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Industries with Fastest Electricians Salary Growth

These industries raised Electricians salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

178
Industries with Growth
+127.5%
Highest Growth
+22.8%
Average Growth
15
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Electricians salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 178 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $38,380 $87,330 +$48,950 +127.5%
2 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $40,160 $87,330 +$47,170 +117.5%
3 Deep Sea, Coastal, and Great Lakes Water Transportation $49,110 $95,030 +$45,920 +93.5%
4 Water Transportation $51,230 $86,270 +$35,040 +68.4%
5 Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil $64,720 $105,550 +$40,830 +63.1%
6 Waste Treatment and Disposal $61,940 $98,250 +$36,310 +58.6%
7 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $35,450 $54,520 +$19,070 +53.8%
8 Support Activities for Air Transportation $58,920 $89,300 +$30,380 +51.6%
9 Pipeline Transportation $68,350 $101,730 +$33,380 +48.8%
10 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $48,520 $71,930 +$23,410 +48.2%
11 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $48,570 $71,930 +$23,360 +48.1%
12 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $53,190 $78,360 +$25,170 +47.3%
13 Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas $69,070 $99,700 +$30,630 +44.3%
14 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $44,160 $63,310 +$19,150 +43.4%
15 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $47,030 $65,410 +$18,380 +39.1%
16 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $59,480 $82,480 +$23,000 +38.7%
17 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $54,580 $75,670 +$21,090 +38.6%
18 Waste Management and Remediation Services $64,900 $89,610 +$24,710 +38.1%
19 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $75,310 $103,960 +$28,650 +38.0%
20 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $65,870 $90,320 +$24,450 +37.1%
21 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $56,650 $77,640 +$20,990 +37.1%
22 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $51,570 $70,390 +$18,820 +36.5%
23 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation $77,990 $106,010 +$28,020 +35.9%
24 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $76,380 $103,720 +$27,340 +35.8%
25 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $66,310 $89,500 +$23,190 +35.0%
26 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $60,350 $80,710 +$20,360 +33.7%
27 Support Activities for Mining $56,940 $75,920 +$18,980 +33.3%
28 Utilities $78,020 $104,010 +$25,990 +33.3%
29 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $58,070 $77,410 +$19,340 +33.3%
30 Warehousing and Storage $61,830 $82,320 +$20,490 +33.1%
31 Printing and Related Support Activities $58,050 $77,040 +$18,990 +32.7%
32 Oil and Gas Extraction $78,050 $103,350 +$25,300 +32.4%
33 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $62,430 $82,200 +$19,770 +31.7%
34 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $48,910 $64,290 +$15,380 +31.4%
35 Support Activities for Rail Transportation $49,630 $65,200 +$15,570 +31.4%
36 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $57,250 $74,930 +$17,680 +30.9%
37 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $73,330 $95,050 +$21,720 +29.6%
38 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $54,690 $70,880 +$16,190 +29.6%
39 Scientific Research and Development Services $73,360 $95,050 +$21,690 +29.6%
40 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $60,610 $78,210 +$17,600 +29.0%
41 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $63,430 $81,700 +$18,270 +28.8%
42 Facilities Support Services $59,240 $76,240 +$17,000 +28.7%
43 Coal Mining $64,030 $82,050 +$18,020 +28.1%
44 Chemical Manufacturing $63,230 $80,780 +$17,550 +27.8%
45 Food Manufacturing $58,760 $74,870 +$16,110 +27.4%
46 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $48,440 $61,680 +$13,240 +27.3%
47 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $61,730 $78,390 +$16,660 +27.0%
48 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $60,240 $76,230 +$15,990 +26.5%
49 Grain and Oilseed Milling $61,700 $78,050 +$16,350 +26.5%
50 Gambling Industries $55,960 $70,750 +$14,790 +26.4%
51 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $59,670 $75,390 +$15,720 +26.3%
52 Management of Companies and Enterprises $64,190 $81,030 +$16,840 +26.2%
53 Spectator Sports $66,130 $83,420 +$17,290 +26.1%
54 Nuclear Electric Power Generation $86,180 $108,300 +$22,120 +25.7%
55 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $55,930 $70,210 +$14,280 +25.5%
56 Rubber Product Manufacturing $60,740 $76,230 +$15,490 +25.5%
57 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $65,560 $82,030 +$16,470 +25.1%
58 Hospitals $62,250 $77,860 +$15,610 +25.1%
59 Paper Manufacturing $62,680 $78,370 +$15,690 +25.0%
60 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $38,220 $47,690 +$9,470 +24.8%
61 Fabric Mills $46,340 $57,630 +$11,290 +24.4%
62 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $61,120 $75,790 +$14,670 +24.0%
63 Support Activities for Transportation $56,900 $70,460 +$13,560 +23.8%
64 Textile Product Mills $49,790 $61,610 +$11,820 +23.7%
65 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $61,890 $76,480 +$14,590 +23.6%
66 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $61,780 $76,130 +$14,350 +23.2%
67 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $61,750 $75,920 +$14,170 +22.9%
68 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $48,810 $59,940 +$11,130 +22.8%
69 Dairy Product Manufacturing $61,120 $75,000 +$13,880 +22.7%
70 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $55,940 $68,620 +$12,680 +22.7%
71 Motion Picture and Video Industries $81,220 $99,580 +$18,360 +22.6%
72 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $81,230 $99,580 +$18,350 +22.6%
73 Plastics Product Manufacturing $59,530 $72,820 +$13,290 +22.3%
74 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $68,990 $84,050 +$15,060 +21.8%
75 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $63,870 $77,620 +$13,750 +21.5%
76 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $62,490 $75,910 +$13,420 +21.5%
77 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $56,040 $68,070 +$12,030 +21.5%
78 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $52,770 $64,060 +$11,290 +21.4%
79 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $56,970 $68,930 +$11,960 +21.0%
80 Machine Shops $51,960 $62,860 +$10,900 +21.0%
81 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $77,810 $94,100 +$16,290 +20.9%
82 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $62,430 $75,490 +$13,060 +20.9%
83 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $63,620 $76,680 +$13,060 +20.5%
84 Beverage Manufacturing $68,930 $83,010 +$14,080 +20.4%
85 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $70,210 $84,500 +$14,290 +20.4%
86 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $51,350 $61,780 +$10,430 +20.3%
87 Natural Gas Distribution $109,860 $132,130 +$22,270 +20.3%
88 Textile Furnishings Mills $50,730 $60,970 +$10,240 +20.2%
89 Wood Product Manufacturing $51,550 $61,890 +$10,340 +20.1%
90 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $48,960 $58,690 +$9,730 +19.9%
91 Technical and Trade Schools $55,500 $66,420 +$10,920 +19.7%
92 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $61,300 $73,360 +$12,060 +19.7%
93 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $56,210 $67,230 +$11,020 +19.6%
94 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $64,890 $77,500 +$12,610 +19.4%
95 Metal Ore Mining $69,190 $82,530 +$13,340 +19.3%
96 Rail Transportation $66,600 $79,320 +$12,720 +19.1%
97 Newspaper Publishers $71,370 $84,940 +$13,570 +19.0%
98 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $50,600 $60,180 +$9,580 +18.9%
99 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $51,030 $60,690 +$9,660 +18.9%
100 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $69,450 $82,280 +$12,830 +18.5%
101 Temporary Help Services $48,340 $57,230 +$8,890 +18.4%
102 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $71,780 $84,940 +$13,160 +18.3%
103 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $70,170 $83,010 +$12,840 +18.3%
104 Textile Mills $47,280 $55,880 +$8,600 +18.2%
105 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $51,400 $60,690 +$9,290 +18.1%
106 Junior Colleges $56,490 $66,390 +$9,900 +17.5%
107 Support Activities for Water Transportation $58,880 $68,990 +$10,110 +17.2%
108 Employment Services $49,140 $57,490 +$8,350 +17.0%
109 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $72,090 $84,260 +$12,170 +16.9%
110 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $56,380 $65,850 +$9,470 +16.8%
111 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $54,700 $63,690 +$8,990 +16.4%
112 Other Building Equipment Contractors $54,200 $63,060 +$8,860 +16.3%
113 Other Food Manufacturing $63,970 $74,410 +$10,440 +16.3%
114 Residential Building Construction $50,170 $58,350 +$8,180 +16.3%
115 Machinery Manufacturing $52,610 $61,180 +$8,570 +16.3%
116 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $57,230 $66,500 +$9,270 +16.2%
117 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $56,890 $66,060 +$9,170 +16.1%
118 Accommodation $57,220 $66,390 +$9,170 +16.0%
119 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $53,770 $62,370 +$8,600 +16.0%
120 Traveler Accommodation $57,300 $66,450 +$9,150 +16.0%
121 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $60,670 $70,350 +$9,680 +16.0%
122 Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly $54,670 $63,300 +$8,630 +15.8%
123 Administrative and Support Services $50,230 $58,060 +$7,830 +15.6%
124 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $58,030 $66,840 +$8,810 +15.2%
125 Tobacco Manufacturing $72,390 $83,150 +$10,760 +14.9%
126 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $58,040 $66,470 +$8,430 +14.5%
127 Roofing Contractors $50,220 $57,490 +$7,270 +14.5%
128 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $51,250 $58,620 +$7,370 +14.4%
129 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $73,420 $83,940 +$10,520 +14.3%
130 Foundries $64,060 $72,910 +$8,850 +13.8%
131 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $55,200 $62,790 +$7,590 +13.8%
132 Elementary and Secondary Schools $54,120 $61,280 +$7,160 +13.2%
133 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $66,850 $75,580 +$8,730 +13.1%
134 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $55,010 $61,900 +$6,890 +12.5%
135 Educational Services $57,650 $64,870 +$7,220 +12.5%
136 Specialty Trade Contractors $54,570 $61,320 +$6,750 +12.4%
137 Building Equipment Contractors $54,600 $61,330 +$6,730 +12.3%
138 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $54,630 $61,290 +$6,660 +12.2%
139 Social Assistance $60,880 $68,300 +$7,420 +12.2%
140 Engineering Services $59,720 $66,990 +$7,270 +12.2%
141 Primary Metal Manufacturing $59,170 $66,350 +$7,180 +12.1%
142 Repair and Maintenance $55,050 $61,640 +$6,590 +12.0%
143 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $65,450 $73,280 +$7,830 +12.0%
144 Investigation and Security Services $53,670 $59,780 +$6,110 +11.4%
145 Security Systems Services $53,670 $59,780 +$6,110 +11.4%
146 Animal Food Manufacturing $65,190 $72,490 +$7,300 +11.2%
147 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $55,890 $62,100 +$6,210 +11.1%
148 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $59,920 $66,570 +$6,650 +11.1%
149 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $59,970 $66,600 +$6,630 +11.1%
150 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $58,280 $64,690 +$6,410 +11.0%
151 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $53,580 $59,470 +$5,890 +11.0%
152 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $59,070 $65,160 +$6,090 +10.3%
153 Utility System Construction $59,160 $65,010 +$5,850 +9.9%
154 Ship and Boat Building $55,780 $60,870 +$5,090 +9.1%
155 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $52,840 $57,490 +$4,650 +8.8%
156 Construction of Buildings $56,990 $61,960 +$4,970 +8.7%
157 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $54,610 $59,290 +$4,680 +8.6%
158 Solar Electric Power Generation $61,880 $67,060 +$5,180 +8.4%
159 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $58,660 $63,480 +$4,820 +8.2%
160 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $68,810 $74,400 +$5,590 +8.1%
161 Nonresidential Building Construction $58,610 $63,330 +$4,720 +8.1%
162 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $69,080 $73,860 +$4,780 +6.9%
163 Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions $64,380 $67,660 +$3,280 +5.1%
164 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $54,240 $56,930 +$2,690 +5.0%
165 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $50,890 $53,380 +$2,490 +4.9%
166 Rental and Leasing Services $59,940 $62,820 +$2,880 +4.8%
167 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $59,940 $62,820 +$2,880 +4.8%
168 Ambulatory Health Care Services $75,100 $78,580 +$3,480 +4.6%
169 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $61,750 $64,220 +$2,470 +4.0%
170 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $60,010 $61,490 +$1,480 +2.5%
171 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $58,740 $59,920 +$1,180 +2.0%
172 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $74,090 $75,310 +$1,220 +1.6%
173 Building Finishing Contractors $56,210 $57,080 +$870 +1.5%
174 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $62,590 $63,480 +$890 +1.4%
175 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $60,300 $60,910 +$610 +1.0%
176 Performing Arts Companies $56,590 $57,090 +$500 +0.9%
177 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $60,420 $60,730 +$310 +0.5%
178 Support Activities for Crop Production $60,420 $60,730 +$310 +0.5%

15 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Specialized Design Services $70,870 $41,380 -$29,490 -41.6%
2 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $88,280 $73,440 -$14,840 -16.8%
3 Telecommunications $65,660 $55,010 -$10,650 -16.2%
4 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $58,070 $48,770 -$9,300 -16.0%
5 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $62,460 $54,500 -$7,960 -12.7%
6 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $47,490 $41,840 -$5,650 -11.9%
7 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $59,610 $53,780 -$5,830 -9.8%
8 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $57,250 $52,570 -$4,680 -8.2%
9 Insurance Carriers $70,410 $66,050 -$4,360 -6.2%
10 Insurance Carriers and Related Activities $70,270 $66,050 -$4,220 -6.0%
11 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $59,270 $56,020 -$3,250 -5.5%
12 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $47,110 $44,600 -$2,510 -5.3%
13 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $50,010 $48,170 -$1,840 -3.7%
14 Real Estate $74,460 $72,060 -$2,400 -3.2%
15 Offices of Physicians $79,830 $77,640 -$2,190 -2.7%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Electricians in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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