Inside wireman vs lead electrician

The differences between inside wiremen and lead 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 a lead electrician. Additionally, a lead electrician has an average salary of $56,709, 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 a lead electrician are electrical equipment, hand tools, and electrical systems.

Inside wireman vs lead electrician overview

	Inside Wireman	Lead Electrician
Yearly salary	$32,219	$56,709
Hourly rate	$15.49	$27.26
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	18,158
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Inside wireman vs lead electrician salary

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

	Inside Wireman	Lead Electrician
Average salary	$32,219	$56,709
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $38,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	-	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Ameresco
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between inside wireman and lead electrician education

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

	Inside Wireman	Lead Electrician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs lead electrician demographics

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

	Inside Wireman	Lead Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 97.4% Female, 2.6%
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, 8.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.5% Asian, 2.2% White, 65.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between inside wireman and lead 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.

Lead electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Run all types of electrical conduit for switches, lights, fire alarms, telephone, receptacles and HVAC units.
Resolve plumbing and none electrical issues.
Repair low pressure steam boilers, HVAC systems, cooling towers, waters system, and sump pumps.
Calculate proper size and specifications of wire, conduit, motor controls, switches, panels, and fuses.
Oversee all operations of the HVAC department including installation, repair of all HVAC equipment at several island locations.

Inside wireman vs lead electrician skills

Common inside wireman skills

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

Common lead electrician skills

Electrical Equipment, 8%
Hand Tools, 8%
Electrical Systems, 8%
Ladders, 6%
EMT, 6%
PLC, 5%