Motor electrician vs wiring technician

The differences between motor electricians 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 a motor electrician and a wiring technician. Additionally, a motor electrician has an average salary of $47,301, which is higher than the $38,136 average annual salary of a wiring technician.

The top three skills for a motor electrician include electric motors, PLC and control panels. The most important skills for a wiring technician are hand tools, safety procedures, and control panels.

Motor electrician vs wiring technician overview

	Motor Electrician	Wiring Technician
Yearly salary	$47,301	$38,136
Hourly rate	$22.74	$18.33
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	15,607	62,667
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 30%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	12	12

Motor electrician vs wiring technician salary

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

	Motor Electrician	Wiring Technician
Average salary	$47,301	$38,136
Salary range	Between $33,000 And $66,000	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 motor electrician and wiring technician education

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

	Motor Electrician	Wiring Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Associate Degree, 30%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Electrical Engineering
Most common college	-	-

Motor electrician vs wiring technician demographics

Here are the differences between motor electricians' and wiring technicians' demographics:

	Motor Electrician	Wiring Technician
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 93.5% Female, 6.5%	Male, 86.9% Female, 13.1%
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, 8.5% 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 motor electrician and wiring technician 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.

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

Motor electrician vs wiring technician skills

Common motor electrician skills

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

Common wiring technician skills

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