Helpers--Electricians Career, Salary and Skills
Helpers--Electricians have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $42,670 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 63,630. Wage data is published for 225 locations.
Occupation description
Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
O*NET code
47-3013.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$42,670
Hourly median
$20.51
Employment
63,630
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.25 | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 2.38 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 2.25 |
| Coordination | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Installation | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| Active Learning | 2.88 | 2.25 |
Typical tasks
- Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
- Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
- Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
- Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
- Clean work area and wash parts.
- Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
- Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
Technology
- Computer-aided drafting or design software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Recordkeeping software
- Report generation software
Helpers--Electricians salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in TXMedian $44,360 · Employment 7,320
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in NCMedian $39,880 · Employment 6,770
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in FLMedian $38,670 · Employment 5,810
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in New York, NYMedian $47,800 · Employment 4,660
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in NYMedian $47,210 · Employment 4,120
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in TNMedian $39,710 · Employment 3,240
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in LAMedian $38,570 · Employment 3,190
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in GAMedian $39,030 · Employment 3,160
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in CAMedian $52,080 · Employment 3,120
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in ALMedian $36,490 · Employment 2,630
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $44,490 · Employment 2,200
- Helpers--Electricians Salary in VAMedian $44,530 · Employment 2,180
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.