Motor electrician vs electric motor mechanic

The differences between motor electricians and electric motor mechanics can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a motor electrician, becoming an electric motor mechanic takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a motor electrician has an average salary of $47,301, which is higher than the $41,185 average annual salary of an electric motor mechanic.

The top three skills for a motor electrician include electric motors, PLC and control panels. The most important skills for an electric motor mechanic are blowers, troubleshoot, and hand tools.

Motor electrician vs electric motor mechanic overview

	Motor Electrician	Electric Motor Mechanic
Yearly salary	$47,301	$41,185
Hourly rate	$22.74	$19.80
Growth rate	7%	-1%
Number of jobs	15,607	34,769
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	42	46
Years of experience	12	4

Motor electrician vs electric motor mechanic salary

Motor electricians and electric motor mechanics have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Motor Electrician	Electric Motor Mechanic
Average salary	$47,301	$41,185
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $26,000 And $65,000
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Differences between motor electrician and electric motor mechanic education

There are a few differences between a motor electrician and an electric motor mechanic in terms of educational background:

	Motor Electrician	Electric Motor Mechanic
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 33%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Motor electrician vs electric motor mechanic demographics

Here are the differences between motor electricians' and electric motor mechanics' demographics:

	Motor Electrician	Electric Motor Mechanic
Average age	42	46
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 98.6% Female, 1.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 16.1% Asian, 2.0% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.7% Asian, 4.0% White, 61.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	3%	8%

Differences between motor electrician and electric motor mechanic duties and responsibilities

Motor electrician example responsibilities.

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Wire various size motor control panels with plc control
Trouble shooting of A/C and D/C/ control.
Rig up the new house and wire the entire rig for the new system.
Perform electrical/mechanical maintenance and monitoring of foundry relate equipment including sand mold lines, induction furnaces, and cranes.
Perform electrical/mechanical maintenance and monitoring of foundry relate equipment including sand mold lines, induction furnaces, and cranes.

Electric motor mechanic example responsibilities.

Replace defective coil leads and perform with oxy/acetylene brazing of connections of coils in specify sequence.
Document repairs, modifications and inspections in accordance with FAA requirements on both paper and in an automate maintenance information database.
Document repairs, modifications and inspections in accordance with FAA requirements on both paper and in an automate maintenance information database.

Motor electrician vs electric motor mechanic skills

Common motor electrician skills

Electric Motors, 40%
PLC, 35%
Control Panels, 25%

Common electric motor mechanic skills

Blowers, 33%
Troubleshoot, 30%
Hand Tools, 6%
Cranes, 5%
Electric Motor Repair, 4%
Electrical Equipment, 3%

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