Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

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2020 Workforce

31.2k

Average Age

36.1

Average Salary

$53,513

Average Male Salary

$54,154

Average Female Salary

$42,649

About

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are most often employed by the U. S. Navy industry. The average yearly wage for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility was $53,513 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility by wage are Construction equipment operators, Water & wastewater treatment plant & system operators, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators.

Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are part of the Installation, maintenance, & repair occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of mechanics, installers, & repairers, Computer, automated teller, & office machine repairers, Radio & telecommunications equipment installers & repairers, Avionics technicians, Electric motor, power tool, & related repairers, and 26 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Escambia County (South) PUMA, FL, and San Diego City (Central/Centre City & Balboa Park) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA, Escambia County (South) PUMA, FL, and Yuma City PUMA, AZ.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility and on wages and locations for those in the field. U. S. Navy is the industry that employs the most Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by average wage, is Electric & gas, and other combinations. Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are paid most in Cedar City PUMA, UT but are relatively concentrated in Norfolk City (Northeast) PUMA, VA.

Yearly Wage

$53,513

AVERAGE SALARY

± $5,066

In 2020, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility earned an average of $53,513, $2,441 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Photographic process workers & processing machine operators make somewhat more than Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility while Construction equipment operators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.312

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.312, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by number of employees, are U. S. Navy, Electric power generation, transmission & distribution, Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing, Automotive repair & maintenance, U. S. Army, U. S. Air Force, Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores , Construction, Electronics stores, National security & international affairs, and Ship & boat building.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, by average wage, are Electric & gas, and other combinations, Administration of economic programs & space research, and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.

Industries by Share

31.2k

2020 Workforce

± 4,336

3.59%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 19.1%

The number of people employed as Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility has been growing at a rate of 3.59%, from 30,121 people in 2019 to 31,203 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility employed by various industries. U. S. Navy employs the largest share of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility at 16.1%, followed by Electric power generation, transmission & distribution with 15.2% and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 8.74%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the US. The average age of male Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility in the workforce is 36.2 and of female Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 34.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

29.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,214

1.74k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 1,024

94.4% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

68.8% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.1% of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility.

Age by Sex

36.2

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.89

34.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 6.99

The median age of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is 36.1, and Male employees are generally 1.67 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility is Engineering but a relatively high number of Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility hold a major in Engineering Technologies.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

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MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility need many skills, but most especially Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, and Repairing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Electrical & electronics repairers, transportation equipment, & industrial & utility need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.