Electricians
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.
Also called: Chief Electrician, Electrician, Journeyman Electrician, Maintenance Electrician
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- mechanical
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
- public safety and security
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- keep your arm or hand steady
- put together small parts with your fingers
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- listen and understand what people say
- communicate by speaking
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Analytical Thinking
- Initiative
- Leadership
Technology:
Analytical or scientific software
- Construction Master Pro
- Electrosoft FlashWorks
Data base user interface and query software
- Insight Direct ServiceCEO
- Resolve Systems Service Management
Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- One Mile Up Panel Planner
Education:
certificate after high school
