• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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)
712,580	0.6 %	$ 32.60	$ 67,810	0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Electricians:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 18.49	$ 23.13	$ 29.61	$ 38.59	$ 50.09
Annual Wage (2)	$ 38,470	$ 48,100	$ 61,590	$ 80,260	$ 104,180

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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	522,600	21.46	$ 32.20	$ 66,980
Employment Services	24,590	0.66	$ 27.11	$ 56,390
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	15,280	0.28	$ 38.61	$ 80,310
Nonresidential Building Construction	13,140	1.53	$ 33.64	$ 69,980
Utility System Construction	11,130	1.93	$ 34.45	$ 71,660

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	522,600	21.46	$ 32.20	$ 66,980
Coal Mining	1,720	4.10	$ 39.05	$ 81,220
Ship and Boat Building	4,730	3.09	$ 29.09	$ 60,500
Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing	2,390	2.85	$ 28.84	$ 59,990
Metal Ore Mining	1,110	2.61	$ 37.99	$ 79,010

Top paying industries for Electricians:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	650	0.57	$ 56.08	$ 116,650
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	(8)	(8)	$ 55.32	$ 115,070
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 48.38	$ 100,640
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	1,250	1.15	$ 48.20	$ 100,260
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	630	0.39	$ 48.00	$ 99,830

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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	72,880	4.06	0.87	$ 40.54	$ 84,330
Texas	70,580	5.21	1.11	$ 27.09	$ 56,350
Florida	46,690	4.88	1.04	$ 25.18	$ 52,380
New York	40,670	4.33	0.92	$ 40.17	$ 83,550
Ohio	24,430	4.47	0.95	$ 30.94	$ 64,360

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	2,370	8.67	1.85	$ 32.69	$ 68,000
North Dakota	3,180	7.61	1.62	$ 35.02	$ 72,850
Utah	11,350	6.76	1.44	$ 28.73	$ 59,760
Nebraska	6,160	6.15	1.31	$ 28.79	$ 59,890
Idaho	5,050	6.14	1.31	$ 26.56	$ 55,240

Top paying states for Electricians:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	1,860	2.65	0.57	$ 42.72	$ 88,860
Washington	18,820	5.38	1.15	$ 42.61	$ 88,620
Hawaii	3,300	5.35	1.14	$ 42.44	$ 88,280
Illinois	21,890	3.64	0.78	$ 42.33	$ 88,040
Oregon	9,260	4.77	1.02	$ 41.03	$ 85,330

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	39,310	4.14	0.88	$ 41.18	$ 85,650
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	19,600	6.16	1.31	$ 28.33	$ 58,920
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	19,520	3.16	0.67	$ 39.95	$ 83,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	18,730	4.72	1.01	$ 27.38	$ 56,950
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	15,860	3.52	0.75	$ 44.02	$ 91,560
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	15,010	5.43	1.16	$ 39.61	$ 82,380
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	14,850	4.80	1.02	$ 36.47	$ 75,850
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	14,240	6.22	1.33	$ 28.58	$ 59,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,400	4.55	0.97	$ 26.46	$ 55,030
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	12,160	4.32	0.92	$ 28.52	$ 59,330

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)
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	690	12.51	2.67	$ 28.18	$ 58,600
Kokomo, IN	430	12.41	2.64	$ 38.52	$ 80,110
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	1,840	12.17	2.59	$ 29.55	$ 61,470
Corpus Christi, TX	2,260	12.05	2.57	$ 26.65	$ 55,430
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	1,080	11.66	2.48	$ 33.68	$ 70,050
Casper, WY	400	10.36	2.21	$ 30.66	$ 63,770
Decatur, IL	460	9.88	2.11	$ 42.33	$ 88,050
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA	490	9.71	2.07	$ 46.16	$ 96,000
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	1,480	9.52	2.03	$ 29.60	$ 61,570
Alexandria, LA	550	9.25	1.97	$ 25.91	$ 53,900