Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers. Excludes “Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay” (49-2095).

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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)
111,660	1.6 %	$34.60	$71,960	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$18.66	$25.74	$34.86	$43.69	$49.76
Annual Wage (2)	$38,810	$53,550	$72,520	$90,870	$103,500

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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)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	54,550	14.19	$37.49	$77,980
Utility System Construction	29,910	5.24	$29.53	$61,410
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	13,870	0.25	$32.20	$66,980
Building Equipment Contractors	5,030	0.23	$33.49	$69,670
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,890	0.09	$40.92	$85,110

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	54,550	14.19	$37.49	$77,980
Utility System Construction	29,910	5.24	$29.53	$61,410
Coal Mining	150	0.30	$35.17	$73,150
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	13,870	0.25	$32.20	$66,980
Building Equipment Contractors	5,030	0.23	$33.49	$69,670

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	(8)	(8)	$46.80	$97,350
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	1,890	0.09	$40.92	$85,110
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	160	0.01	$39.71	$82,590
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	54,550	14.19	$37.49	$77,980
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	120	0.01	$36.22	$75,350

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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)
Texas	10,600	0.85	1.12	$28.16	$58,570
California	6,730	0.39	0.51	$46.78	$97,300
Georgia	6,200	1.39	1.82	$26.87	$55,880
Florida	5,620	0.64	0.84	$27.41	$57,010
New York	5,070	0.53	0.70	$38.75	$80,600

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	640	2.36	3.10	$38.00	$79,030
South Dakota	870	2.04	2.68	$37.50	$78,010
Arkansas	2,140	1.75	2.31	$31.45	$65,420
North Dakota	730	1.73	2.28	$41.06	$85,410
Mississippi	1,800	1.60	2.10	$30.26	$62,940

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	6,730	0.39	0.51	$46.78	$97,300
Oregon	1,230	0.65	0.85	$45.88	$95,430
Alaska	470	1.49	1.97	$44.15	$91,830
New Jersey	1,260	0.31	0.41	$43.93	$91,370
Massachusetts	2,060	0.57	0.75	$43.25	$89,960

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)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	3,250	1.18	1.56	$27.22	$56,620
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	3,220	0.33	0.44	$42.31	$88,010
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	2,640	0.87	1.14	$28.64	$59,570
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,140	0.34	0.45	$44.58	$92,720
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,980	0.62	0.82	$33.01	$68,660
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	1,980	0.42	0.56	$42.84	$89,120
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,860	0.51	0.67	$27.65	$57,510
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	1,580	0.57	0.74	$43.14	$89,720
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,550	0.59	0.77	$24.78	$51,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,530	0.53	0.70	$40.32	$83,860