Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
United States Department of Labor
