Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
- O*NET-SOC code
49-2092.00 - Preparation Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$56,210
Employment, U.S.14,450
Median hourly wage$27.02
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $37,100 | $45,190 | $56,210 | $69,090 | $85,200 |
By state (43)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 100 | $38,430 | 0.52 |
| Arizona | $51,600 | ||
| Arkansas | 90 | $51,670 | 0.78 |
| California | 810 | $66,040 | 0.48 |
| Colorado | 640 | $61,570 | 2.41 |
| Connecticut | 180 | $63,970 | 1.16 |
| Delaware | 30 | $44,290 | 0.67 |
| Florida | 1,150 | $46,200 | 1.25 |
| Georgia | 190 | $43,610 | 0.42 |
| Idaho | 60 | $47,840 | 0.77 |
| Illinois | 840 | $79,320 | 1.49 |
| Indiana | 210 | $46,520 | 0.70 |
| Iowa | 210 | $47,180 | 1.45 |
| Kansas | 110 | $57,600 | 0.79 |
| Kentucky | 280 | $48,900 | 1.49 |
| Louisiana | 270 | $60,420 | 1.47 |
| Maine | $61,090 | ||
| Maryland | 40 | $54,670 | 0.17 |
| Massachusetts | $62,710 | ||
| Michigan | 390 | $48,440 | 0.96 |
| Minnesota | 60 | $58,690 | 0.23 |
| Mississippi | 170 | $49,060 | 1.55 |
| Missouri | 220 | $47,120 | 0.80 |
| Nebraska | 60 | $57,760 | 0.68 |
| Nevada | 30 | $60,230 | 0.22 |
| New Hampshire | $63,030 | ||
| New Jersey | 100 | $60,750 | 0.26 |
| New York | 410 | $66,710 | 0.46 |
| North Carolina | 750 | $46,320 | 1.64 |
| North Dakota | 160 | $61,160 | 3.92 |
| Ohio | 550 | $52,350 | 1.07 |
| Oklahoma | 690 | $38,880 | 4.34 |
| Oregon | 230 | $49,260 | 1.23 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,480 | $56,210 | 2.62 |
| South Carolina | 60 | $59,460 | 0.26 |
| South Dakota | 60 | $50,150 | 1.33 |
| Tennessee | $36,240 | ||
| Texas | 2,250 | $60,290 | 1.72 |
| Utah | $59,980 | ||
| Virginia | 570 | $63,690 | 1.49 |
| Washington | 30 | $56,870 | 0.10 |
| West Virginia | 70 | $51,280 | 1.12 |
| Wisconsin | 260 | $75,550 | 0.95 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industrial Machinery Mechanics | 3 | 0.981 |
| 2 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 3 | 0.978 |
| 3 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 3 | 0.974 |
| 4 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 3 | 0.974 |
| 5 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 1-2 | 0.971 |
| 6 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 3 | 0.969 |
| 7 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 3 | 0.969 |
| 8 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians | 3 | 0.968 |
| 9 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 1-2 | 0.968 |
| 10 | Machinists | 3 | 0.966 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics | Operation and Control | 1.00 | 0.981 |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators | Operation and Control | 0.88 | 0.962 |
| Ship Engineers | Operation and Control | 0.88 | 0.960 |
| Boilermakers | Operation and Control | 0.88 | 0.960 |
| Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | Operation and Control | 0.88 | 0.957 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, excluding software Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| FaceTime | 3 of 20 | 6.0x |
| Dassault Systemes SolidWorks | 4 of 20 | 3.2x |
| Dassault Systemes CATIA | 4 of 20 | 3.1x |
| PTC Creo Parametric | 3 of 20 | 3.2x |
| Inventory tracking software | 3 of 20 | 3.1x |
| Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software | 3 of 20 | 2.2x |
| Scheduling software | 3 of 20 | 2.0x |
| Database software | 5 of 20 | 1.4x |
| Microsoft Windows | 6 of 20 | 1.1x |
| Web browser software | 8 of 20 | 0.9x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 4.12 | 4.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 3.38 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 3.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 3.00 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.88 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.38 | 2.25 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 1.75 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 1.75 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 1.25 |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 4.23 | 5.05 |
| Production and Processing | 3.24 | 3.35 |
| English Language | 3.22 | 2.67 |
| Administration and Management | 3.03 | 2.89 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.01 | 2.51 |
| Mathematics | 2.99 | 3.17 |
| Education and Training | 2.86 | 3.32 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.62 | 2.47 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.56 | 2.95 |
| Administrative | 2.51 | 1.94 |
| Design | 2.49 | 2.58 |
| Physics | 2.46 | 2.61 |
| Building and Construction | 2.41 | 2.00 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.39 | 2.50 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.06 | 1.11 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.98 | 1.63 |
| Chemistry | 1.94 | 2.40 |
| Transportation | 1.90 | 1.89 |
| Law and Government | 1.81 | 1.28 |
| Telecommunications | 1.73 | 0.95 |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.69 | 0.93 |
| Communications and Media | 1.63 | 1.10 |
| Psychology | 1.55 | 1.23 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.43 | 0.62 |
| Food Production | 1.37 | not rated |
| Geography | 1.35 | 0.83 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.31 | 0.83 |
| History and Archeology | 1.26 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.12 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.11 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.11 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.09 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Finger Dexterity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 3.75 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 3.12 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Information Ordering | 3.50 | 3.38 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Visualization | 3.25 | 3.62 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Control Precision | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Multilimb Coordination | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Reaction Time | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Written Comprehension | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Auditory Attention | 3.00 | 3.62 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Extent Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Depth Perception | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Oral Expression | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Rate Control | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Static Strength | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Written Expression | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Speech Clarity | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Speech Recognition | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Trunk Strength | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Response Orientation | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Originality | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Memorization | 2.75 | 2.25 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.75 | 2.00 |
| Number Facility | 2.50 | 2.25 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.38 | 2.12 |
| Stamina | 2.38 | 2.00 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Sound Localization | 2.12 | 2.12 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.12 | 1.88 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Night Vision | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.12 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Autodesk AutoCAD hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerPoint hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Python hot
- SAP software hot
- Commutator profiling software
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Motor testing software
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 890 | 2.91 | $61,000 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | 140 | 2.16 | $26,340 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 320 | 2.13 | $63,750 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 260 | 2.05 | $46,690 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 270 | 2.04 | $46,200 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 140 | 1.99 | $45,370 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 120 | 1.85 | $48,900 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 660 | 1.58 | $114,670 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 100 | 1.44 | $46,000 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 100 | 1.29 | $81,810 |