Breaker vs master electrician

The differences between breakers and master electricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a master electrician has an average salary of $52,154, which is higher than the $31,867 average annual salary of a breaker.

The top three skills for a breaker include safety policies, battery and RAN. The most important skills for a master electrician are electrical equipment, electrical systems, and switches.

Breaker vs master electrician overview

	Breaker	Master Electrician
Yearly salary	$31,867	$52,154
Hourly rate	$15.32	$25.07
Growth rate	4%	7%
Number of jobs	274	26,377
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	39	42
Years of experience	-	12

Breaker vs master electrician salary

Breakers and master electricians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Breaker	Master Electrician
Average salary	$31,867	$52,154
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Allegro MicroSystems
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between breaker and master electrician education

There are a few differences between a breaker and a master electrician in terms of educational background:

	Breaker	Master Electrician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Breaker vs master electrician demographics

Here are the differences between breakers' and master electricians' demographics:

	Breaker	Master Electrician
Average age	39	42
Gender ratio	Male, 67.0% Female, 33.0%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 30.2% Asian, 3.0% White, 50.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.7%	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 2.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	2%	3%

Differences between breaker and master electrician duties and responsibilities

Breaker example responsibilities.

Install solar panels and Rosemount transmitters.
Wire HVAC drives, pull and separate order for individual assembly.
Build MCC plugged-in and fix mounted units per the printed lay out.
Install and wire instrumentation, level detectors and weigh scale systems, and pressure transmitters.
Test an QC'd all beds produce throughout the day.Packed and wrapped beds for shipping.
Unload cases off pallets, sort product, used RF scanner to scan products, clean area

Master electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Experience with PLC (e.g., industrial maintenance, computer control systems, etc .).
Experience in installing and maintaining motors, welding equipment, lighting fixtures, generators, circuit breakers, and transformers.
Snake wires through PVC, conduits, walls.
Work under company safety policies and maintain OSHA safe facilities.
Repair failures of substation breakers, transformers, and other equipment.

Breaker vs master electrician skills

Common breaker skills

Safety Policies, 14%
Battery, 14%
RAN, 11%
AC, 6%
Assembly Line, 5%
General Maintenance, 5%

Common master electrician skills

Electrical Equipment, 8%
Electrical Systems, 8%
Switches, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
Transformers, 5%
NEC, 5%