Occupation Atlasbuilding electrician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/33960bab-4423-4808-af6c-ec2b485dba41
building electrician
Building electricians install and maintain electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure in buildings. They make sure installed electrical equipment is isolated and presents no fire hazards. They understand existing situations and make improvements if called for.
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Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.94
- I Investigative2.21
- S Social2.05
- A Artistic1.00
- E Enterprising1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Helpers--Electricians (47-3013.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- building systems monitoring technology
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect construction supplies
- inspect electrical supplies
- install electric switches
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install electricity sockets
- react to events in time-critical environments
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- splice cable
- test electronic units
- test procedures in electricity transmission
- use measurement instruments
- use precision tools
- use safety equipment in construction
- work ergonomically
Optional (30)
- answer requests for quotation
- artificial lighting systems
- assemble electrical components
- assemble electronic units
- automation technology
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- cut wall chases
- demonstrate products' features
- electromechanics
- electronics
- energy performance of buildings
- install circuit breakers
- install construction profiles
- install lightning protection system
- keep personal administration
- keep records of work progress
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- order construction supplies
- process incoming construction supplies
- program firmware
- provide power connection from bus bars
- repair wiring
- replace defect components
- solar panel mounting systems
- solder electronics
- troubleshoot
- use sander
- work in a construction team
- write inspection reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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