Electrical and Power Transmission Installers programs in Illinois
31 schools in Illinois teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $32,925 at Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois.
What this work pays in Illinois
Electricians in Illinois earn a median of $99,560 a year across 23,120 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $105,750 | 19,340 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $83,180 | 17,710 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $108,120 | 3,090 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | $59,800 | 2,180 |
| Signal and Track Switch Repairers | $95,610 | 720 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Technical Institute-Illinois Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | $9,500 | $32,925 (41 grads) | — |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park | Undergraduate certificate | $11,931 | $31,249 (232 grads) | 33 |
| HVAC Technical Institute Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | $6,861 | not published | 25 |
| Lincoln College of Technology-Melrose Park Melrose Park | Associate's degree | $19,782 | not published | 123 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 300 |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College Chicago | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| College of DuPage Glen Ellyn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| College of Lake County Grayslake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Olney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Illinois Valley Community College Oglesby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| John A Logan College Carterville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| John Wood Community College Quincy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kaskaskia College Centralia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Kishwaukee College Malta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lake Land College Mattoon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Parkland College Champaign | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Prairie State College Chicago Heights | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Rock Valley College Rockford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwestern Illinois College Belleville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Waubonsee Community College Sugar Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Electrical and Power Transmission Installers — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.