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Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay

$93.72K Median Salary 1.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) -2.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

Reported Job Titles

Electrical and Instrumentation Technician (E and I Technician), Electrical Technician, Instrument and Control Technician (I and C Technician), Instrumentation and Control Technician (I and C Technician), Relay Technician, Substation Electrician, Substation Mechanic, Substation Technician, Substation Wireman, Wireman

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Abilities

Near Vision

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Oral Comprehension

Problem Sensitivity

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Information Ordering

Control Precision

Finger Dexterity

Visual Color Discrimination

Deductive Reasoning

Flexibility of Closure

Inductive Reasoning

Manual Dexterity

Perceptual Speed

Written Expression

Category Flexibility

Far Vision

Selective Attention

Visualization

Knowledge

Mechanical

Engineering and Technology

Mathematics

Public Safety and Security

English Language

Computers and Electronics

Design

Physics

Building and Construction

Education and Training

Skills

Critical Thinking

Equipment Maintenance

Repairing

Troubleshooting

Reading Comprehension

Operations Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Active Listening

Complex Problem Solving

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Systems Analysis

Time Management

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software

Analytical or scientific software

Electronic mail software

Office suite software

Operating system software

Word processing software

Computer aided design CAD software

Internet browser software

Compliance software

Industrial control software

Tools

Voltage or current meters

Ammeters

Ohmmeters

Locking pliers

Metal shearing machine

Multimeters

Ladders

Micrometers

Fire extinguishers

Screwdrivers

Manlift or personnel lift

Cold chisels

Reamer

Ratchets

Calipers

Phasemeters

Pullers

Die stocks

Relay tester

Soldering iron

Power drills

Alternating current AC arc welder

Insulation resistance meters

Sockets

Power grinders

Jigsaw

Precision file

Voltage and current meter calibrator

Punches or nail sets or drifts

Portable data input terminals

Thermal imager

Power riveter

Drill bit set

Threading taps

Spanner wrenches

Adjustable wrenches

Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus

Saws

Claw hammer

Oscilloscopes

Electronics pliers

Power saws

Bench drilling machine

Tinners snips

Radiation detectors

Hacksaw

T handle tap wrenches

Bench vises

Abilities

Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Visual Color Discrimination: The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Perceptual Speed: The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Far Vision: The ability to see details at a distance.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Mechanical: Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
Physics: Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub-atomic structures and processes.
Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills

Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Repairing: Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Troubleshooting: Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Operations Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Quality Control Analysis: Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Technology Skills

Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Operating system software: Microsoft Windows
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Compliance software: ESS Compliance Suite; Mannus Compliance: EHS; Primatech AUDITWorks
Industrial control software: Industrial Scientific iNET; QuestSuite Professional