Helpers--Electricians
Also called:
Apprentice Electrician, Electrical Apprentice, Electrician's Helper, Electrician Helper
What they do:
Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
On the job, you would:
- Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- 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.
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- mechanical
- building and construction
Business
Math and Science
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Hand and Finger Use
- hold or move items with your hands
- put together small parts with your fingers
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Innovation
- Concern for Others
- Integrity
- Self Control
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You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Report generation software
Data base user interface and query software
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high school diploma or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$27,670
per year, on average
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