Electricians

This post summarizes key statistics on Electricians using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 32,957
25 46,346
30 54,020
35 66,910
40 67,192
45 70,312
50 73,300
55 73,300
60 70,312
65 64,824


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.60
20-39 6.70
39-41 64.90
41-50 17.30
50-60 6.50
More than 60 2.00

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Electricians.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
72.60 56,646 All construction
4.30 73,715 Electric light and power
1.40 81,029 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
0.90 59,421 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
0.90 59,862 Ship and boat building and repairing
0.90 58,972 Elementary and secondary schools
0.90 65,916 Colleges and universities
0.70 102,067 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills
0.60 60,765 Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.
0.60 61,795 General government, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Electricians work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Electricians. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Electricians received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Electricians. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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