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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 Assistant”

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

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Shears
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Desktop computers
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Phillips head screwdrivers
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Conduit deburring tools
Trenchers
Hoists
Hex key sets
Non-contact voltage sensors
Adjustable wrenches
Gas leak detection devices
Continuity testers
Electric impact drivers
Plumb bobs
Scaffolding
Excavators
Air spades
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Resistance bridges
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Inductance testers
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Ratcheting cable cutters
Circuit test meters
Insulated pliers
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Wire crimpers
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Post drivers
Utility knives
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Cable tie guns
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Tapered reamers
Hammers
Cordless drills
Punches
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Insulated wrenches
Insulated cable cutters
Personal computers
Picks
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Two way radios
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Heavy duty crimping tools
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Levels
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Cable cutters
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Punchdown tools
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Ladders
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Welders
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Hacksaws
Phase rotation meters
Digital multimeters
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Cable splicing knives
Compaction tampers
Fuse pullers
Wire wrap guns
Double-end can socket wrenches
Tape measures
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Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers
Metal locators
Cable gripping gloves
Crescent wrenches
Welding hoods
Megohmmeters
Pneumatic compacting equipment
Insulated socket sets
Insulated bolt cutters
Electricians' knives
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Air compressors
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Cable reels
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Infrared scanners
Threading dies
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Electricians' snips
Power conduit benders
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