*Name of career:
Helpers--Electricians

* URL Link to page:
http://www.mynextmove.org/profile/summary/47-3013.00

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

*On the job, you would:
  • Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
  • Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
  • Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.

*Knowledge:
Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Engineering and Technology
  • mechanical
  • building and construction
Business
  • customer service
Math and Science
  • physics

*Skills:
Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

*Abilities:
Hand and Finger Use
  • hold or move items with your hands
  • put together small parts with your fingers
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • order or arrange

*Education:
high school diploma or
some college
usually needed

*Job Outlook:
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

*Salary:
$27,220 per year, on average



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