Skilled Trades
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
Median salary (BLS)
$103,020
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$66k – $130k
Job outlook
+6% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $70,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Entry / Junior
$65,730
~2 yrs to advance
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Established
$103,020
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Senior
$116,470
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.