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Helpers--Electricians

$37.07K Median Salary 8.9K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 0.9% Job Growth

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About This Career

Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

Reported Job Titles

Apprentice, E and I Apprentice (Electrical and Instrumentation Apprentice), E and I Apprentice (Electrician and Instrumentation Apprentice), Electrical Apprentice, Electrical Helper, Electrician Apprentice, Electrician Helper, Electrician's Helper, Inside Wireman Apprentice, Wireman Apprentice

Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Manual Dexterity
Near Vision
Arm-Hand Steadiness
Extent Flexibility
Finger Dexterity
Control Precision
Multilimb Coordination
Problem Sensitivity
Trunk Strength
Visual Color Discrimination
Deductive Reasoning
Information Ordering
Oral Comprehension
Oral Expression
Selective Attention
Speech Recognition
Gross Body Equilibrium
Speech Clarity
Visualization

Knowledge

Building and Construction
Mechanical
Public Safety and Security
Customer and Personal Service
Design
Administration and Management
Education and Training
English Language
Mathematics
Engineering and Technology
Physics
Transportation

Skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Coordination
Judgment and Decision Making
Quality Control Analysis
Troubleshooting

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software
Office suite software
Word processing software
Computer aided design CAD software
Data base user interface and query software

Tools

Circuit tester
Wire or cable cutter
Screwdrivers
Conduit benders
Voltage or current meters
Wire lug crimping tool
Retaining ring pliers
Stripping tools
Cable accessories
Fish tape
Hoists
Utility knives
Metal detectors
Pneumatic hammer
Linemans pliers
Trenching machines
Magnetic tools
Pipe or tube cutter
Hex keys
Multimeters
Manlift or personnel lift
Compactors
Wire cutters
Nibblers
Impedance meters
GFI circuit testers
Wire wrapping tool
Drilling machines
Phasemeters
Nut drivers
Blow torch
Bolt cutters
Calibrated inductance coils or boxes
Banders
Soldering iron
Socket sets
Welding masks
Power drills
Articulating boom lift
Post hole digger
Blocks or pulleys
Gas detectors
Impact wrenches
Wheel bulldozers
Hand trucks or accessories
Protective gloves
Gas generators
Capacitance meters
Stamping dies or punches
Diagonal cut pliers
Specialty wrenches
Longnose pliers
Circuit tracers
Label making machines
Boring machines
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Threading die hand tool
Locking pliers
Offset socket wrenches
Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
Spot welding machine
Open end wrenches
Track excavators
Deburring tool
Hole saws
Insulated screwdriver
Thermographs
Tampers
End cut pliers
Hand reamer
Cable splicing kits
Light bulb changer
Hacksaw
Two way radios
Ladders
Dump trucks
Air compressors
Ammeters
Tape measures
Ohmmeters
Respirators
Fuse pullers
Awls
Scaffolding
Hammers
Levels
Tongue and groove pliers
Notebook computers
Plumb bobs
Picks
Cable reels
Shears
Threading taps
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Desktop computers
Adjustable wrenches
Heat guns
Strap wrenches
Saws
Personal computers
Megohmmeters
Backhoes