Program job outlook

Electrician.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=460302&institution=kctcs

KCTCS graduates: 1,899
Employment rate: 85%
Median annual wages: $50,301
Annual openings: 1,876
Occupational median wages: $67,445
Occupational entry wages: $45,588

Program details

Program: Electrician.
National program area: Electrical Technology
Academic year: 2025-2026
CIP: 460302
Institution: Statewide kctcs
Region: Kentucky
Area level: State Level

Occupations

4 occupations

Signal and Track Switch Repairers

49-9097.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$53,370

Median annual wages

$75,870

2024 employment: 81
2034 projected: 83
10-year change: 2 (2.5%)
Annual growth: 0.2%
Annual openings: 7
10-year openings: 79

Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.

First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

47-1011.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$46,750

Median annual wages

$73,490

2024 employment: 9,761
2034 projected: 10,125
10-year change: 364 (3.7%)
Annual growth: 0.4%
Annual openings: 766
10-year openings: 7,666

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers

49-2098.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$45,120

Median annual wages

$60,700

2024 employment: 883
2034 projected: 898
10-year change: 15 (1.7%)
Annual growth: 0.2%
Annual openings: 85
10-year openings: 848

Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.

Electricians

47-2111.00 Typical education: High school diploma or equivalent

Entry annual wages

$37,110

Median annual wages

$59,720

2024 employment: 11,190
2034 projected: 11,624
10-year change: 434 (3.9%)
Annual growth: 0.4%
Annual openings: 1,018
10-year openings: 10,177

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=460302&institution=kctcs

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    "academic_year": "2025-2026",
    "cip": "460302",
    "institution": "kctcs",
    "program_area": "Electrician.",
    "national_program_area": "Electrical Technology",
    "region": "Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": 1899,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": "1,899",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": "85%",
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": "85%",
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": 50301,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": "50,301",
    "average_annual_openings": 1876,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "1,876",
    "median_annual_wages": 67445,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "67,445",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 45588,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "45,588",
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            "percent_change": 0.025,
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            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.002,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.2%",
            "average_annual_openings": 7,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "7",
            "openings": 79,
            "openings_formatted": "79",
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            "projected_employment_formatted": "10,125",
            "employment_change": 364,
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            "percent_change": 0.037,
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            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.004,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.4%",
            "average_annual_openings": 766,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "766",
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            "openings_formatted": "7,666",
            "entry_annual_wages": 46750,
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            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "73,490",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        },
        {
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            "estimated_employment": 883,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "883",
            "projected_employment": 898,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "898",
            "employment_change": 15,
            "employment_change_formatted": "15",
            "percent_change": 0.017,
            "percent_change_formatted": "1.7%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.002,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.2%",
            "average_annual_openings": 85,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "85",
            "openings": 848,
            "openings_formatted": "848",
            "entry_annual_wages": 45120,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "45,120",
            "median_annual_wages": 60700,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "60,700",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        },
        {
            "occupation_code": "47-2111.00",
            "occupation_title": "Electricians",
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            "typical_education_level": "High school diploma or equivalent",
            "estimated_employment": 11190,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "11,190",
            "projected_employment": 11624,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "11,624",
            "employment_change": 434,
            "employment_change_formatted": "434",
            "percent_change": 0.039,
            "percent_change_formatted": "3.9%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.004,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.4%",
            "average_annual_openings": 1018,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "1,018",
            "openings": 10177,
            "openings_formatted": "10,177",
            "entry_annual_wages": 37110,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "37,110",
            "median_annual_wages": 59720,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "59,720",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        }
    ]
}