Inside wireman vs electrical apprentice

The differences between inside wiremen and electrical apprentices can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become an inside wireman, becoming an electrical apprentice takes usually requires 8-10 years. Additionally, an electrical apprentice has an average salary of $37,081, which is higher than the $32,219 average annual salary of an inside wireman.

The top three skills for an inside wireman include conduit systems, control panels and EMT. The most important skills for an electrical apprentice are run conduit, hand tools, and electrical systems.

Inside wireman vs electrical apprentice overview

	Inside Wireman	Electrical Apprentice
Yearly salary	$32,219	$37,081
Hourly rate	$15.49	$17.83
Growth rate	7%	-
Number of jobs	25,856	39,967
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	42	50
Years of experience	12	10

Inside wireman vs electrical apprentice salary

Inside wiremen and electrical apprentices have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Inside Wireman	Electrical Apprentice
Average salary	$32,219	$37,081
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $27,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Springfield, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mortenson
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between inside wireman and electrical apprentice education

There are a few differences between an inside wireman and an electrical apprentice in terms of educational background:

	Inside Wireman	Electrical Apprentice
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs electrical apprentice demographics

Here are the differences between inside wiremen' and electrical apprentices' demographics:

	Inside Wireman	Electrical Apprentice
Average age	42	50
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 94.1% Female, 5.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 22.2% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 8.0% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	3%	8%

Differences between inside wireman and electrical apprentice duties and responsibilities

Inside wireman example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Fabricate and install ridged, EMT and PVC conduits.
Install and maintain DCS, PLC systems.
Diagnose electrical and PLC systems.
Have well round knowledge of NEC code rules, and calculations.
Experience at running and bending rigid and IMC conduit as well as pvc.

Electrical apprentice example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Assure all work perform meets with all NEC, federal, state, county, local codes and contract documents.
Install the following: MC, EMT, lights, outlets, circuit breaker panels, transformers, smart relay panels.
Install electric parts in ambulances.
Install and run electrical wiring.
Work with all electrical and hardware within ambulances.

Inside wireman vs electrical apprentice skills

Common inside wireman skills

Conduit Systems, 11%
Control Panels, 10%
EMT, 7%
Electrical Systems, 7%
PVC, 5%
VAC, 5%

Common electrical apprentice skills

RUN Conduit, 21%
Hand Tools, 10%
Electrical Systems, 7%
Switches, 6%
Receptacles, 6%
EMT, 5%