Occupation Atlaselectricity distribution technician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/c89afd9a-7dad-4bae-9315-5fcadd9ad8b6
electricity distribution technician
Electricity distribution technicians construct and maintain electric power transmission and distribution systems. They maintain and repair powerlines, compliant with safety regulations.
Job Zone
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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 Conventional3.80
- I Investigative2.66
- E Enterprising1.78
- S Social1.28
- A Artistic1.00
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 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (49-9051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (12)
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.
- electric current
- electrical discharge
- electrical power safety regulations
- electricity
- inspect overhead power lines
- inspect underground power cables
- install power lines
- repair overhead power lines
- repair underground power cables
- transmission towers
- wear appropriate protective gear
- work ergonomically
Optional (16)
- advise on safety improvements
- assess areas for power line installation
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- electricity consumption
- enforce safety procedures when working at heights
- ensure compliance with electricity distribution schedule
- ensure safety in electrical power operations
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- inspect construction supplies
- maintain electrical equipment
- power engineering
- read electricity meter
- respond to electrical power contingencies
- smart grids systems
- test procedures in electricity transmission
- transport construction supplies
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.
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This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.