Inside wireman vs electrician

The differences between inside wiremen 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 inside wireman and an electrician. Additionally, an electrician has an average salary of $48,850, 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 electrician are hand tools, electrical equipment, and run conduit.

Inside wireman vs electrician overview

	Inside Wireman	Electrician
Yearly salary	$32,219	$48,850
Hourly rate	$15.49	$23.49
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	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

Inside wireman vs electrician salary

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

	Inside Wireman	Electrician
Average salary	$32,219	$48,850
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $32,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	PBF Energy
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between inside wireman and electrician education

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

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

Inside wireman vs electrician demographics

Here are the differences between inside wiremen' and electricians' demographics:

	Inside Wireman	Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 95.6% Female, 4.4%
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, 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 inside wireman and electrician 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.

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

Inside wireman vs electrician skills

Common inside wireman skills

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

Common electrician skills

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