Georgia·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-2093

Best Electrical programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile.

24 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,055 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,710 in Georgia across about 190 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLocomotive ElectricianCritical Systems TechnicianElectronic Bench TechnicianPower Technician (Power Tech)WirerBody WirerReel RepairerTubing Tester
Graduates / yr
2,055
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$62,710
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
190
people employed
Schools
24
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
43%
across those schools
Median net price
$34,631
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

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

1 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (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 Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0604In Georgia
2,055
100.0%
24$37,089$11,790

Top 24 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 9 of the 24 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
369Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician38%
2Gwinnett Technical College
Lawrenceville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
244Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$39,26832%
3Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
169Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$27,44849%
4Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
167Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$42,49347%
5Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
128Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician58%
6Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
88Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician27%
7West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
78Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$40,09235%
8Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
73Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician31%
9Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
73Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician34%
10Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
70Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician43%
11Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
68Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$30,51544%
12Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
62Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$34,92642%
13Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
62Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician31%
14Athens Technical College
Athens, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
59Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician51%
15United Education Institute - Morrow
Morrow, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
59Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$30,63651%$34,631
16Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
54Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician48%
17South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
54Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$28,84161%
18Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
44Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician50%
19Albany Technical College
Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
32Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician42%
20North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
32Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$27,45439%
21Lincoln College of Technology - East Point
East Point, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
24Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
22Southeastern Technical College
Vidalia, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
20Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician38%
23Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
16Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician65%
24Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
10Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician43%

All 24 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia 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 Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaPublic3691
Gwinnett Technical CollegeLawrencevillePublic2441
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlantaPublic1691
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic1671
Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffinPublic1281
Columbus Technical CollegeColumbusPublic881
West Georgia Technical CollegeWacoPublic781
Augusta Technical CollegeAugustaPublic731
Lanier Technical CollegeGainesvillePublic731
Georgia Northwestern Technical CollegeRomePublic701
Georgia Piedmont Technical CollegeClarkstonPublic681
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannahPublic621
Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasvillePublic621
Athens Technical CollegeAthensPublic591
United Education Institute - MorrowMorrowPrivate for-profit591

What electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment earn in Georgia

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

Median annual in Georgia
$62,710
Mean annual
$76,970
Jobs in state
190
What the range looks like
10th pct$62,400Median$62,71090th pct$124,060
Versus the national median
-26.1%

U.S. median $84,890. Georgia pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.89×

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

Metro areas in Georgia

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$62,520median
80 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.1%
Faster than average
Openings per year
600
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
400
7,000 → 7,400
Typical entry education
Postsecondary nondegree award
Plus long-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 Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment page.

How to become a Electrical

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Postsecondary nondegree award
On-the-job training
Long-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

Critical ThinkingActive ListeningMonitoringReading ComprehensionWritingSpeaking

The same job in other states

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

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0604Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become an Electrical?+

Postsecondary nondegree award is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician, which awarded 2,055 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Electrical?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 2,055 people a year in Georgia.

How much do electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment earn in Georgia?+

The median is $62,710 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 26.1% below the U.S. median of $84,890. 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 electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment growing?+

BLS projects a +6.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 600 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

24 institutions in Georgia 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 electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Locomotive Electrician, Critical Systems Technician, Electronic Bench Technician, Power Technician (Power Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-2093.

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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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