Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004

47-3013 Helpers—Electricians

Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment. Exclude apprentice workers and report them with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2221). Exclude construction laborers who do not primarily assist electricians, and classify them under "Construction Laborers" (47-2061).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
92,820 3.4 % $11.97 $24,890 1.0 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.80 $9.33 $11.26 $14.05 $17.10
Annual Wage (2) $16,210 $19,420 $23,420 $29,220 $35,580

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Building equipment contractors 84,130 $11.84 $24,620
Employment services 1,460 $9.99 $20,790
Nonresidential building construction 1,200 $12.76 $26,540
Utility system construction 670 $12.78 $26,570
Power generation and supply 670 $16.18 $33,660

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
General medical and surgical hospitals 100 $19.45 $40,450
Power generation and supply 670 $16.18 $33,660
Water, sewage and other systems (7) $16.01 $33,300
Elementary and secondary schools (7) $15.88 $33,030
Highway, street, and bridge construction 40 $14.46 $30,070

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New Mexico 1,250 $12.40 $25,780 0.165%
Alabama 2,940 $9.62 $20,010 0.161%
Maryland 3,480 $12.13 $25,230 0.142%
North Carolina 5,230 $11.18 $23,250 0.140%
Florida 9,470 $10.19 $21,200 0.129%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Alaska 120 $17.29 $35,970 0.041%
Massachusetts 1,600 $15.52 $32,280 0.051%
Hawaii 90 $15.43 $32,100 0.016%
Oregon 490 $15.38 $31,980 0.031%
Nevada 1,180 $15.20 $31,610 0.106%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Decatur, AL MSA 190 $12.92 $26,870 0.352%
Mobile, AL MSA 750 $9.23 $19,190 0.347%
Albany, GA MSA 190 $9.64 $20,060 0.337%
Odessa-Midland, TX MSA 310 $8.04 $16,730 0.295%
Brazoria, TX PMSA 210 $12.94 $26,910 0.278%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
San Francisco, CA PMSA (7) $20.74 $43,150 (7)
Gary, IN PMSA 60 $18.88 $39,260 0.024%
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA 70 $18.07 $37,590 0.031%
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA MSA (7) $16.95 $35,270 (7)
St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 100 $16.46 $34,240 0.008%

About May 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: June 02, 2005