California·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-2092

Best Electric Motor programs in California, ranked by enrollment

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or.

30 schools in California run programs that feed this job, graduating 923 people a year. The job pays a median of $66,040 in California across about 810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledRepair TechnicianService TechnicianElectric Motor WinderMaintenance TechnicianCalibratorTool MasterCell ChangerSaw Repairer
Graduates / yr
923
in California
Median pay · California
$66,040
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
810
people employed
Schools
30
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
38%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in California that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in California that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in California (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own California page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1923
100.0%
30$37,415$9,500

Top 25 schools in California

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 30 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Fresno City College
Fresno, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
168Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General24%
2Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
105Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General45%
3Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
100Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General30%
4City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
92Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General40%
5Los Medanos College
Pittsburg, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
54Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General41%
6Laney College
Oakland, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
50Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General31%
7American River College
Sacramento, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
44Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General37%
8Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
44Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General21%
9Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
43Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General48%
10Chabot College
Hayward, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
25Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General47%
11Los Angeles Valley College
Valley Glen, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
24Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General32%
12Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
23Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General37%
13Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
21Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General49%
14El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
18Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General42%
15Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
16Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General34%
16Barstow Community College
Barstow, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
16Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General39%
17Merced College
Merced, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
15Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General36%
18Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
14Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General48%
19Lemoore College
Lemoore, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General49%
20Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
8Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General26%
21Modesto Junior College
Modesto, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General30%
22Norco College
Norco, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
5Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General42%
23Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
4Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General37%
24San Bernardino Valley College
San Bernardino, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
4Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General28%
25Coastline Community College
Fountain Valley, CA Public · 1 feeder programs
3Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General34%

All 30 schools in California

Every school in California with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in California that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Fresno City CollegeFresnoPublic1681
Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnutPublic1051
Long Beach City CollegeLong BeachPublic1001
City College of San FranciscoSan FranciscoPublic921
Los Medanos CollegePittsburgPublic541
Laney CollegeOaklandPublic501
American River CollegeSacramentoPublic441
Bakersfield CollegeBakersfieldPublic441
Pasadena City CollegePasadenaPublic431
Chabot CollegeHaywardPublic251
Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley GlenPublic241
Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta RosaPublic231
Diablo Valley CollegePleasant HillPublic211
El Camino Community College DistrictTorrancePublic181
Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancasterPublic161

What electric motor, power tool, and related repairers earn in California

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in California
$66,040
Mean annual
$66,270
Jobs in state
810
What the range looks like
10th pct$45,640Median$66,04090th pct$83,740
Versus the national median
+17.5%

U.S. median $56,210. California pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.48×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in California

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$79,330median
80 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$65,150median
80 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$65,820median
90 jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$66,040median
300 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$49,490median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.4%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
1,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
600
17,100 → 17,700
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Plus moderate-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers page.

How to become a Electric Motor

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in California

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0101Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electric motor, power tool, and related repairers programs in California.

What degree do you need to become an Electric Motor?+

High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General, which awarded 923 degrees in California in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electric Motor?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 923 people a year in California.

How much do electric motor, power tool, and related repairers earn in California?+

The median is $66,040 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 17.5% above the U.S. median of $56,210. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for electric motor, power tool, and related repairers growing?+

BLS projects a +3.4% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 1,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in California?+

30 institutions in California reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do electric motor, power tool, and related repairers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Repair Technician, Service Technician, Electric Motor Winder, Maintenance Technician among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-2092.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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