elp overview
career outlook
Power delivery is a robust, vibrant, growing industry that provides rewarding careers to hundreds of thousands of individuals. As illustrated below, employment prospects continue to look up for the foreseeable future.
A CAREER THAT CAN’T BE OUTSOURCED
+ increased retirements + increased customer reliance on electricity + increased installation and maintenance of the power grid + increased domestic and global initiatives to develop and utilize more clean energy sources
= 114,000+ ELECTRICAL LINEWORKERS NATIONWIDE HOURLY BY PERCENTILE
OCCUPATION
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49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
$22.21
$29.08
$37.65
$47.59
$51.49
49-9052 Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
$17.86
$20.95
$28.94
$37.96
$47.27
43-5041 Meter Readers, Utilities
$12.41
$15.25
$20.33
$27.77
$34.82
49-2095 Electrical and Electronic Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay 1
$28.63
$36.61
$44.91
$48.88
$57.69
47-2073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
$17.38
$18.54
$23.25
$30.14
$41.13
49-9081 Wind Turbine Service Technicians
$22.32
$22.62
$27.05
$30.74
$37.41
49-9097 Signal and Track Switch Repairers
$24.31
$30.46
$38.73
$38.90
$40.47
49-9098 Helpers–Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
$11.29
$13.94
$15.91
$18.21
$22.68
51-8099 Plant and System Operators, All Other
$14.30
$18.31
$24.16
$32.05
$38.59
37-3013 Tree Trimmers and Pruners
$14.51
$18.32
$22.58
$27.96
$30.87
47-2111 Electricians
$17.80
$22.55
$28.87
$37.19
$47.98
47-2231 Solar Photovoltaic Installers
$17.46
$18.26
$22.92
$28.37
$34.65
47-3013 Helpers–Electricians
$13.31
$14.25
$17.48
$18.92
$22.97
49-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
$21.06
$24.99
$34.26
$43.94
$50.92
53-7021 Crane and Tower Operators
$18.02
$23.15
$29.92
$37.47
$47.35
49-2021 Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers
$17.74
$22.71
$29.02
$37.40
$46.74
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Occupation wage data reflects numbers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2021. For more details on the occupations listed above, search the Occupational Outlook Handbook at: bls.gov/ooh/
1. This occupation encompasses the title of Substation Helper. 2. This occupation encompasses the title of Equipment Helper.
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