Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
688,620	0.9 %	$29.02	$60,370	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$16.06	$20.28	$27.01	$35.55	$46.43
Annual Wage (2)	$33,410	$42,180	$56,180	$73,940	$96,580

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	495,890	22.27	$28.72	$59,730
Employment Services	23,520	0.64	$25.43	$52,900
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	14,350	0.26	$33.58	$69,850
Nonresidential Building Construction	11,610	1.39	$29.47	$61,300
Utility System Construction	10,670	1.87	$30.63	$63,720

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Building Equipment Contractors	495,890	22.27	$28.72	$59,730
Coal Mining	2,460	4.84	$29.43	$61,200
Ship and Boat Building	4,940	3.51	$26.24	$54,570
Metal Ore Mining	1,330	3.17	$32.47	$67,540
Tobacco Manufacturing	320	3.00	$34.54	$71,850

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	750	0.69	$50.12	$104,250
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	340	0.22	$41.74	$86,820
Land Subdivision	30	0.08	$39.73	$82,630
Real Estate	950	0.06	$39.09	$81,300
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank	30	0.17	$39.03	$81,180

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	72,870	4.19	0.89	$33.87	$70,460
Texas	63,750	5.13	1.09	$25.11	$52,230
New York	43,890	4.61	0.98	$38.21	$79,480
Florida	41,410	4.71	1.00	$21.98	$45,720
Illinois	25,400	4.21	0.90	$37.88	$78,790

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming	2,490	9.10	1.94	$28.88	$60,070
North Dakota	3,480	8.24	1.76	$31.07	$64,620
Utah	11,460	7.62	1.63	$24.72	$51,410
Louisiana	12,570	6.54	1.39	$25.07	$52,140
Idaho	4,580	6.30	1.34	$24.70	$51,380

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	1,550	2.15	0.46	$38.40	$79,870
New York	43,890	4.61	0.98	$38.21	$79,480
Illinois	25,400	4.21	0.90	$37.88	$78,790
Hawaii	3,080	4.85	1.03	$37.27	$77,530
Alaska	1,620	5.10	1.09	$36.23	$75,350

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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	44,330	4.59	0.98	$39.73	$82,640
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	22,670	3.63	0.77	$32.79	$68,200
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	19,390	4.15	0.88	$39.10	$81,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	17,700	5.80	1.24	$27.63	$57,470
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	17,350	4.74	1.01	$24.23	$50,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	13,830	4.35	0.93	$31.25	$65,010
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,840	4.59	0.98	$34.67	$72,120
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,180	4.61	0.98	$22.25	$46,290
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	11,550	4.67	1.00	$48.27	$100,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	11,130	5.25	1.12	$23.59	$49,070