Inside wireman vs wiring technician

The differences between inside wiremen and wiring technicians 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 wiring technician. Additionally, a wiring technician has an average salary of $38,136, 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 wiring technician are hand tools, safety procedures, and control panels.

Inside wireman vs wiring technician overview

	Inside Wireman	Wiring Technician
Yearly salary	$32,219	$38,136
Hourly rate	$15.49	$18.33
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	25,856	62,667
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 30%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Inside wireman vs wiring technician salary

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

	Inside Wireman	Wiring Technician
Average salary	$32,219	$38,136
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $42,000	Between $28,000 And $50,000
Highest paying City	-	Everett, WA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Schneider Electric Industrial Services
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between inside wireman and wiring technician education

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

	Inside Wireman	Wiring Technician
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 35%	Associate Degree, 30%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering Technology	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Inside wireman vs wiring technician demographics

Here are the differences between inside wiremen' and wiring technicians' demographics:

	Inside Wireman	Wiring Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 97.1% Female, 2.9%	Male, 86.9% Female, 13.1%
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, 17.3% Asian, 2.2% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between inside wireman and wiring technician 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.

Wiring technician example responsibilities.

Install, manage, and troubleshoot CAT3, CAT5, CAT6, and fiber optic infrastructures throughout the greater Tulsa area.
Full knowledge of cable installation and repair including quad, cat5, cat6, coax, aerial and bury service wire.
Install IPTV systems in residences and businesses.
Establish and troubleshoot wireless and Ethernet networks.
Configure modems, routers and Ethernet switches.
Wire custom switchboards and panels per schematics and wiring diagrams

Inside wireman vs wiring technician skills

Common inside wireman skills

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

Common wiring technician skills

Hand Tools, 25%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Control Panels, 5%
Fiber Optic, 5%
Electrical Components, 5%
Wire Harnesses, 4%