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

Best Electrical programs in Kansas, 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.

18 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 490 people a year. The job pays a median of $99,420 in Kansas across about 60 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLocomotive ElectricianCritical Systems TechnicianElectronic Bench TechnicianPower Technician (Power Tech)WirerBody WirerReel RepairerTubing Tester
Graduates / yr
490
in Kansas
Median pay · Kansas
$99,420
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
60
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
53%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job

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

1 programs in Kansas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (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 Kansas 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 Kansas
490
100.0%
18$37,089$11,790

Top 18 schools in Kansas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 4 of the 18 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
72Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$36,95442%
2Wichita State University - Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
51Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$47,01443%
3Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
47Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician68%
4Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
45Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician31%
5Fort Hays State University - Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
41Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$41,63873%
6Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
35Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician53%
7Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
35Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician$35,87568%
8Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
33Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician74%
9Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
19Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician57%89%
10Coffeyville Community College
Coffeyville, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
17Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician38%
11Fort Hays Tech North Central
Beloit, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
17Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician78%
12Cowley County Community College
Arkansas City, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
16Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician45%
13Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
16Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician68%
14Pratt Community College
Pratt, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
14Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician45%
15Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
13Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician34%
16Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
9Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician32%
17Garden City Community College
Garden City, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
9Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician50%
18Seward County Community College
Liberal, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
1Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician50%

All 18 schools in Kansas

Every school in Kansas 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 Kansas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Kansas City Kansas Community CollegeKansas CityPublic721
Wichita State University - Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyWichitaPublic511
Flint Hills Technical CollegeEmporiaPublic471
Johnson County Community CollegeOverland ParkPublic451
Fort Hays State University - Northwest Kansas Technical CollegeGoodlandPublic411
Hutchinson Community CollegeHutchinsonPublic351
Washburn Institute of TechnologyTopekaPublic351
Manhattan Area Technical CollegeManhattanPublic331
Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburgPublic191
Coffeyville Community CollegeCoffeyvillePublic171
Fort Hays Tech North CentralBeloitPublic171
Cowley County Community CollegeArkansas CityPublic161
Salina Area Technical CollegeSalinaPublic161
Pratt Community CollegePrattPublic141
Neosho County Community CollegeChanutePublic131

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

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

Median annual in Kansas
$99,420
Mean annual
$91,890
Jobs in state
60
What the range looks like
10th pct$49,350Median$99,42090th pct$148,930
Versus the national median
+17.1%

U.S. median $84,890. Kansas pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.98×

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

Metro areas in Kansas

Wichita, KS
$81,560median
30 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 Kansas

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 Kansas.

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 490 degrees in Kansas 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 490 people a year in Kansas.

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

The median is $99,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 17.1% above 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 Kansas?+

18 institutions in Kansas 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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