Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Electricians
Industry profile for Electricians
Geographic profile for Electricians
National estimates for Electricians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Electricians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 656,510 |
0.9 % |
$ 29.59 |
$ 61,550 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Electricians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 16.26 |
$ 20.57 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 36.24 |
$ 47.46 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 33,810 |
$ 42,790 |
$ 56,900 |
$ 75,380 |
$ 98,720 |
Industry profile for Electricians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Electricians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Electricians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Electricians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
477,560 |
21.84 |
$ 29.20 |
$ 60,730 |
| Employment Services |
21,160 |
0.66 |
$ 26.20 |
$ 54,500 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
13,780 |
0.26 |
$ 34.36 |
$ 71,470 |
| Utility System Construction |
11,290 |
2.03 |
$ 31.17 |
$ 64,830 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
9,710 |
1.20 |
$ 30.42 |
$ 63,280 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Electricians:
Top paying industries for Electricians:
Geographic profile for Electricians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Electricians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Electricians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Electricians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
71,010 |
4.32 |
0.92 |
$ 36.49 |
$ 75,900 |
| Texas |
60,890 |
5.03 |
1.07 |
$ 24.69 |
$ 51,350 |
| Florida |
41,900 |
4.96 |
1.05 |
$ 22.06 |
$ 45,880 |
| New York |
36,310 |
4.18 |
0.89 |
$ 39.11 |
$ 81,340 |
| Ohio |
23,430 |
4.56 |
0.97 |
$ 26.30 |
$ 54,700 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
2,660 |
10.15 |
2.15 |
$ 29.56 |
$ 61,480 |
| North Dakota |
3,550 |
8.87 |
1.88 |
$ 32.34 |
$ 67,270 |
| Utah |
10,370 |
6.96 |
1.48 |
$ 24.64 |
$ 51,250 |
| Colorado |
17,930 |
6.96 |
1.47 |
$ 27.07 |
$ 56,300 |
| Idaho |
4,950 |
6.89 |
1.46 |
$ 24.77 |
$ 51,520 |
Top paying states for Electricians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Illinois |
23,410 |
4.16 |
0.88 |
$ 39.25 |
$ 81,650 |
| New York |
36,310 |
4.18 |
0.89 |
$ 39.11 |
$ 81,340 |
| Hawaii |
3,180 |
5.54 |
1.17 |
$ 38.12 |
$ 79,280 |
| District of Columbia |
1,270 |
1.84 |
0.39 |
$ 38.00 |
$ 79,030 |
| Oregon |
9,830 |
5.44 |
1.15 |
$ 36.56 |
$ 76,040 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Electricians:
| 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 |
36,580 |
4.14 |
0.88 |
$ 40.48 |
$ 84,190 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
23,760 |
4.08 |
0.86 |
$ 37.25 |
$ 77,470 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
18,630 |
5.19 |
1.10 |
$ 23.96 |
$ 49,840 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
18,150 |
4.16 |
0.88 |
$ 40.50 |
$ 84,230 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
15,700 |
5.29 |
1.12 |
$ 25.57 |
$ 53,180 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
13,240 |
4.38 |
0.93 |
$ 31.72 |
$ 65,980 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
12,430 |
4.96 |
1.05 |
$ 22.68 |
$ 47,160 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
12,020 |
4.62 |
0.98 |
$ 34.07 |
$ 70,860 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
11,080 |
7.60 |
1.61 |
$ 26.85 |
$ 55,850 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
10,840 |
5.14 |
1.09 |
$ 23.86 |
$ 49,620 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lake Charles, LA |
1,610 |
15.77 |
3.34 |
$ 28.10 |
$ 58,450 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
700 |
15.23 |
3.23 |
$ 42.22 |
$ 87,820 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS |
1,820 |
12.88 |
2.73 |
$ 27.08 |
$ 56,330 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
1,110 |
12.81 |
2.71 |
$ 32.19 |
$ 66,960 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL |
640 |
12.30 |
2.61 |
$ 24.24 |
$ 50,430 |
| Casper, WY |
450 |
12.20 |
2.59 |
$ 27.36 |
$ 56,910 |
| Albany, OR |
520 |
12.13 |
2.57 |
$ 39.04 |
$ 81,200 |
| Mobile, AL |
1,880 |
11.07 |
2.35 |
$ 23.94 |
$ 49,800 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA |
1,230 |
10.80 |
2.29 |
$ 37.89 |
$ 78,820 |
| Midland, TX |
1,020 |
10.26 |
2.17 |
$ 28.94 |
$ 60,200 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Electricians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
10,770 |
4.62 |
0.98 |
$ 51.29 |
$ 106,680 |
| Trenton, NJ |
450 |
1.94 |
0.41 |
$ 43.37 |
$ 90,210 |
| Kankakee, IL |
140 |
3.31 |
0.70 |
$ 42.56 |
$ 88,530 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA |
700 |
15.23 |
3.23 |
$ 42.22 |
$ 87,820 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
3,600 |
3.26 |
0.69 |
$ 41.61 |
$ 86,550 |
| Merced, CA |
70 |
0.92 |
0.20 |
$ 41.23 |
$ 85,760 |
| Syracuse, NY |
1,160 |
4.12 |
0.87 |
$ 40.64 |
$ 84,520 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
18,150 |
4.16 |
0.88 |
$ 40.50 |
$ 84,230 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
36,580 |
4.14 |
0.88 |
$ 40.48 |
$ 84,190 |
| Carbondale-Marion, IL |
120 |
2.39 |
0.51 |
$ 40.17 |
$ 83,550 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Electricians:
| Nonmetropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) |
1,710 |
5.47 |
1.16 |
$ 25.51 |
$ 53,060 |
| West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area |
1,660 |
14.32 |
3.03 |
$ 35.15 |
$ 73,110 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area |
1,490 |
6.23 |
1.32 |
$ 25.83 |
$ 53,730 |
| West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
1,390 |
7.21 |
1.53 |
$ 26.57 |
$ 55,260 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
1,380 |
5.62 |
1.19 |
$ 25.95 |
$ 53,980 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Electricians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Electricians:
About May 2020 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(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 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
