What You'll Do

  • Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
  • Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
  • Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
  • Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
  • Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
  • Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
  • Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
  • Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
  • Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
  • String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.38/5
Troubleshooting 3.38/5
Monitoring 3.25/5
Operations Monitoring 3.25/5
Operation and Control 3.25/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Coordination 3.12/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.12/5
Repairing 3.12/5
Quality Control Analysis 3.12/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.12/5
Systems Analysis 3.12/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Attention to Detail, Integrity, Dependability, Self-Control, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Problem Sensitivity 4.0/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 4.0/5
Multilimb Coordination 4.0/5
Near Vision 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.75/5
Control Precision 3.75/5
Oral Comprehension 3.62/5
Information Ordering 3.62/5

Technologies & Tools

Bentley MicroStation Computer aided design and drafting CADD software Email software Geographic information system GIS systems Global positioning system GPS software Inventory management software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Word Spreadsheet software Word processing software Zoom

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.48/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.27/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.25/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.24/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.19/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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