Education & Training
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
What can you do with this education or training? Here are the careers it prepares you for, what graduates typically earn and owe, and how many colleges offer it.
Careers this leads to
- Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay Certificate or apprenticeship
- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers High school diploma
- Electricians Certificate or apprenticeship
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Certificate or apprenticeship
- First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers High school diploma
- Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers Certificate or apprenticeship
- Signal and Track Switch Repairers High school diploma
Pay and debt by degree
| Degree or certificate | Yearly pay 1 year after finishing | Yearly pay 4 years after finishing | Typical debt | Colleges offering it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | $44,727 | $55,271 | $9,498 | 625 |
| Associate degree | $49,417 | $65,520 | $12,000 | 283 |
Median earnings of graduates who got federal student aid, and median federal loan debt at graduation, typical across U.S. colleges. Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education. Each college can differ a lot: take the quiz to see colleges near you.