Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
SOC 49-2095 · 2024-2034
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $124,956per year
- Projected openings
- 1,320
- Projected change
- 0%
- Usually needs
- Postsecondary non-degree award
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Critical Thinking
- Repairing
- Equipment Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Reading Comprehension
- Operations Monitoring
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $130,784 | 40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $128,627 | 230 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $117,057 | 100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $111,364 | 340 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $109,187 | 60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $108,612 | 230 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $103,929 | 50 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | Not reported | 40 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | $89,542 | 5,030 | +5.1% |
| Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | $87,218 | 1,190 | 0% |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | $103,095 | 3,850 | +7% |
| Calibration Technologists and Technicians | $81,222 | 1,070 | 0% |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians | $88,500 | 11,520 | -2.9% |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators | $92,718 | 7,340 | +6.6% |