Statistics & Sources

Program Statistics

2021 Program Statistics

Sources1

$90,000+ Average Industry Wage

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022 49-9051 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. (2024). U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes499051.htm#ind

126,000+ Employees Nationwide

National Center for O*NET Development. 49-9051.00 – Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers. O*NET OnLine. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from
https://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/49-9051.00

17,000 job opportunities by 2026

Torpey, E. T. (2018). Green growth: Employment projections in environmentally focused occupations. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2018/data-on-display/green-growth.htm?view_full

1 in 5 NLC Students Are Veterans

Cohort Group (10/1/2018 – 9/30/2021): 4500 students, 895 veterans, 879 veterans available for graduation, 673 veteran graduates, 670 veterans available for employment, 503 veteran graduates employed in field.

73% Graduate Employment Rate

Cohort Group, ELP (10/2018-9/2021): Of 3377 graduates available for employment, 2466 were employed in field.

77% Veteran Graduation Rate

Cohort Group, ELP (10/2018-9/2021): 4500 students, 879 veterans available for graduation, 673 veteran graduates, 670 veterans available for employment, 503 veteran graduates employed in field.

75% Veteran Employment Rate

Cohort Group, ELP (10/2018-9/2021): 4500 students, 879 veterans available for graduation, 673 veteran graduates, 670 veterans available for employment, 503 veteran graduates employed in field.

1These statistics are collective of all four campuses.