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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

49-2095 Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay



Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota   $46.58/hr$33.66/hr$37.22/hr$49.39/hr$53.17/hr$58.20/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Trade, Transportation and Utilities130$49.39/hr
 


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2024-2034
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 450$32.13/hr57.6%
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 710$37.89/hr-2.9%
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 40$38.90/hr9.6%


  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
  • Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
  • Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
  • Maintain inventories of spare parts for all equipment, requisitioning parts as necessary.
  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
  • Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems.
  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.