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National Employment Matrix


49-9051 Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Employment by industry, occupation, and percent distribution, 2020 and projected 2030.

Employment in thousands.
Industries with fewer than 50 jobs, confidential data, or poor-quality data are not displayed.

Industry Title Industry Code Industry Type 2020 Employment 2020 Percent of Occupation 2020 Percent of Industry Projected 2030 Employment Projected 2030 Percent of Occupation Projected 2030 Percent of Industry Employment Change, 2020-2030 Employment Percent Change, 2020-2030 Industry Sort Display Level
                     
Total employment TE1000 Summary 115.9 100.0 0.1 117.4 100.0 0.1 1.5 1.3 0

Self-employed workers

TE1100 Line Item 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.9 2 1

Total wage and salary employment

TE1200 Summary 115.4 99.6 0.1 116.9 99.6 0.1 1.5 1.3 3 1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

210000 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 10.1 12 2

Utilities

220000 Summary 56.6 48.9 10.4 56.1 47.8 11.2 -0.5 -0.9 19 2

Utilities

221000 Summary 56.6 48.9 10.4 56.1 47.8 11.2 -0.5 -0.9 20 3

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

221100 Summary 53.6 46.2 14.1 53.3 45.4 15.2 -0.3 -0.5 21 4

Hydroelectric power generation

221111 Line Item 0.5 0.4 6.9 0.4 0.3 7.1 -0.1 -11.0 23 6

Fossil fuel electric power generation

221112 Line Item 5.4 4.7 6.8 3.8 3.2 6.9 -1.7 -30.9 24 6

Nuclear electric power generation

221113 Line Item 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 -0.1 -31.6 25 6

Natural gas distribution

221200 Line Item 3.0 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.8 -0.2 -7.4 32 4

Water, sewage and other systems

221300 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 10.4 33 4

Construction

230000 Summary 40.5 35.0 0.6 41.2 35.1 0.5 0.7 1.8 34 2

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237000 Summary 34.6 29.9 3.3 35.4 30.1 3.2 0.7 2.1 38 3

Utility system construction

237100 Summary 34.4 29.7 6.3 35.1 29.9 6.2 0.7 2.0 39 4

Power and communication line and related structures construction

237130 Line Item 34.3 29.6 16.2 35.0 29.8 16.0 0.7 2.0 40 5

Highway, street, and bridge construction

237300 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0 5.3 43 4

Specialty trade contractors

238000 Summary 5.8 5.0 0.1 5.8 5.0 0.1 0.0 -0.1 45 3

Building equipment contractors

238200 Summary 5.5 4.7 0.2 5.4 4.6 0.2 0.0 -0.4 51 4

Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors

238210 Line Item 5.5 4.7 0.6 5.4 4.6 0.5 0.0 -0.4 52 5

Other specialty trade contractors

238900 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 4.1 59 4

Manufacturing

31-330 Summary 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 9.3 60 2

Transportation and warehousing

48-490 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 9.1 197 2

Information

510000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -16.6 233 2

Telecommunications

517000 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 -16.6 249 3

Professional, scientific, and technical services

540000 Summary 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 12.5 279 2

Professional, scientific, and technical services

541000 Summary 0.6 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.1 12.5 280 3

Architectural, engineering, and related services

541300 Summary 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 283 4

Engineering services

541330 Line Item 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 -0.4 285 5

Management of companies and enterprises

550000 Summary 1.0 0.9 0.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.3 299 2

Management of companies and enterprises

551000 Line Item 1.0 0.9 0.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.3 300 3

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

560000 Summary 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 15.5 301 2

Administrative and support services

561000 Summary 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1 15.5 302 3

Employment services

561300 Summary 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 12.9 305 4

Temporary help services

561320 Line Item 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 14.1 306 5

Other services (except public administration)

810000 Summary 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 18.3 430 2

Government

900000 Summary 15.8 13.6 0.1 16.9 14.4 0.2 1.1 6.9 455 2

Federal government

910000 Summary 2.1 1.8 0.1 2.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 -1.4 456 3

Federal government, excluding postal service

999100 Line Item 2.1 1.8 0.1 2.1 1.8 0.1 0.0 -1.4 458 4

State government, excluding education and hospitals

999200 Line Item 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.4 459 3

Local government, excluding education and hospitals

999300 Line Item 13.5 11.6 0.2 14.6 12.5 0.2 1.1 8.3 460 3