Helpers--Electricians

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

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Apprentice; E and I Apprentice (Electrical and Instrumentation Apprentice); E and I Apprentice (Electrician and Instrumentation Apprentice); Electrical Apprentice; Electrical Helper; Electrician Apprentice; Electrician Helper; Electrician's Helper; Inside Wireman Apprentice; Wireman Apprentice

Tasks

• Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
• Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
• Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
• Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
• Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
• Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
• Clean work area and wash parts.
• 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.
• Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
• Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
• Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
• String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.
• Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
• Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.

Knowledge

• Building and Construction
• Mechanical
• Public Safety and Security
• Customer and Personal Service
• Design
• Administration and Management
• Education and Training
• English Language
• Mathematics
• Engineering and Technology
• Physics
• Transportation

Skills

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Critical Thinking

Abilities

• Manual Dexterity
• Near Vision
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Finger Dexterity
• Extent Flexibility
• Problem Sensitivity
• Control Precision
• Multilimb Coordination
• Trunk Strength
• Visual Color Discrimination
• Oral Comprehension
• Oral Expression
• Deductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Selective Attention
• Speech Recognition
• Visualization
• Gross Body Equilibrium
• Speech Clarity