Motor electrician vs master electrician

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

Motor electrician vs master electrician overview

	Motor Electrician	Master Electrician
Yearly salary	$47,301	$52,154
Hourly rate	$22.74	$25.07
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,607	26,377
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Motor electrician vs master electrician salary

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

	Motor Electrician	Master Electrician
Average salary	$47,301	$52,154
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	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 motor electrician and master electrician education

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

	Motor Electrician	Master Electrician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Motor electrician vs master electrician demographics

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

	Motor Electrician	Master Electrician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 94.3% Female, 5.7%
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, 9.3% 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 motor electrician and master 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.

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.

Motor electrician vs master electrician skills

Common motor electrician skills

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

Common master electrician skills

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