Electrician supervisor vs electrician

The differences between electrician supervisors and electricians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both an electrician supervisor and an electrician. Additionally, an electrician supervisor has an average salary of $56,973, which is higher than the $48,850 average annual salary of an electrician.

The top three skills for an electrician supervisor include electrical systems, electrical equipment and safety procedures. The most important skills for an electrician are hand tools, electrical equipment, and run conduit.

Electrician supervisor vs electrician overview

	Electrician Supervisor	Electrician
Yearly salary	$56,973	$48,850
Hourly rate	$27.39	$23.49
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,678	17,245
Job satisfaction	-	3.86
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 32%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Electrician supervisor vs electrician salary

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

	Electrician Supervisor	Electrician
Average salary	$56,973	$48,850
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $82,000	Between $32,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	Olympia, WA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	Vermont	Alaska
Best paying company	New York University	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	Energy	Automotive

Differences between electrician supervisor and electrician education

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

	Electrician Supervisor	Electrician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 32%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Electrician supervisor vs electrician demographics

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

	Electrician Supervisor	Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 96.1% Female, 3.9%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 2.2% White, 64.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between electrician supervisor and electrician duties and responsibilities

Electrician supervisor example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Work perform to NEC and OSHA requirements.
Review completed repairs to ensure compliance with NEC safety codes, instructions, and technical publications.
bend emt up 1/2 to 1 1/4.
Install rigid conduit, emt conduit, wiretrays, flex piping, pvc, romex, and mc cable.
Build PLC controls, field installs and troubleshoot of same.

Electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Diagnose malfunctioning devices including transformers, motor starters, motors, PLC's, VFD's, and light fixtures.
Install and repair receptacles, lights, light switches, ac motors, and panel boards.
Work on the civil underground team work on all the underground for the ac to dc plant.
Install all phases of electrical construction in according to the ADA, NEC, NFPA, as well as project specifications.
Terminate wires to circuit breakers, transformers and/or other components

Electrician supervisor vs electrician skills

Common electrician supervisor skills

Electrical Systems, 14%
Electrical Equipment, 11%
Safety Procedures, 8%
Ladders, 6%
Control Systems, 5%
OSHA, 5%

Common electrician skills

Hand Tools, 9%
Electrical Equipment, 9%
RUN Conduit, 6%
Transformers, 6%
Ladders, 5%
Switches, 5%