• 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).

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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

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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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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