Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
49-2095 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
National estimates for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Industry profile for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
National estimates for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 24,790 |
1.9 % |
$ 44.63 |
$ 92,840 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 28.31 |
$ 37.66 |
$ 46.44 |
$ 51.84 |
$ 59.06 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 58,890 |
$ 78,340 |
$ 96,600 |
$ 107,830 |
$ 122,840 |
Industry profile for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
14,360 |
3.65 |
$ 47.53 |
$ 98,850 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
4,480 |
0.08 |
$ 44.34 |
$ 92,240 |
| Utility System Construction |
1,480 |
0.26 |
$ 36.13 |
$ 75,160 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
1,060 |
0.06 |
$ 38.94 |
$ 81,000 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
670 |
0.03 |
$ 47.67 |
$ 99,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
Top paying industries for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
670 |
0.03 |
$ 47.67 |
$ 99,150 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
14,360 |
3.65 |
$ 47.53 |
$ 98,850 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
220 |
0.01 |
$ 46.85 |
$ 97,450 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas |
70 |
0.21 |
$ 44.51 |
$ 92,580 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
4,480 |
0.08 |
$ 44.34 |
$ 92,240 |
Geographic profile for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,180 |
0.45 |
2.73 |
$ 45.62 |
$ 94,900 |
| Texas |
3,320 |
0.24 |
1.50 |
$ 41.00 |
$ 85,270 |
| California |
1,710 |
0.10 |
0.58 |
$ 55.08 |
$ 114,570 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,430 |
0.24 |
1.47 |
$ 41.39 |
$ 86,090 |
| Ohio |
1,420 |
0.26 |
1.59 |
$ 43.46 |
$ 90,410 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
4,180 |
0.45 |
2.73 |
$ 45.62 |
$ 94,900 |
| Alaska |
90 |
0.30 |
1.82 |
$ 48.65 |
$ 101,190 |
| West Virginia |
200 |
0.29 |
1.77 |
$ 43.75 |
$ 91,000 |
| Alabama |
560 |
0.27 |
1.67 |
$ 49.87 |
$ 103,740 |
| Michigan |
1,140 |
0.26 |
1.61 |
$ 45.18 |
$ 93,970 |
Top paying states for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oregon |
110 |
0.06 |
0.35 |
$ 57.42 |
$ 119,420 |
| California |
1,710 |
0.10 |
0.58 |
$ 55.08 |
$ 114,570 |
| Minnesota |
160 |
0.06 |
0.34 |
$ 54.49 |
$ 113,330 |
| Washington |
410 |
0.12 |
0.71 |
$ 53.14 |
$ 110,530 |
| Hawaii |
120 |
0.19 |
1.19 |
$ 52.84 |
$ 109,900 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,790 |
0.40 |
2.44 |
$ 45.36 |
$ 94,360 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,020 |
0.32 |
1.96 |
$ 43.65 |
$ 90,800 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
580 |
0.09 |
0.57 |
$ 55.13 |
$ 114,680 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
520 |
0.42 |
2.56 |
$ 43.53 |
$ 90,550 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
410 |
0.13 |
0.82 |
$ 42.61 |
$ 88,630 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
410 |
0.15 |
0.89 |
$ 44.85 |
$ 93,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
410 |
0.10 |
0.63 |
$ 43.86 |
$ 91,230 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
410 |
0.21 |
1.31 |
$ 46.04 |
$ 95,760 |
| Columbus, OH |
290 |
0.27 |
1.65 |
$ 43.76 |
$ 91,010 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
280 |
0.10 |
0.60 |
$ 49.72 |
$ 103,410 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Monroe, MI |
110 |
2.91 |
17.85 |
$ 48.99 |
$ 101,890 |
| Goldsboro, NC |
30 |
0.79 |
4.82 |
$ 38.35 |
$ 79,770 |
| Syracuse, NY |
230 |
0.77 |
4.73 |
$ 47.04 |
$ 97,840 |
| Fayetteville, NC |
70 |
0.55 |
3.37 |
$ 30.12 |
$ 62,650 |
| York-Hanover, PA |
80 |
0.44 |
2.67 |
$ 38.39 |
$ 79,860 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
520 |
0.42 |
2.56 |
$ 43.53 |
$ 90,550 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
60 |
0.42 |
2.55 |
$ 42.94 |
$ 89,320 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,790 |
0.40 |
2.44 |
$ 45.36 |
$ 94,360 |
| Macon, GA |
40 |
0.38 |
2.32 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Waco, TX |
50 |
0.37 |
2.27 |
$ 40.00 |
$ 83,200 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA |
170 |
0.16 |
0.98 |
$ 58.75 |
$ 122,190 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
160 |
0.07 |
0.40 |
$ 58.09 |
$ 120,830 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
50 |
0.04 |
0.25 |
$ 57.27 |
$ 119,120 |
| Savannah, GA |
40 |
0.19 |
1.15 |
$ 56.23 |
$ 116,960 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
220 |
0.11 |
0.65 |
$ 55.94 |
$ 116,340 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
580 |
0.09 |
0.57 |
$ 55.13 |
$ 114,680 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
220 |
0.13 |
0.81 |
$ 54.88 |
$ 114,140 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
60 |
0.05 |
0.30 |
$ 53.03 |
$ 110,310 |
| Anchorage, AK |
50 |
0.30 |
1.83 |
$ 52.89 |
$ 110,000 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
150 |
0.03 |
0.21 |
$ 51.42 |
$ 106,960 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay:
About May 2023 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
