Also called: Platform Electrician, Offshore Wind Electrician
Maintains electrical systems on oil platforms, wind farm substations, and offshore vessels.
An offshore electrician troubleshoots generators, motors, and control panels, often in explosion-proof areas, and works rotating hitches.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Electrician apprenticeship plus offshore safety training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school).
Growing much faster than average (about 8% over 10 years). BLS 2025-35 projection band for SOC 47-2111: Much faster than average (7% or higher).
Low risk for 10 years. Platforms and wind substations add more electrical gear; troubleshooting in explosion-proof areas stays a skilled trade.
Classes: Electrical CTE class, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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