Occupation Atlaselectrician
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4910419f-b4af-4f59-b544-9dbebc8a74f0
electrician
Electricians fit and repair electrical circuits and wiring systems. They also install and maintain electrical equipment and machinery. This work can be performed indoors as well as outdoors, in nearly every type of facility.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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 Conventional4.09
- I Investigative2.70
- E Enterprising1.81
- S Social1.32
- A Artistic1.24
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 Electricians (47-2111.00): 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 (21)
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.
- bind wire
- building systems monitoring technology
- electrical testing methods
- electrical wiring plans
- electricity
- follow health and safety procedures in construction
- inspect electrical supplies
- install electric switches
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- install electricity sockets
- install lightning protection system
- keep records of work progress
- maintain electrical equipment
- react to events in time-critical environments
- resolve equipment malfunctions
- splice cable
- test electrical equipment
- use measurement instruments
- use precision tools
- use safety equipment in construction
- work in a construction team
Optional (34)
- answer requests for quotation
- artificial lighting systems
- assemble electrical components
- assemble electronic units
- automation technology
- calculate needs for construction supplies
- control systems
- cut wall chases
- electrical wire accessories
- electrical wiring diagrams
- electromechanics
- electronics
- energy performance of buildings
- inspect construction supplies
- install circuit breakers
- install smart devices
- maintain electronic equipment
- measure electrical characteristics
- order construction supplies
- process incoming construction supplies
- program firmware
- provide power connection from bus bars
- read standard blueprints
- repair wiring
- replace defect components
- solar panel mounting systems
- solder electronics
- strip wire
- troubleshoot
- use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs
- use sander
- use specialised tools in electric repairs
- write inspection reports
- write records for repairs
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 21 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
industrial electrician
14 shared · 3 more of its owninstall electricity sockets, install electric switches, building systems monitoring technology, splice cable
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building electrician
14 shared · 4 more of its owninstall electricity sockets, install electric switches, building systems monitoring technology, splice cable
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domestic electrician
13 shared · 6 more of its owninstall electricity sockets, install electric switches, building systems monitoring technology, splice cable
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9 shared · 18 more of its ownbuilding systems monitoring technology, inspect electrical supplies, react to events in time-critical environments, electrical wiring plans
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electrical mechanic
8 shared · 16 more of its ownsplice cable, inspect electrical supplies, install electrical and electronic equipment, use precision tools
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security alarm technician
7 shared · 12 more of its owninspect electrical supplies, install electrical and electronic equipment, electrical wiring plans, use measurement instruments
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smart home installer
7 shared · 20 more of its owninstall electric switches, building systems monitoring technology, inspect electrical supplies, install electrical and electronic equipment
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solar energy technician
6 shared · 19 more of its owninspect electrical supplies, install electrical and electronic equipment, electrical wiring plans, use measurement instruments
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