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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
688,620 0.9 % $29.02 $60,370 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $16.06 $20.28 $27.01 $35.55 $46.43
Annual Wage (2) $33,410 $42,180 $56,180 $73,940 $96,580


Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 495,890 22.27 $28.72 $59,730
Employment Services 23,520 0.64 $25.43 $52,900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 14,350 0.26 $33.58 $69,850
Nonresidential Building Construction 11,610 1.39 $29.47 $61,300
Utility System Construction 10,670 1.87 $30.63 $63,720

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors 495,890 22.27 $28.72 $59,730
Coal Mining 2,460 4.84 $29.43 $61,200
Ship and Boat Building 4,940 3.51 $26.24 $54,570
Metal Ore Mining 1,330 3.17 $32.47 $67,540
Tobacco Manufacturing 320 3.00 $34.54 $71,850

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 750 0.69 $50.12 $104,250
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 340 0.22 $41.74 $86,820
Land Subdivision 30 0.08 $39.73 $82,630
Real Estate 950 0.06 $39.09 $81,300
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 30 0.17 $39.03 $81,180


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 72,870 4.19 0.89 $33.87 $70,460
Texas 63,750 5.13 1.09 $25.11 $52,230
New York 43,890 4.61 0.98 $38.21 $79,480
Florida 41,410 4.71 1.00 $21.98 $45,720
Illinois 25,400 4.21 0.90 $37.88 $78,790




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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 2,490 9.10 1.94 $28.88 $60,070
North Dakota 3,480 8.24 1.76 $31.07 $64,620
Utah 11,460 7.62 1.63 $24.72 $51,410
Louisiana 12,570 6.54 1.39 $25.07 $52,140
Idaho 4,580 6.30 1.34 $24.70 $51,380




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,550 2.15 0.46 $38.40 $79,870
New York 43,890 4.61 0.98 $38.21 $79,480
Illinois 25,400 4.21 0.90 $37.88 $78,790
Hawaii 3,080 4.85 1.03 $37.27 $77,530
Alaska 1,620 5.10 1.09 $36.23 $75,350





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 44,330 4.59 0.98 $39.73 $82,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 22,670 3.63 0.77 $32.79 $68,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 19,390 4.15 0.88 $39.10 $81,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 17,700 5.80 1.24 $27.63 $57,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 17,350 4.74 1.01 $24.23 $50,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 13,830 4.35 0.93 $31.25 $65,010
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 12,840 4.59 0.98 $34.67 $72,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 12,180 4.61 0.98 $22.25 $46,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,550 4.67 1.00 $48.27 $100,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 11,130 5.25 1.12 $23.59 $49,070




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Provo-Orem, UT 4,340 17.07 3.64 $22.90 $47,640
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 810 16.21 3.46 $40.77 $84,810
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,140 12.75 2.72 $28.59 $59,470
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS 1,890 12.61 2.69 $25.58 $53,210
Odessa, TX 920 11.34 2.42 $23.71 $49,310
Kennewick-Richland, WA 1,320 11.13 2.37 $35.22 $73,250
Casper, WY 420 10.86 2.32 $28.77 $59,840
Mobile, AL 1,900 10.82 2.31 $23.01 $47,870
Albany, OR 460 10.22 2.18 $34.54 $71,830
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 550 10.04 2.14 $23.09 $48,040




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 11,550 4.67 1.00 $48.27 $100,400
Trenton, NJ 550 2.30 0.49 $40.84 $84,950
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 810 16.21 3.46 $40.77 $84,810
Lewiston, ID-WA 240 9.18 1.96 $40.34 $83,910
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 44,330 4.59 0.98 $39.73 $82,640
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 19,390 4.15 0.88 $39.10 $81,320
Kankakee, IL 120 2.74 0.58 $38.88 $80,870
Rockford, IL 600 4.05 0.86 $38.20 $79,470
Champaign-Urbana, IL 430 4.26 0.91 $38.01 $79,050
Carbondale-Marion, IL 120 2.28 0.49 $37.96 $78,970

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,700 5.10 1.09 $23.84 $49,590
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,660 10.95 2.33 $24.32 $50,580
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,620 12.89 2.75 $34.23 $71,190
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,610 7.97 1.70 $26.75 $55,630
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,520 5.94 1.27 $25.22 $52,460

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,620 12.89 2.75 $34.23 $71,190
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,660 10.95 2.33 $24.32 $50,580
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 850 10.00 2.13 $30.14 $62,700
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 900 9.05 1.93 $28.26 $58,790
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,610 7.97 1.70 $26.75 $55,630

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 410 4.06 0.87 $39.14 $81,400
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 510 4.72 1.01 $37.60 $78,220
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 780 5.80 1.24 $37.00 $76,950
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 510 5.29 1.13 $34.97 $72,730
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 210 3.49 0.74 $34.94 $72,670


About May 2019 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020