Electrical Drafters
Develop specifications and instructions for installation of voltage transformers, overhead or underground cables, and related electrical equipment used to conduct electrical energy from transmission lines or high-voltage distribution lines to consumers.
Also called: Associate Drafter, Drafter, Electrical Designer, Engineering Associate
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- design
- product and service development
- administrative services
- customer service
- public safety and security
Skills:
- reading work related information
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Analytical Thinking
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Technology:
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Intergraph INtools
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- PEDYN P2000
Project management software
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Project Management
- PTC Pro/INTRALINK
Education:
certificate after high school
