Inside wireman vs master electrician

The differences between inside wiremen and master 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 master electrician. Additionally, a master electrician has an average salary of $52,154, 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 master electrician are electrical equipment, electrical systems, and switches.

Inside wireman vs master electrician overview

	Inside Wireman	Master Electrician
Yearly salary	$32,219	$52,154
Hourly rate	$15.49	$25.07
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	26,377
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Inside wireman vs master electrician salary

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

	Inside Wireman	Master Electrician
Average salary	$32,219	$52,154
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $31,000 And $86,000
Highest paying City	-	Minneapolis, MN
Highest paying state	-	Vermont
Best paying company	-	Allegro MicroSystems
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between inside wireman and master electrician education

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

	Inside Wireman	Master Electrician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs master electrician demographics

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

	Inside Wireman	Master Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 2.3% White, 66.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between inside wireman and master 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.

Master electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Experience with PLC (e.g., industrial maintenance, computer control systems, etc .).
Experience in installing and maintaining motors, welding equipment, lighting fixtures, generators, circuit breakers, and transformers.
Snake wires through PVC, conduits, walls.
Work under company safety policies and maintain OSHA safe facilities.
Repair failures of substation breakers, transformers, and other equipment.

Inside wireman vs master electrician skills

Common inside wireman skills

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

Common master electrician skills

Electrical Equipment, 8%
Electrical Systems, 8%
Switches, 6%
Hand Tools, 6%
Transformers, 5%
NEC, 5%