Electricians
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonElectricians are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Electricians was $65,761 in N/A.
The locations that employ the most Electricians are N/A. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Electricians are Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX, Harris County (East)--Baytown City PUMA, TX, and South Region--Jackson County PUMA, MS.
Employment and salary information for the Electricians workforce. Electricians workforce in 2022 was 877,258 people, of which 2.42% were women and 97.6% were men. Electricians are paid most in Los Angeles County--Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Malibu & Westlake Village Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX.
The Electricians workforce in 2022 was 877,258 people (2.42% women and 97.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 29.9% between 2014 (675,328) and 2022 (877,258).
In 2022, Electricians earned an average of $65,761, $1,078 more than the average national salary of $64,683
The graph shows the ranking of Electricians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.
In N/A, Electricians had a wage GINI coefficient of N/A, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electricians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Electricians compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Electricians and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Electricians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electricians, by average wage, is N/A (N/A).
This graphic shows the share of Electricians employed by various industries. N/A
Demographic information on Electricians in the US. The workforce of Electricians in 2022 was 877,258 people, with 2.42% woman, and 97.6% men. The average age of male Electricians in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Electricians is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electricians is N/A.
The workforce of Electricians in 2022 was 877,258 people, with 2.42% woman, and 97.6% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (109,368 people), 35 to 39 years (106,697 people), and 30 to 34 years (105,339 people). Among them they concentrated 36.6% of the total workforce.
In 2022, 21% of Electricians workers were Hispanic and 79% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (81.4%), Puerto Rican (11.1)%, and Salvadoran (7.49)%
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In 2022, N/A% of the Electricians workforce were N/A, of which 2.31% were women and 97.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).
Data on higher education choices for Electricians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electricians is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Mechanical Technologies.
Among the necessary skills for Electricians, Troubleshooting stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electricians need more than the average amount of Installation.
The most common majors achieved by Electricians in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,034 people), Engineering (13,861 people), and Social Sciences (3,684 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Electricians workers were High School or Equivalent (337,945 people), Some college (272,594 people), and Associates Degree (132,419 people).
The graphic shows the Electricians workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electricians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electricians need many skills, but most especially Troubleshooting, Repairing, Critical Thinking.
