Also called: Plant Electrician, Industrial Electrician
Keeps the power systems, motors and wiring inside a factory working safely.
You lock out a 480-volt panel, test it to make sure it is dead and replace a burned-out motor starter. Later you wire up a new machine and help the controls team figure out why a sensor keeps dropping out.
Uses BLS electrician wages; industrial electricians often earn above the median.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. 4-5 year electrical apprenticeship and a journeyman license in most states.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Trade school, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school), Industrial Electricity.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). BLS projects much faster than average growth for electricians.
Low risk for 10 years. Licensed electrical work in plants is hands-on and safety-critical; AI tools assist but cannot replace it.
Classes: Electronics CTE class, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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