Electrician substation supervisor vs substation electrician

The differences between electrician substation supervisors and substation electricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an electrician substation supervisor, becoming a substation electrician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a substation electrician has an average salary of $67,906, which is higher than the $46,191 average annual salary of an electrician substation supervisor.

The top three skills for an electrician substation supervisor include CDL, substation equipment and electrical equipment. The most important skills for a substation electrician are CDL, transformers, and circuit breakers.

Electrician substation supervisor vs substation electrician overview

	Electrician Substation Supervisor	Substation Electrician
Yearly salary	$46,191	$67,906
Hourly rate	$22.21	$32.65
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	20,983	16,824
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Associate Degree, 38%
Average age	49	42
Years of experience	4	12

Electrician substation supervisor vs substation electrician salary

Electrician substation supervisors and substation electricians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Electrician Substation Supervisor	Substation Electrician
Average salary	$46,191	$67,906
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $83,000	Between $46,000 And $98,000
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Differences between electrician substation supervisor and substation electrician education

There are a few differences between an electrician substation supervisor and a substation electrician in terms of educational background:

	Electrician Substation Supervisor	Substation Electrician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Associate Degree, 38%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Electrician substation supervisor vs substation electrician demographics

Here are the differences between electrician substation supervisors' and substation electricians' demographics:

	Electrician Substation Supervisor	Substation Electrician
Average age	49	42
Gender ratio	Male, 95.7% Female, 4.3%	Male, 92.5% Female, 7.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 11.6% Asian, 1.8% White, 75.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 2.3% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	4%	3%

Differences between electrician substation supervisor and substation electrician duties and responsibilities

Electrician substation supervisor example responsibilities.

Manage a team of outside contractors in installing and commissioning a 300HP VFD to environmental equipment to reduce downtime.
Implement practices for life extension of HV substation apparatus.
Supervise small construction teams in the installation of electrical hardware and associate components according to NEC guidelines for residential new construction.
Conduct weekly toolbox safety training talks with maintenance personnel covering diverse subject from general tool usage to first aid and CPR.

Substation electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Work include making connections from switches to structures to grid.
Perform Doble field testing and infrare thermography viewing on EHV equipment.
Disconnect voltage regulators, bolts, and screws, and connect replacement regulators to high-voltage lines.
Measure and read DMM, Meggers, micrometers and thickness gauges using electrical and mechanical testing instruments.
Assist in electrical tests, TTR, Doble, core megger and resistance for transformer testing, etc.

Electrician substation supervisor vs substation electrician skills

Common electrician substation supervisor skills

CDL, 40%
Substation Equipment, 29%
Electrical Equipment, 7%
Distribution Substations, 6%
Substation Operations, 5%
OSHA, 4%

Common substation electrician skills

CDL, 11%
Transformers, 11%
Circuit Breakers, 9%
Switches, 7%
Substation Equipment, 6%
Cranes, 5%

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