Inside wireman vs electrician helper

The differences between inside wiremen and electrician helpers 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 helper. Additionally, an electrician helper has an average salary of $36,733, 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 helper are hand tools, run conduit, and receptacles.

Inside wireman vs electrician helper overview

	Inside Wireman	Electrician Helper
Yearly salary	$32,219	$36,733
Hourly rate	$15.49	$17.66
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	27,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 47%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Inside wireman vs electrician helper salary

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

	Inside Wireman	Electrician Helper
Average salary	$32,219	$36,733
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Exelon
Best paying industry	-	Construction

Differences between inside wireman and electrician helper education

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

	Inside Wireman	Electrician Helper
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 47%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs electrician helper demographics

Here are the differences between inside wiremen' and electrician helpers' demographics:

	Inside Wireman	Electrician Helper
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 94.4% Female, 5.6%
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, 8.4% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between inside wireman and electrician helper 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 helper example responsibilities.

Manage a team of outside contractors in installing and commissioning a 300HP VFD to environmental equipment to reduce downtime.
Terminate primary and secondary leads of transformers.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Install, bend and cut PVC and EMT pipe for underground service and fire/alarm systems.
Perform and upgrade electrical installation such as transformers and electric panels and disconnects.
Wire breaker boxes, make taps in junction boxes and install fire alarms

Inside wireman vs electrician helper skills

Common inside wireman skills

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

Common electrician helper skills

Hand Tools, 33%
RUN Conduit, 16%
Receptacles, 10%
Ladders, 9%
EMT, 9%
Switches, 4%