Insulator

Types of Degrees Insulator Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many insulator graduations there were in 2021-2022 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Undergraduate Certificate	40
Associate Degree	21

What Insulator Majors Need to Know

In an O*NET survey, insulator majors were asked to rate what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important in their occupations. These answers were weighted on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most important.

Knowledge Areas for Insulator Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Skills for Insulator Majors

insulator majors are found most commonly in careers in which the following skills are important:

• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Abilities for Insulator Majors

As a insulator major, you will find yourself needing the following abilities:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

What Can You Do With a Insulator Major?

Below is a list of occupations associated with insulator:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	12.6%	$65,230
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	1.3%	$38,480
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	9.8%	$47,740
Solar Energy Installation Managers	12.6%	$65,230

Who Is Getting an Associate’s Degree in Insulator?

This major attracts more men than women. About 86% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of insulator majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

How Much Do Insulator Majors Make?

Salaries According to BLS

Insulator majors often go into careers where salaries can range from $42,070 to $70,540 (25th to 75th percentile). This range includes all degree levels, so you may expect those with a more advanced degree to make more while those with less advanced degrees will typically make less.

To put that into context, according to BLS data from the first quarter of 2020, the typical high school graduate makes between $30,000 and $57,900 a year (25th through 75th percentile). The average person with a bachelor’s degree (any field) makes between $45,600 and $99,000. Advanced degree holders make the most with salaries between $55,600 and $125,400.

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Insulator

Some careers associated with insulator require an advanced degree while some may not even require a bachelor’s. In general, the more advanced your degree the more career options will open up to you. However, there is significant time and money that needs to be invested into your education so weigh the pros and cons.

Find out what the typical degree level is for insulator careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Less than a High School Diploma	20.4%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)	38.3%
Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production)	20.6%
Some College Courses	15.4%
Associate’s Degree (or other 2-year degree)	3.2%
Bachelor’s Degree	1.1%
Master’s Degree	0.8%

Online Insulator Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	2	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	1	0
Bachelor’s Degree	0	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	0	0
Post-Master’s	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Is a Degree in Insulator Worth It?

The median salary for a insulator grad is $53,180 per year. This is based on the weighted average of the most common careers associated with the major.

This is 33% more than the average salary for an individual holding a high school degree. This adds up to a gain of about $265,600 after 20 years!

Trades Related to Insulator

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to insulator.

Major	Number of Grads
Building/Property Maintenance	1,549
Building Construction Technology	1,448
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	1,116
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection	529
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	261
Drywall Installation/Drywaller	92
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher	84
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer	58
Glazier	33
Carpet, Floor, & Tile Worker	21
Roofer	17
Metal Building Assembly/Assembler	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.