General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

1,520

growing 20.4%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$N/A

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Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$N/A

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Average Wage

$96,343

growing 8.76%

People in Workforce

118,088

growing 10.4%

Average Employee Age

growing 4.78%

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Employment

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The locations with the highest concentration of General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation degree recipients are New York, NY, Troy, NY, and Waco, TX. The locations with a relatively high number of General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation degree recipients are Pratt, KS, Rand, WV, and Hamlet, NC. The most common degree awarded to students studying General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is a < 1 year postsecondary certificate.

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Construction Electrical & Power Transmission Installers

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation and the types of students that study this field. Berk Trade and Business School awards the most degrees in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation in the US, but Berk Trade and Business School and Pratt Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation.

Tuition costs for General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation majors are, on average, $N/A for in-state public colleges, and $N/A for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation programs are Public, 2-year institutions (61 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (1,054 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation, is Public, 2-year (1,054 completions).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

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Median Out of State Private

Berk Trade and Business School has the most General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation degree recipients, with 238 degrees awarded in 2017.

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Highest Concentration Institution

Out of all institutions that offer General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Berk Trade and Business School and Pratt Community College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation, with 74.6% and 13.8%, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation by year.

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Construction graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Construction majors is $96,343 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Project management specialists.

The industry that employs the most Construction majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

$96,343

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,390

8.76%

1 Year Growth

± 7.71%

The average salary for Construction majors is $96,343 and the most common occupations are Construction managers, Other managers, and Project management specialists.

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Construction majors.

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± 8,433

10.4%

1 Year Growth

± 9.38%

The number of Construction graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 10.4%, from 106,947 in 2017 to 118,088 in 2018.

The industry which employs the most Construction graduates by share is Construction, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Construction.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Construction majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Construction majors.

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Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Construction in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Construction is 41, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Construction degrees, and White students earn the majority (817) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Average Age in 2018

± 0.853 Years

4.78%

1 Year Change

± 2.93%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Construction. The most common ages of employees with this major are 33 and 34 years old, which represent 4.72% and 4.43% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation are < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

The most common degree types held by the working population in Construction are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (95.6%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
817 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
414 degrees awarded
Black or African American
142 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

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N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation. N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation is from the 2 Digit Course Construction.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
1,709 degree recipients
Cuba
997 degree recipients
Philippines
950 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Ireland
15.6 times more than expected
United Kingdom, not specified
7.38 times more than expected
Cuba
3.13 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Ireland that hold Construction degrees (15.6 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (1,709 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation majors need many skills, but most especially Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation majors need more than the average amount of Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, and Installation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Repairing is very distinctive for majors, but the Monitoring, Management of Personnel Resources, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.