Ohio·Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations·SOC 49-2094

Best Electrical programs in Ohio, ranked by enrollment

Repair, test, adjust, or install electronic equipment, such as industrial controls, transmitters, and.

3 schools in Ohio run programs that feed this job, graduating 20 people a year. The job pays a median of $62,310 in Ohio across about 1,510 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledControl TechnicianElectronic TechnicianI and C Tech (Instrument and Control Technician)Electrical and Instrument Technician (E and I Tech)WiremanAerial ErectorRadar MechanicRadar Repairer
Graduates / yr
20
in Ohio
Median pay · Ohio
$62,310
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,510
people employed
Schools
3
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
56%
across those schools
Median net price
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Ohio that lead to this job

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

1 programs in Ohio that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Ohio (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 Ohio page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 47.0105In Ohio
20
100.0%
3$37,415$9,500

Top 3 schools in Ohio

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 0 of the 3 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
11Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician46%
2Edison State Community College
Piqua, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
5Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician38%
3Madison Adult Career Center
Mansfield, OH Public · 1 feeder programs
4Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician85%

All 3 schools in Ohio

Every school in Ohio 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 Ohio that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Northwest State Community CollegeArchboldPublic111
Edison State Community CollegePiquaPublic51
Madison Adult Career CenterMansfieldPublic41

What electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment earn in Ohio

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

Median annual in Ohio
$62,310
Mean annual
$64,340
Jobs in state
1,510
What the range looks like
10th pct$39,630Median$62,31090th pct$89,280
Versus the national median
-15.9%

U.S. median $74,090. Ohio pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.65×

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

Metro areas in Ohio

Toledo, OH
$72,250median
150 jobs
Youngstown-Warren, OH
$71,720median
60 jobs
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH
$76,920median
60 jobs
Akron, OH
$63,790median
70 jobs
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$63,790median
220 jobs
Cleveland, OH
$61,180median
220 jobs
Columbus, OH
$59,430median
380 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
-0.8%
Little or no change
Openings per year
4,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
-500
61,100 → 60,700
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 Repairers, Commercial and Industrial 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

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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 Ohio

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 2 majors mapped to Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment2 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 47.0104Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
  • 47.0105Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

Common questions

Answers for people weighing electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment programs in Ohio.

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 Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician, which awarded 20 degrees in Ohio 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 Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 20 people a year in Ohio.

How much do electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment earn in Ohio?+

The median is $62,310 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.9% below the U.S. median of $74,090. 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 repairers, commercial and industrial equipment growing?+

BLS projects a -0.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 4,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

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

3 institutions in Ohio 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 repairers, commercial and industrial equipment work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Control Technician, Electronic Technician, I and C Tech (Instrument and Control Technician), Electrical and Instrument Technician (E and I Tech) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 49-2094.

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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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