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Electricians

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

What you’d do

  • Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring or equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
  • Place conduit, pipes, or tubing, inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
  • Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures.
  • Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, such as oscilloscopes, ammeters, or test lamps.
  • Assemble, install, test, or maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools.
  • Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
  • Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet governmental regulations.
  • Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.

Skills that matter

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Speaking
  • Active Learning

How to get there

Medium preparation: usually vocational school, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree

Also called

  • Electrician
  • Industrial Electrician
  • Inside Wireman
  • Maintenance Electrician
  • Control Electrician
  • Electrical Journey Person

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