Motor electrician vs lead electrician

The differences between motor electricians 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 a motor electrician and a lead electrician. Additionally, a lead electrician has an average salary of $56,709, which is higher than the $47,301 average annual salary of a motor electrician.

The top three skills for a motor electrician include electric motors, PLC and control panels. The most important skills for a lead electrician are electrical equipment, hand tools, and electrical systems.

Motor electrician vs lead electrician overview

	Motor Electrician	Lead Electrician
Yearly salary	$47,301	$56,709
Hourly rate	$22.74	$27.26
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,607	18,158
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 33%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Motor electrician vs lead electrician salary

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

	Motor Electrician	Lead Electrician
Average salary	$47,301	$56,709
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	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 motor electrician and lead electrician education

There are a few differences between a motor electrician and a lead electrician in terms of educational background:

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

Motor electrician vs lead electrician demographics

Here are the differences between motor electricians' and lead electricians' demographics:

	Motor Electrician	Lead Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 97.4% Female, 2.6%
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, 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 motor electrician and lead electrician 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.

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.

Motor electrician vs lead electrician skills

Common motor electrician skills

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

Common lead electrician skills

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