Motor electrician vs wireman

The differences between motor electricians and wiremen 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 wireman. Additionally, a motor electrician has an average salary of $47,301, which is higher than the $31,807 average annual salary of a wireman.

The top three skills for a motor electrician include electric motors, PLC and control panels. The most important skills for a wireman are hand tools, work ethic, and electrical conduit.

Motor electrician vs wireman overview

	Motor Electrician	Wireman
Yearly salary	$47,301	$31,807
Hourly rate	$22.74	$15.29
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,607	9,172
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Motor electrician vs wireman salary

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

	Motor Electrician	Wireman
Average salary	$47,301	$31,807
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	Between $25,000 And $40,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between motor electrician and wireman education

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

	Motor Electrician	Wireman
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering Technology
Most common college	-	-

Motor electrician vs wireman demographics

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

	Motor Electrician	Wireman
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 90.6% Female, 9.4%
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, 7.6% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 21.6% Asian, 2.2% White, 63.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	3%	3%

Differences between motor electrician and wireman 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.

Wireman example responsibilities.

Programme and manage CISCO VOIP telephone systems as well as coordinated site installation that provide an organize work space.
Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Install and maintain control equipment, power circuit breakers, voltage regulators, equipment, transformers, and other electrical equipment.
Work in teams to troubleshoot various electrical problems.
Manufacture transfer switches and circuit breakers filling weekly customer orders.
Assemble rod pump controls from drawings, such as VFD's.

Motor electrician vs wireman skills

Common motor electrician skills

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

Common wireman skills

Hand Tools, 21%
Work Ethic, 12%
Electrical Conduit, 6%
Switches, 6%
Electrical Systems, 5%
Transformers, 4%