Electrical and Power Transmission Installers programs in West Virginia
12 schools in West Virginia teach this, at certificate or associate level. 4 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $86,867 at Pierpont Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in West Virginia
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers in West Virginia earn a median of $80,060 a year across 5,380 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 West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Electricians | $64,810 | 4,290 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | $71,360 | 4,070 |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $83,810 | 1,260 |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers | $51,100 | 260 |
| Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $97,600 | 70 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont | Associate's degree | — | $86,867 (37 grads) | 12 |
| Fayette Institute of Technology Oak Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | $27,439 (13 grads) | 15 |
| Carver Career Center Charleston | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,421 (16 grads) | — |
| Mercer County Technical Education Center Princeton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $23,351 (16 grads) | 11 |
| Cabell County Career Technology Center Huntington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| New River Community and Technical College Beaver | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | not published | 26 |
| Academy of Careers and Technology Beckley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Fred W Eberle Technical Center Buckhannon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| James Rumsey Technical Institute Martinsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
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.