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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Maine

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as an Electrical Power-Line Installer or Repairer?

-8% Jobs Projection
$52,050 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Maine are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Maine is expected to decrease.

  • Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Maine earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Work in Maine?

520 people worked as Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in 2018 in this state.

There were 460 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 2,000 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers working in it, which means Maine has fewer Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers than average.

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in this state are declining at a rate of 7.7% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 13.9%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers job openings in Maine, and 360 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 11,700 annual jobs and 137,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers ranged from $31,530 to $83,700 with $52,050 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $15.16 to $40.24. The median hourly rate was $25.03.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.11 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $3.08.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine Metros for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Portsmouth, NH-ME 40 $86,690

Top States for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Employment

View the list below to see where most Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Texas 11,430 $58,710
California 7,460 $102,230
Georgia 6,040 $55,510
Florida 5,750 $50,940
New York 5,300 $77,820
North Carolina 4,560 $59,690
Pennsylvania 4,280 $84,630
Virginia 3,720 $64,820
Michigan 3,500 $76,120
Illinois 3,320 $85,030
Alabama 3,140 $68,420
South Carolina 3,110 $59,540
Ohio 3,100 $70,480
Indiana 2,790 $66,050
Missouri 2,740 $73,390
Kentucky 2,720 $67,350
Massachusetts 2,640 $90,930
Maryland 2,630 $67,990
Minnesota 2,580 $79,800
Colorado 2,440 $84,570

Below are the states where Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $102,230
Oregon $94,730
North Dakota $92,010
Washington $91,020
Massachusetts $90,930
Hawaii $90,790
Alaska $89,740
Idaho $89,440
Montana $88,920
New Jersey $88,610

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