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57/ 100
Trades #387 of 1000 overall

Residential Electrician

PerspectaScore 57/100 — our composite grade across wealth, freedom, stability, ROI, burnout and automation risk.

Where Residential Electrician ranks

How this career places against all 1000 careers in our database.

The nine scores

Wealth Potential54/100

Lifetime net-worth percentile vs every other career.

Freedom & Flexibility49/100

Remote work, mobility, self-employment and early-FI potential.

Job Stability60/100

Resilience to layoffs and recessions.

Career Mobility60/100

Room to climb and grow income over time.

Geographic Flexibility70/100

How easily this career relocates between states.

Degree / Training ROI54/100

Payoff relative to the time and debt to get in.

Family Friendliness63/100

Stability, benefits and lower burnout for raising a family.

Burnout Risk70/100

Emotional and physical toll of the work.

Automation Risk10/100

Exposure to being replaced by AI / automation.

Key facts

Median salary
$66,000
Median take-home
$54,590
Top 10% salary
$115,000
Net worth @ 65
$4.2M
Lifetime earnings
$7.1M
Financial independence
Age 50
Education
Apprenticeship
Typical debt
$8,000

Best states

CaliforniaWashingtonIllinoisNew YorkAlaska

Based on pay, demand and cost of living. Educational estimates · methodology.

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