Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
- O*NET-SOC code
49-9051.00 - Preparation Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$95,320
Employment, U.S.131,070
Median hourly wage$45.83
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $51,470 | $67,270 | $95,320 | $109,740 | $128,690 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2,730 | $92,030 | 1.53 |
| Alaska | 490 | $92,470 | 1.78 |
| Arizona | 3,360 | $75,420 | 1.23 |
| Arkansas | 1,510 | $81,450 | 1.37 |
| California | 8,930 | $129,040 | 0.58 |
| Colorado | 2,370 | $103,980 | 0.98 |
| Connecticut | 940 | $126,850 | 0.66 |
| Delaware | 330 | $97,180 | 0.82 |
| District of Columbia | 150 | $101,240 | 0.25 |
| Florida | 6,420 | $86,870 | 0.77 |
| Georgia | 4,960 | $80,080 | 1.20 |
| Hawaii | 600 | $134,340 | 1.13 |
| Idaho | 860 | $125,410 | 1.19 |
| Illinois | 3,090 | $108,120 | 0.60 |
| Indiana | 2,540 | $102,040 | 0.94 |
| Iowa | 1,390 | $100,200 | 1.06 |
| Kansas | 1,610 | $101,620 | 1.33 |
| Kentucky | 2,930 | $77,020 | 1.74 |
| Louisiana | 2,520 | $76,410 | 1.55 |
| Maine | 1,160 | $83,090 | 2.15 |
| Maryland | 1,830 | $106,090 | 0.79 |
| Massachusetts | 2,350 | $110,210 | 0.77 |
| Michigan | 2,800 | $106,890 | 0.75 |
| Minnesota | 2,190 | $104,180 | 0.88 |
| Mississippi | 2,290 | $75,890 | 2.34 |
| Missouri | 3,440 | $96,360 | 1.39 |
| Montana | 680 | $110,320 | 1.58 |
| Nebraska | 1,490 | $92,150 | 1.72 |
| Nevada | 920 | $96,560 | 0.71 |
| New Hampshire | 560 | $102,170 | 0.97 |
| New Jersey | 1,310 | $121,580 | 0.36 |
| New Mexico | 1,020 | $76,470 | 1.39 |
| New York | 5,840 | $121,280 | 0.72 |
| North Carolina | 5,650 | $77,270 | 1.36 |
| North Dakota | 740 | $105,870 | 2.04 |
| Ohio | 4,260 | $93,150 | 0.91 |
| Oklahoma | 3,290 | $76,010 | 2.29 |
| Oregon | 1,640 | $131,090 | 0.99 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,150 | $106,230 | 0.81 |
| Rhode Island | 120 | $104,620 | 0.27 |
| South Carolina | 2,690 | $76,870 | 1.38 |
| South Dakota | 740 | $97,310 | 1.91 |
| Tennessee | 3,900 | $83,660 | 1.41 |
| Texas | 17,280 | $78,940 | 1.46 |
| Utah | 1,030 | $101,220 | 0.70 |
| Vermont | 270 | $108,520 | 1.05 |
| Virginia | 2,920 | $76,590 | 0.84 |
| Washington | 2,340 | $133,060 | 0.78 |
| West Virginia | 1,260 | $83,810 | 2.14 |
| Wisconsin | 2,520 | $105,820 | 1.02 |
| Wyoming | 670 | $93,860 | 2.83 |
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 | Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 1-2 | 0.966 |
| 2 | Pipelayers | 1-2 | 0.964 |
| 3 | Commercial Divers | 3 | 0.963 |
| 4 | Rail Car Repairers | 1-2 | 0.963 |
| 5 | Riggers | 1-2 | 0.962 |
| 6 | Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers | 1-2 | 0.960 |
| 7 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 3 | 0.959 |
| 8 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | 1-2 | 0.959 |
| 9 | Electricians | 3 | 0.958 |
| 10 | Mechanical Door Repairers | 1-2 | 0.957 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Electrical Power-Line Installers and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Door Repairers | Installation | 1.00 | 0.957 |
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians | Equipment Selection | 0.76 | 0.956 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | Mathematics | 1.24 | 0.955 |
| Millwrights | Installation | 1.00 | 0.955 |
| Carpenters | Mathematics | 1.62 | 0.951 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | Instructing | 0.76 | 0.948 |
| Boilermakers | Equipment Selection | 0.88 | 0.944 |
| Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas | Instructing | 0.76 | 0.943 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, excluding software Electrical Power-Line Installers and 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal | 3 of 20 | 9.9x |
| Microsoft Windows | 9 of 20 | 1.7x |
| Database software | 5 of 20 | 1.4x |
| Autodesk AutoCAD | 5 of 20 | 1.3x |
| 3 of 20 | 1.0x | |
| SAP software | 6 of 20 | 1.0x |
| Web browser software | 8 of 20 | 0.9x |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | 7 of 20 | 0.5x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.38 | 3.25 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.25 | 3.00 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 2.38 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | Essential skill | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 2.75 | 2.75 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.50 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.62 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 2.12 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| Science | Essential skill | 1.75 | 1.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.62 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 1.50 | 0.38 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 1.25 | not rated |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Building and Construction | 3.58 | 4.41 |
| English Language | 3.40 | 3.09 |
| Education and Training | 3.33 | 3.74 |
| Public Safety and Security | 3.32 | 3.03 |
| Transportation | 3.31 | 3.18 |
| Mechanical | 3.26 | 3.96 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.13 | 3.62 |
| Design | 2.96 | 3.75 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.90 | 3.56 |
| Mathematics | 2.85 | 2.99 |
| Administration and Management | 2.79 | 2.83 |
| Telecommunications | 2.67 | 1.79 |
| Geography | 2.48 | 2.11 |
| Physics | 2.36 | 2.57 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.31 | 1.67 |
| Production and Processing | 2.16 | 2.08 |
| Computers and Electronics | 2.15 | 2.03 |
| Administrative | 2.13 | 1.69 |
| Communications and Media | 2.09 | 2.24 |
| Law and Government | 2.09 | 1.73 |
| Psychology | 1.87 | 1.89 |
| Economics and Accounting | 1.82 | 1.21 |
| Chemistry | 1.77 | 1.58 |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.71 | 1.49 |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.64 | 1.17 |
| Sales and Marketing | 1.61 | 1.02 |
| Biology | 1.37 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.31 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.27 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.26 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.17 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.15 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Multilimb Coordination | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Near Vision | 4.00 | 3.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 4.00 | 3.38 |
| Control Precision | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Deductive Reasoning | 3.75 | 3.25 |
| Information Ordering | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Oral Comprehension | 3.62 | 3.88 |
| Finger Dexterity | 3.62 | 3.75 |
| Manual Dexterity | 3.62 | 3.38 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.50 | 2.88 |
| Far Vision | 3.38 | 3.38 |
| Static Strength | 3.12 | 3.88 |
| Extent Flexibility | 3.12 | 3.75 |
| Reaction Time | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Response Orientation | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Stamina | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Trunk Strength | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Visualization | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Oral Expression | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Depth Perception | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Rate Control | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 2.75 |
| Written Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Gross Body Coordination | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Spatial Orientation | 2.88 | 2.12 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Time Sharing | 2.75 | 2.88 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Written Expression | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Glare Sensitivity | 2.62 | 2.25 |
| Originality | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Speed of Closure | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Dynamic Strength | 2.38 | 2.88 |
| Memorization | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Peripheral Vision | 2.12 | 1.62 |
| Number Facility | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 2.00 | 1.62 |
| Sound Localization | 2.00 | 1.25 |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.88 | 1.75 |
| Night Vision | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.75 | 0.88 |
| Explosive Strength | 1.62 | 1.00 |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Bentley MicroStation hot
- Microsoft Excel hot
- Microsoft Office software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- Zoom hot
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Email software
- Geographic information system GIS systems
- Global positioning system GPS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, LA | 390 | 7.68 | $76,410 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 280 | 6.39 | $73,580 |
| Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 140 | 4.16 | $103,060 |
| Topeka, KS | 300 | 3.06 | $108,720 |
| Morgantown, WV | 170 | 3.04 | $79,290 |
| Odessa, TX | 200 | 2.99 | $67,260 |
| Jefferson City, MO | 200 | 2.98 | $96,720 |
| Farmington, NM | 120 | 2.96 | $77,650 |
| Vallejo, CA | 360 | 2.96 | $112,990 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 140 | 2.83 | $108,060 |