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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023
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 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Industry profile for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Geographic profile for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
National estimates for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 120,170 |
1.4 % |
$ 41.30 |
$ 85,900 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 23.18 |
$ 30.35 |
$ 41.07 |
$ 50.11 |
$ 57.66 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 48,220 |
$ 63,120 |
$ 85,420 |
$ 104,230 |
$ 119,920 |
Industry profile for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
57,100 |
14.50 |
$ 45.22 |
$ 94,050 |
| Utility System Construction |
36,320 |
6.29 |
$ 35.78 |
$ 74,410 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
13,120 |
0.24 |
$ 39.45 |
$ 82,050 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
5,340 |
0.22 |
$ 36.70 |
$ 76,330 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2,700 |
2.40 |
$ 55.48 |
$ 115,400 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
57,100 |
14.50 |
$ 45.22 |
$ 94,050 |
| Utility System Construction |
36,320 |
6.29 |
$ 35.78 |
$ 74,410 |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2,700 |
2.40 |
$ 55.48 |
$ 115,400 |
| Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction |
380 |
0.30 |
$ 38.63 |
$ 80,340 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
13,120 |
0.24 |
$ 39.45 |
$ 82,050 |
Top paying industries for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Natural Gas Distribution |
2,700 |
2.40 |
$ 55.48 |
$ 115,400 |
| Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance |
250 |
0.11 |
$ 49.02 |
$ 101,960 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) |
1,840 |
0.09 |
$ 48.11 |
$ 100,080 |
| Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution |
57,100 |
14.50 |
$ 45.22 |
$ 94,050 |
| Facilities Support Services |
160 |
0.08 |
$ 44.37 |
$ 92,290 |
Geographic profile for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
13,710 |
1.01 |
1.28 |
$ 35.01 |
$ 72,820 |
| California |
9,000 |
0.50 |
0.63 |
$ 53.83 |
$ 111,960 |
| Florida |
6,360 |
0.66 |
0.84 |
$ 37.47 |
$ 77,950 |
| North Carolina |
5,420 |
1.13 |
1.43 |
$ 34.98 |
$ 72,750 |
| Illinois |
4,550 |
0.76 |
0.96 |
$ 47.85 |
$ 99,520 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| South Dakota |
950 |
2.14 |
2.70 |
$ 39.30 |
$ 81,750 |
| Mississippi |
2,230 |
1.94 |
2.45 |
$ 32.67 |
$ 67,960 |
| Wyoming |
470 |
1.73 |
2.18 |
$ 43.06 |
$ 89,550 |
| Alabama |
3,340 |
1.62 |
2.05 |
$ 38.03 |
$ 79,090 |
| Kentucky |
2,870 |
1.46 |
1.84 |
$ 35.72 |
$ 74,300 |
Top paying states for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
9,000 |
0.50 |
0.63 |
$ 53.83 |
$ 111,960 |
| Hawaii |
290 |
0.48 |
0.60 |
$ 53.20 |
$ 110,660 |
| New York |
4,400 |
0.47 |
0.59 |
$ 52.25 |
$ 108,670 |
| Washington |
2,830 |
0.81 |
1.02 |
$ 51.66 |
$ 107,450 |
| Rhode Island |
140 |
0.28 |
0.35 |
$ 51.39 |
$ 106,880 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,420 |
1.08 |
1.36 |
$ 37.01 |
$ 76,970 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
3,340 |
0.35 |
0.44 |
$ 53.45 |
$ 111,170 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,750 |
0.69 |
0.88 |
$ 35.65 |
$ 74,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,560 |
0.57 |
0.72 |
$ 49.72 |
$ 103,420 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,010 |
0.33 |
0.41 |
$ 54.19 |
$ 112,710 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,770 |
0.57 |
0.72 |
$ 41.10 |
$ 85,480 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
1,680 |
0.62 |
0.78 |
$ 38.00 |
$ 79,040 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,650 |
0.58 |
0.74 |
$ 37.17 |
$ 77,310 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
1,580 |
1.19 |
1.50 |
$ 44.45 |
$ 92,460 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
1,500 |
0.90 |
1.14 |
$ 52.29 |
$ 108,760 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Decatur, AL |
250 |
4.34 |
5.48 |
$ 34.41 |
$ 71,570 |
| Jefferson City, MO |
280 |
3.72 |
4.70 |
$ 38.06 |
$ 79,160 |
| Wilmington, NC |
510 |
3.58 |
4.53 |
$ 36.84 |
$ 76,630 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX |
170 |
3.43 |
4.33 |
$ 30.90 |
$ 64,280 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
190 |
2.93 |
3.71 |
$ 40.16 |
$ 83,540 |
| Midland, TX |
330 |
2.91 |
3.67 |
$ 34.23 |
$ 71,210 |
| Jackson, MS |
700 |
2.78 |
3.51 |
$ 35.08 |
$ 72,960 |
| Rapid City, SD |
200 |
2.73 |
3.46 |
$ 36.76 |
$ 76,460 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
360 |
2.63 |
3.33 |
$ 48.22 |
$ 100,300 |
| Manhattan, KS |
100 |
2.60 |
3.28 |
$ 38.12 |
$ 79,290 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Redding, CA |
90 |
1.35 |
1.71 |
$ 60.27 |
$ 125,360 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
250 |
0.22 |
0.28 |
$ 60.21 |
$ 125,250 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
820 |
0.34 |
0.43 |
$ 59.22 |
$ 123,170 |
| Bellingham, WA |
40 |
0.49 |
0.61 |
$ 57.87 |
$ 120,360 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA |
160 |
0.59 |
0.75 |
$ 56.90 |
$ 118,350 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA |
230 |
1.92 |
2.43 |
$ 56.75 |
$ 118,030 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
200 |
0.61 |
0.77 |
$ 55.41 |
$ 115,260 |
| Visalia-Porterville, CA |
150 |
0.88 |
1.12 |
$ 55.16 |
$ 114,730 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
2,010 |
0.33 |
0.41 |
$ 54.19 |
$ 112,710 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
80 |
0.20 |
0.25 |
$ 53.95 |
$ 112,210 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers:
About May 2023 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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2023 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024
United States Department of Labor
