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Electricians
$60.24K Median Salary 84.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 9.1% Job Growth
About This Career
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.
Reported Job Titles
Control Electrician, Electrical Journey Person, Electrical Troubleshooter, Electrician, Housing Maintenance Electrician, Industrial Electrician, Inside Wireman, Maintenance Electrician, Paper Mill Electrician, Wireman
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Skills You'll Need
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Abilities
Near Vision
Problem Sensitivity
Deductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Finger Dexterity
Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Visual Color Discrimination
Extent Flexibility
Oral Expression
Trunk Strength
Visualization
Written Comprehension
Category Flexibility
Far Vision
Flexibility of Closure
Manual Dexterity
Control Precision
Selective Attention
Depth Perception
Fluency of Ideas
Gross Body Equilibrium
Mathematical Reasoning
Multilimb Coordination
Number Facility
Perceptual Speed
Speech Clarity
Speech Recognition
Written Expression
Knowledge
Building and Construction
Administration and Management
Mechanical
Mathematics
Design
Customer and Personal Service
Skills
Troubleshooting
Repairing
Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning
Installation
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis
Complex Problem Solving
Coordination
Monitoring
Operations Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Equipment Maintenance
Equipment Selection
Instructing
Learning Strategies
Mathematics
Operation and Control
Persuasion
Service Orientation
Systems Analysis
Time Management
Writing
Technology Skills
Word processing software
Analytical or scientific software
Data base user interface and query software
Industrial control software
Computer aided design CAD software
Spreadsheet software
Electronic mail software
Accounting software
Document management software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Office suite software
Operating system software
Project management software
Process mapping and design software
Tools
Stripping tools
Wire or cable cutter
Voltage or current meters
Cable reels
Wire lug crimping tool
Circuit tester
Conduit benders
End cut pliers
Retaining ring pliers
Hex keys
Cable accessories
Fish tape
Levels
Soldering iron
Power drills
Metal detectors
Diagonal cut pliers
Locking pliers
Linemans pliers
Magnetic tools
Pipe or tube cutter
Bandsaw wheel
Ammeters
Manlift or personnel lift
Tape measures
Wire cutters
Nibblers
Impedance meters
GFI circuit testers
Wire wrapping tool
Fuse pullers
Hydraulic press frames
Phasemeters
Nut drivers
Blow torch
Bolt cutters
Calibrated inductance coils or boxes
Banders
Socket sets
Welding masks
Articulating boom lift
Gas detectors
Protective gloves
Gas generators
Capacitance meters
Plumb bobs
Stamping dies or punches
Specialty wrenches
Inspection mirror
Longnose pliers
Electrical frequency meters
Label making machines
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Conventional truck cranes
Offset socket wrenches
Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
Drill bit set
Spot welding machine
Open end wrenches
Threading taps
Tapping machine attachment
Track excavators
Deburring tool
Insulated screwdriver
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Thermographs
Hand reamer
Pipe wrenches
Claw hammer
Cable splicing kits
Microcontrollers
Tensiometers
Power saws
Tinners snips
Hacksaw
Two way radios
Multimeters
Wattmeters
Depth gauges
Staple guns
Ladders
Micrometers
Air compressors
Hard hats
Ohmmeters
Respirators
Awls
Razor knives
Scaffolding
Hammers
Safety glasses
Tongue and groove pliers
Utility knives
Notebook computers
Circuit tracers
Laser printers
Threading die hand tool
Shears
Screwdrivers
Hole saws
Desktop computers
Adjustable wrenches
Feeler gauges
Heat guns
Strap wrenches
Needlenose pliers
Personal computers
Winches
Megohmmeters
Oscilloscopes
Backhoes
Tablet computers
