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Job Description

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

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-3013.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 30,980.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 14.00
Currently, there are 71,890 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Helpers--Electricians”.

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Tasks for “Electrician”

Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.
Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.
Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.
Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.
Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.
Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.
Clean work area and wash parts.
Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, using hand tools.
Paint a variety of objects related to electrical functions.
Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron.
Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.
Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way.

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Voltage meters
Phillips head screwdrivers
Hex key sets
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Screwdrivers
Power conduit benders
Backhoes
Magnetic locators
Plumb bobs
Insulated pliers
Jackhammers
Transfer impedance meters
Cable labeling machines
Manual conduit benders
Non-contact voltage sensors
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Airhammers
Welding hoods
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Cordless drills
Loop PSC testers
Hand operated indentors
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Digital multimeters
Electric manlifts
Pipe threaders
Internal snap ring pliers
Crescent wrenches
Circle cutters
Hydraulic conduit benders
Tapered reamers
Cable splicing knives
Heavy duty crimping tools
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Ammeters
Inductance testers
Automatic wire strippers
Growlers
Threading dies
Drill presses
Ohmmeters
Heat guns
Post drivers
Insulated socket sets
Wire cutters
Tongue and groove pliers
Long nose pliers
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Shears
Hammers
Residual current device RCD testers
Tape measures
Dump trucks
Cable reels
Insulated knives
Air compressors
Phase rotation meters
Nibbler cutting tools
Gas leak detection devices
Insulated wrenches
Circuit test meters
Saws
Capacitance testers
Generators
Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
Side cutting pliers
Hoists
Wire crimpers
Double-end can socket wrenches
Cable lacing needles
Megohmmeters
Lineman's pliers
Punches
Fuse pullers
Adjustable wrenches
Infrared scanners
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Respirators
Wire stripping pliers
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Insulated cable cutters
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Nut drivers
Scaffolding
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Metal locators
Diagonal cutting pliers
Cable tie guns
Multimeters
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Insulated nutdrivers
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Hacksaws
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Trenchers
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Current clamps
Fish tape pullers
Cabinet tip screwdrivers
Wire wrap guns
Cutting torches
Personal computers
Conduit locknut and reaming pliers
Compaction tampers
Two way radios
Resistance bridges
Electricians' snips
Desktop computers
External snap ring pliers
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Levels
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Continuity testers
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