56,000520-24%
Medford$52,000510+37%
Portland$62,0004,700-7%
Salem$56,000730+6%

Pennsylvania

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Allentown$66,0001,460-9%
Altoona$45,000120-53%
Erie$49,000520-9%
Harrisburg$49,0001,300-14%
Johnstown$40,000200-17%
Lancaster$39,0001,080-3%
Lebanon$41,000200+4%
Philadelphia$66,0008,740-5%
Pittsburgh$50,0004,880-12%
Reading$47,000900+18%
Scranton$50,000960-21%
State College$40,000120-50%
Williamsport$36,000250+17%
York$42,000880+5%

Rhode Island

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Providence$53,0002,270-17%

South Carolina

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Anderson$33,000410+59%
Charleston$40,0001,810+31%
Columbia$37,0001,6700%
Florence$33,000460+24%
Greenville$36,0001,550+7%
Myrtle Beach$34,000540+1%
Spartanburg$34,000530-5%
Sumter$36,000100-29%

South Dakota

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Rapid City$41,000320+19%
Sioux Falls$40,000740+17%

Tennessee

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Chattanooga$44,0001,390+27%
Clarksville$39,000310-6%
Cleveland$61,000150+5%
Jackson$40,000490+100%
Johnson City$32,000360+11%
Kingsport$41,000590+14%
Knoxville$39,0002,110+32%
Memphis$43,0002,960-1%
Morristown$38,000130-33%
Nashville$37,0003,490-6%

Texas

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Abilene$41,000330+24%
Amarillo$43,000420-6%
Beaumont$46,0001,410+94%
Brownsville$27,000390-30%
College Station$32,000480+42%
Corpus Christi$39,0001,680+106%
Dallas$42,0006,340-38%
El Paso$36,000650-48%
Fort Worth$41,0004,510+8%
Houston$42,00015,570+24%
Killeen$37,000520-4%
Laredo$28,000230-37%
Longview$40,000410-1%
Lubbock$34,000300-45%
Mcallen$29,000420-59%
Midland$39,000280-2%
Odessa$40,000430+80%
San Angelo$36,000150-10%
San Antonio$37,0003,660-10%
Sherman$37,000240+49%
Texarkana$40,000230+0%
Tyler$34,000270-33%
Waco$43,000340-21%
Wichita Falls$45,000140-43%

Utah

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Logan$34,000240+26%
Ogden$41,0001,210+30%
Provo$49,0001,130+48%
Salt Lake City$42,0003,520+16%
St George$38,000550+171%

Vermont

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Burlington$45,000320-35%

Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Blacksburg$42,000290+11%
Charlottesville$40,000500+21%
Danville$38,000220+57%
Harrisonburg$40,000240+5%
Lynchburg$36,000510+14%
Richmond$44,0003,880+34%
Roanoke$32,000950+31%
Virginia Beach$41,0005,150+41%
Winchester$41,000160-28%

Washington

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Bellingham$46,000630+81%
Bremerton$57,0001,010+177%
Kennewick$54,000610+54%
Longview$56,000150+14%
Mount Vernon$55,000570+208%
Olympia$53,000400-4%
Seattle$64,0006,680-4%
Spokane$44,0001,190+22%
Tacoma$56,0002,170+70%
Wenatchee$49,000270+65%
Yakima$56,000220-37%

West Virginia

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Charleston$50,000790+19%
Huntington$50,000890+74%
Morgantown$40,000290+50%
Parkersburg$44,000550+83%
Weirton$43,000220+27%
Wheeling$49,000470+73%

Wisconsin

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Appleton$49,0001,540+199%
Eau Claire$54,000190-43%
Fond$52,000150-17%
Green Bay690-11%
Janesville$63,000460+64%
La Crosse$56,000240-19%
Madison$50,0001,530-4%
Milwaukee$57,0003,590-13%
Oshkosh$46,000410+11%
Racine$53,000270-20%
Sheboygan$49,000360+49%
Wausau$47,000380+31%

Wyoming

City and AreaMedian SalaryEmployeesJob Density
Cheyenne$46,000350+96%

Salary and employment data obtained from the United States Department of Labor. Individual salaries depend on location, education and career background. Thanks to CityTownInfo.com for this professional electrician schools and jobs info.

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