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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 “Journeyman Electrician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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Resistance bridges
Electric manlifts
Tongue and groove pliers
Pneumatic compacting equipment
Cable tie guns
Awls
Cable splicing knives
Fish tape pullers
Cabinet tip screwdrivers
Wire pullers
Utility knives
Fuse pullers
Pipe threaders
Heavy duty crimping tools
Long nose pliers
Dump trucks
Air spades
Respirators
Notebook computers
Telescoping lighted pickups
Screw-holding screwdrivers
Cordless drills
Infrared scanners
Heat guns
Nut drivers
Hoists
Phase rotation meters
Nibbler cutting tools
Ammeters
Adjustable wrenches
Voltage meters
Multimeters
Insulated bolt cutters
Backhoes
Diagonal cutting pliers
Cable labeling machines
Post drivers
Hammers
Wire crimpers
Bulldozers
Metal locators
Insulated knives
Shears
Insulated cable cutters
Drill presses
Current clamps
Welding hoods
Horizontal boring tools
Tape measures
Insulated screwdrivers
Hoist trucks
Cable cutters
Hydraulic conduit benders
Residual current device RCD testers
Manual conduit benders
Digital multimeters
Crescent wrenches
Ladders
Excavators
Insulated nutdrivers
Punchdown tools
Generators
Wire cutters
Cable gripping gloves
Continuity testers
Extension lamp extractors
Phillips head screwdrivers
Ground fault circuit interrupter GFCI testers
Non-contact voltage sensors
Cable reels
Block and tackle equipment
Circle cutters
Trenchers
Power conduit benders
Megohmmeters
Air compressors
Electricians' snips
Strap wrenches
Hand operated indentors
External snap ring pliers
Capacitance testers
Desktop computers
Inductance testers
Scaffolding
Automatic wire strippers
Gas leak detection devices
Bucket trucks
Hex key sets
Polyvinyl chloride PVC cutters
Loop PSC testers
Electricians' knives
Transfer impedance meters
Line trucks
Wire wrap guns
Cutting torches
Wire stripping pliers
Cable lacing needles
Electric impact drivers
Screwdrivers
Welders
Threading taps
Conduit deburring tools
Ratcheting cable cutters
Soldering irons
Insulated pliers
Airhammers
Bear claw wire threaders
Side cutting pliers
Circuit test meters
Insulated socket sets
Saws
Growlers
Power drills
Lineman's pliers
Threading dies
Hacksaws
Plumb bobs
Lighted magnet pickups
Two way radios
Picks
Ohmmeters
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Compaction tampers
Handtrucks
Punches
Double-end can socket wrenches
Power cable cutters
Insulated wrenches
Personal computers
Jackhammers
Levels
Magnetic locators
Internal snap ring pliers
Tapered reamers

Computer-aided drafting or design software
Report generation software
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Recordkeeping software