Electrician Training
Construction Trades · federal classification: Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Median earnings by degree level
| Degree | Median earnings | Typical range | Schools | Clear the bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $55,271 | $45,408 to $70,556 | 156 | 94% |
| Associate's Degree | $66,696 | $54,636 to $90,503 | 53 | 98% |
"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.
Job outlook
Projected employment growth +7% (2025 to 2035), about 210,600 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.
| Occupation | Median pay | Growth | Openings/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $63,190 | +9.2% | 72,700 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $79,920 | +5% | 67,000 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $79,860 | +4.1% | 48,900 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $95,320 | +10.3% | 10,900 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | $60,070 | +6.8% | 8,500 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $103,020 | +9.7% | 1,800 |
Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.
Where this is studied
The 8 colleges where the most students complete a electrician training program, of 556 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.
- Owensboro Community and Technical College
- Ivy Tech Community College
- City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
- Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
- NUC University
- Apex Technical School
Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.