Chief electrician vs master electrician

The differences between chief electricians and master electricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a chief electrician and a master electrician. Additionally, a chief electrician has an average salary of $58,184, which is higher than the $52,154 average annual salary of a master electrician.

The top three skills for a chief electrician include safety standards, electrical equipment and preventive maintenance. The most important skills for a master electrician are electrical equipment, electrical systems, and switches.

Chief electrician vs master electrician overview

	Chief Electrician	Master Electrician
Yearly salary	$58,184	$52,154
Hourly rate	$27.97	$25.07
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	27,170	26,377
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Chief electrician vs master electrician salary

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

	Chief Electrician	Master Electrician
Average salary	$58,184	$52,154
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $82,000	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 chief electrician and master electrician education

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

	Chief Electrician	Master Electrician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Chief electrician vs master electrician demographics

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

	Chief Electrician	Master Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.4% Female, 2.6%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.4% Asian, 2.3% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	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	3%	3%

Differences between chief electrician and master electrician duties and responsibilities

Chief electrician example responsibilities.

Service and maintain all air conditioning and refrigeration systems, SCR system, top drive, and mud pumps.
Rig have a Baylor Thyrig 3 SCR system.
Rework and relocatedstarter buckets in MCC change out heaters on starters to propersize need to meet specs for each motor.
Perform Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic maintenance on CNC machinery.
Trace and troubleshoot the component back to the I/O room and back to the Provox.
Perform Electrical/Mechanical/Hydraulic maintenance on CNC machinery.

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.

Chief electrician vs master electrician skills

Common chief electrician skills

Safety Standards, 16%
Electrical Equipment, 16%
Preventive Maintenance, 8%
VAC, 7%
DP, 6%
PLC, 5%

Common master electrician skills

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