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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in Nebraska

Thinking about a career as an Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay in Nebraska? Here’s what the data says. Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

What do Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Make in Nebraska?

For a electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay working in Nebraska, the typical annual salary is $104,730 per year (or about $50.35/hour).Annual wages span from $81,270 at the 10th percentile to $109,650 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$81,270	$39.07
25th percentile	$90,750	$43.63
Median (50th)	$104,730	$50.35
75th percentile	$108,500	$52.17
90th percentile	$109,650	$52.72

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Nebraska compared to the national average — is 0.60, indicating fewer electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay earn a median of $89,975 per year ($43.26/hour), higher than the Nebraska median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 529,892 electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay across the United States. In Nebraska alone, around 90 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 230 electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.

Top States for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Employment

The table below shows the states where the most electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay work.

State	Number Employed
New York	2,930
Texas	2,450
California	1,880
Pennsylvania	1,280
Ohio	1,210
North Carolina	1,130
Florida	930
Michigan	890
Virginia	870
Illinois	800
Georgia	660
New Jersey	650
Louisiana	590
Washington	520
Tennessee	480
Missouri	370
Massachusetts	360
Alabama	340
Indiana	300
South Carolina	290

Highest-Paying States for Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

These states pay the most for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay.

State	Annual Median Salary
Oregon	$126,460
Idaho	$122,570
Hawaii	$121,000
Colorado	$120,320
Massachusetts	$119,720
Arizona	$118,470
California	$117,850
Alaska	$117,640
Wisconsin	$116,250
North Dakota	$116,010

Skills

Key electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Key abilities for electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
• Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
• Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
• Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
• Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
• Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
• Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
• Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.
• Maintain inventories of spare parts for all equipment, requisitioning parts as necessary.
• Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems.
• Test insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, testing current, and calculating insulation loss.
• Schedule and supervise the construction and testing of special devices and the implementation of unique monitoring or control systems.

Work Activities

• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Getting Information
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
• Documenting/Recording Information
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Working with Computers
• Controlling Machines and Processes

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Autodesk AutoCAD In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Electronics Engineering
• Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical & Power Installation
• Electronics Maintenance & Repair

Related Careers

Careers similar to electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay include:

• Electrical Engineers
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
• Robotics Technicians
• Calibration Technologists and Technicians
• Lighting Technicians

Also Known As

Apparatus Lineman, Corrosion Control Fitter, Corrosion Technician, Electrical Maintenance Mechanic, Electrical Technician, Electrical Test Technician (Electrical Test Tech), Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician), Field Electronics Tech (Field Electronics Technician), Field Technician (Field Tech), Gear Technician, Generating Station Mechanic, Generator Mechanic, Inside Wireman, Instrument and Control Technician (I and C Technician), Instrumentation Fitter.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 49-2095.00