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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-2111 Electricians

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems. Excludes “Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers” (49-2098).


National estimates for Electricians
Industry profile for Electricians
Geographic profile for Electricians

National estimates for Electricians:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electricians:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
690,050 0.7 % $ 31.39 $ 65,280 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electricians:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.00 $ 22.69 $ 28.96 $ 37.60 $ 49.18
Annual Wage (2) $ 37,440 $ 47,200 $ 60,240 $ 78,210 $ 102,300


Industry profile for Electricians:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electricians are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Electricians, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electricians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 502,930 21.45 $ 31.16 $ 64,800
Employment Services 27,420 0.70 $ 25.41 $ 52,850
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 14,530 0.27 $ 37.07 $ 77,100
Nonresidential Building Construction 13,840 1.70 $ 31.81 $ 66,160
Utility System Construction 9,200 1.65 $ 32.18 $ 66,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electricians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 502,930 21.45 $ 31.16 $ 64,800
Coal Mining 1,740 4.46 $ 36.95 $ 76,860
Ship and Boat Building 4,870 3.29 $ 27.76 $ 57,740
Metal Ore Mining 1,140 2.70 $ 35.32 $ 73,470
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing 2,080 2.57 $ 27.65 $ 57,520

Top paying industries for Electricians:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 600 0.43 $ 55.73 $ 115,920
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (8) (8) $ 53.05 $ 110,350
Natural Gas Distribution 690 0.63 $ 51.89 $ 107,920
Communications Equipment Manufacturing (8) (8) $ 45.23 $ 94,080
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,390 0.33 $ 44.98 $ 93,550


Geographic profile for Electricians:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electricians are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Electricians, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of electricians by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Electricians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 73,300 4.16 0.89 $ 37.57 $ 78,140
Texas 64,360 4.95 1.06 $ 26.43 $ 54,980
Florida 42,250 4.59 0.98 $ 24.38 $ 50,710
New York 39,000 4.28 0.92 $ 39.30 $ 81,740
Michigan 25,440 5.99 1.28 $ 30.22 $ 62,850


Map of location quotient of electricians by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 2,350 8.76 1.88 $ 29.91 $ 62,200
North Dakota 2,970 7.33 1.57 $ 32.41 $ 67,410
Utah 10,700 6.57 1.41 $ 27.37 $ 56,940
Louisiana 11,440 6.19 1.33 $ 26.39 $ 54,900
Arkansas 7,450 6.05 1.30 $ 22.63 $ 47,070


Map of annual mean wages of electricians by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Electricians:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii 3,480 5.84 1.25 $ 42.61 $ 88,630
District of Columbia 2,030 2.94 0.63 $ 41.30 $ 85,910
Washington 19,120 5.61 1.20 $ 40.96 $ 85,190
Illinois 19,910 3.38 0.73 $ 40.76 $ 84,790
Oregon 9,020 4.75 1.02 $ 39.99 $ 83,180



Map of employment of electricians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electricians:

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 38,760 4.22 0.90 $ 41.22 $ 85,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 20,870 3.42 0.73 $ 37.09 $ 77,150
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 18,160 5.94 1.27 $ 27.69 $ 57,590
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,600 4.62 0.99 $ 26.46 $ 55,030
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 14,960 3.39 0.73 $ 42.79 $ 88,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 14,290 4.72 1.01 $ 34.04 $ 70,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 13,890 5.14 1.10 $ 39.81 $ 82,810
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 12,460 6.67 1.43 $ 31.98 $ 66,510
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 12,330 5.55 1.19 $ 25.61 $ 53,260
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 12,150 4.46 0.95 $ 27.76 $ 57,740


Map of location quotient of electricians by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kokomo, IN 470 13.38 2.87 $ 36.67 $ 76,280
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 1,840 12.35 2.65 $ 28.52 $ 59,310
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,080 11.91 2.55 $ 32.89 $ 68,410
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 610 11.33 2.43 $ 24.55 $ 51,060
Casper, WY 400 10.56 2.26 $ 28.39 $ 59,060
Corpus Christi, TX 1,900 10.43 2.24 $ 26.62 $ 55,370
Baton Rouge, LA 3,710 9.64 2.07 $ 27.68 $ 57,570
Greeley, CO 1,030 9.60 2.06 $ 27.92 $ 58,080
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 450 9.22 1.98 $ 44.66 $ 92,880
Lake Charles, LA 860 9.14 1.96 $ 27.95 $ 58,140


Map of annual mean wages of electricians by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Electricians:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 4,700 4.19 0.90 $ 47.71 $ 99,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 9,990 4.18 0.90 $ 46.31 $ 96,330
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 450 9.22 1.98 $ 44.66 $ 92,880
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 10,060 4.94 1.06 $ 44.45 $ 92,450
Urban Honolulu, HI 2,740 6.48 1.39 $ 43.15 $ 89,740
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 14,960 3.39 0.73 $ 42.79 $ 88,990
Trenton, NJ 700 2.97 0.64 $ 42.50 $ 88,400
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 350 4.73 1.01 $ 41.61 $ 86,560
Kennewick-Richland, WA 880 7.24 1.55 $ 41.34 $ 86,000
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 38,760 4.22 0.90 $ 41.22 $ 85,750

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Electricians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 1,740 5.42 1.16 $ 28.58 $ 59,440
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,480 3.85 0.83 $ 26.06 $ 54,190
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,390 5.64 1.21 $ 29.76 $ 61,910
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,370 5.21 1.12 $ 27.31 $ 56,800
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 1,310 6.98 1.50 $ 28.61 $ 59,510

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,300 11.85 2.54 $ 34.78 $ 72,350
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 990 9.09 1.95 $ 27.98 $ 58,210
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 750 9.08 1.95 $ 30.78 $ 64,020
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,090 8.84 1.89 $ 27.81 $ 57,850
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 810 8.39 1.80 $ 30.72 $ 63,900

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Electricians:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 390 3.95 0.85 $ 39.70 $ 82,580
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 640 6.29 1.35 $ 39.09 $ 81,300
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 420 6.67 1.43 $ 38.71 $ 80,530
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 560 4.32 0.93 $ 38.61 $ 80,300
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 470 4.23 0.91 $ 37.22 $ 77,420


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023