Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.
What it pays
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay earn a median of $49.53/hr — about $103,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $31.60/hr; the top 10% earn $62.46/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay earn a median of $49.53/hr — about $103,000 a year. The lowest-paid 10% earn $31.60/hr; the top 10% earn $62.46/hr. (Annual figures are approximate: hourly × 2,080.)
What you'd actually do
- Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
- Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
- Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
- Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
- Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
- Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
How you get there
Typical entry-level education: Post-secondary certificate. Overall preparation: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
The feel of the work
Much of the work happens outdoors; you're around people constantly; time pressure is a real part of the job; precision matters — small details carry weight. (Compared against the other 818 careers in the guide.)
Working for yourself
About 0% of electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay are self-employed.
Who it tends to fit
This work tends to fit people who are hands-on, organized and detail-focused and analytical.
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Quick questions
- How much does a electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay make?
- The median pay is $49.53 per hour — roughly $103,000 a year, with the real range running from about $31.60/hr (10th percentile) to $62.46/hr (90th percentile). Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Do you need a degree to be a electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay?
- The typical entry-level education is: Post-secondary certificate. Overall preparation level: medium preparation (Job Zone 3 of 5).
- What does a electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay actually do all day?
- Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters. Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance. Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Tasks & interests: O*NET. Career pathways shown in the app are draft archetypes — verify before relying on them. Trailhead is a free career guide for students — honest numbers, no hype.
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Trailhead is operated by FLEXVermont LLC. It is intended for high-school students age 13 and older, and the educators and families who support them, and is not directed to children under 13. Trailhead is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It does not offer professional, financial, or career advice, and its wage figures and pathways are estimates that may not fit your situation — they should not be relied on as the sole basis for any decision.