Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Tasks Include:
- 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.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +5.7%
National: +3.2%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$82,340.00
State
$64,830.00
Regional
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 50.29%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 18.88%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 18.08%
- Some College Courses = 9.94%
- First Professional Degree - awarded for completion of a program that: requires at least 2 years of college work before entrance into the program, includes a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete, and provides all remaining academic requirements to begin practice in a profession. = 2.81%
Related Work Experience
- None = 38.98%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 25.21%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 10.53%
- Over 10 years = 8.24%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 7.14%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 6.06%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 2.96%
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years = 0.88%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 18.08%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 18.08%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 16.69%
- None = 14.60%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.99%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.62%
- Over 10 years = 7.14%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 2.81%
On-the-Job Training
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 26.86%
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 25.21%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 18.66%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 10.98%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 10.82%
- None or short demonstration = 6.88%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 0.58%
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- 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.
- Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
- Replace or straighten damaged poles.
- Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.
- Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
- Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
- Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
- Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.
- Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
- Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
- Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
- Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
- Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
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Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Air compressors
- Pneumatic hammer (Air hammers)
- All terrain vehicles tracked or wheeled (All terrain vehicles ATV)
- Hex keys (Allen wrenches)
- Ammeters
- Electrical insulators (Arc suppression blankets)
- Traffic signals (Arrow boards)
- Protective gloves (Asbestos gloves)
- Augers
- Awls
- Backhoes
- Safety harnesses or belts (Bashlin belts)
- Bench vises
- Blocks or pulleys (Block and tackle equipment)
- Recreational motorboats (Boats)
- Bolt cutters
- Form tools or toolbits (Braces and bits)
- Mask or respirators filters or accessories (Breathing protection equipment)
- Saws (Buck saws)
- Articulating boom lift (Bucket trucks)
- Conduit benders (Cable benders)
- Wire or cable cutters (Cable cutters)
- Stripping tools (Cable strippers)
- Lifting hooks (Cant hooks)
- Hoists (Capstan hoists)
- Jacks (Chain jacks)
- Power saws (Chain saws)
- Clamp On Multimeter (Clamp-on multimeters)
- Grab hooks (Climbing hooks)
- Safety shoes (Climbing spikes)
- Pullers (Comealongs)
- Lug crimping tool dies (Compression tools)
- Power drills (Concrete drills)
- Hazardous material protective apparel (Conductive clothing)
- Circuit tester (Continuity meters)
- Pry bars (Crowbars)
- Voltage or current meters (Current leakage meters)
- Spades (Digging spades)
- Dynamometers (Digital dynamometers)
- Voltage or current meters (Digital recording amp meters)
- Voltage or current meters (Digital voltmeters DVM)
- Drill bits
- Dump trucks
- Ear plugs
- Pullers (Elbow pullers)
- Power drills (Electric drills)
- Power screwguns (Electric screw guns)
- Electrical power sensors (Explosive actuated spiking tools)
- Facial shields (Face shields)
- Safety harnesses or belts (Fall arrest harnesses)
- Files
- Fire blankets
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire retardant apparel (Fire retardant clothing)
- Fish tape (Fish tapes)
- Flares
- Fuse pullers
- Power drills (Gas drills)
- Blocks or pulleys (Gin poles)
- Pneumatic hammer (Ground rod drivers)
- Electrical resistance or conductance sensors (Ground testers)
- Grounding hardware (Grounding devices)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Power drills (Hammer drills)
- Hammers
- Conduit benders (Hand benders)
- Lifts (Hand lines)
- Reamers (Hand reamers)
- Saws (Hand saws)
- Hard hats
- Conduit benders (Hydraulic benders)
- Wire or cable cutters (Hydraulic cutters)
- Power drills (Hydraulic drills)
- Hydraulic press frames (Hydraulic presses)
- Tampers (Hydraulic tampers)
- Heat tracing equipment (Infrared guns)
- Wire or cable cutters (Insulated cable cutters)
- Protective gloves (Insulated gloves)
- Utility knives (Insulated knives)
- Linemans pliers (Insulated pliers)
- Utility knives (Insulated skinning knives)
- Specialty wrenches (Insulated wrenches)
- Voltage or current meters (Insulator testers)
- Pneumatic hammer (Jackhammers)
- Cable clamps (Jumper clamps)
- Saws (Keyhole saws)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Knockout punches)
- Ladders
- Laser printers
- Protective gloves (Leather gloves)
- Levels
- Lifelines or lifeline equipment (Lifelines)
- Slings (Lifting slings)
- Light trucks or sport utility vehicles (Light pickup trucks)
- Circuit tracers (Line tracers)
- Circuit breakers (Load break tools)
- Platform lift (Material handling aerial devices)
- Measuring wheels for distance (Measuring wheels)
- Megohmmeters
- Needlenose pliers
- Detection apparatus for non metallic objects (Non-metallic NM cable locators)
- Nut drivers
- Strap wrenches (Nylon strap wrenches)
- Ohmmeters
- Fiber optic test sources (Optical power meters)
- Oscilloscopes
- Hoists (Overhead hoists)
- Lifting hooks (Peaveys)
- Personal computers
- Phasemeters (Phase rotation meters)
- Picks
- Extension pole (Pike poles)
- Pipe wrenches
- Plumb bobs
- Pneumatic drill (Pneumatic drills)
- Safety harnesses or belts (Pole belts)
- Jacks (Pole jacks)
- Gas generators (Portable generators)
- Potentiometers (Potential testing meters)
- Conduit benders (Power benders)
- Boring tools (Power borers)
- Power chippers
- Flatbed trailers (Power reel trailers)
- Pressure or steam cleaners (Power washers)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Punches)
- Telescoping boom lift (Radial boom derrick trucks)
- Wire or cable cutters (Ratchet cutters)
- Cable reels (Reel jacks)
- Pick or place robots (Robotic arms)
- Grounding devices or assemblies (Running grounds)
- Power saws (Saber saws)
- Safety boots
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Scaffolding
- Screwdrivers
- Shovels
- Skid steer loaders
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Slip or groove joint pliers (Slip joint pliers)
- Snowmobiles or snow scooter (Snowmobiles)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering irons)
- Grounding devices or assemblies (Static discharge sticks)
- Telescoping boom lift (Telescoping boom trucks)
- Cable reels (Tension machines)
- Reflectometers (Time domain reflectometers)
- Torque wrenches
- Gas detectors (Toxic gas detectors)
- Trenching machines (Trenchers)
- Conventional truck cranes (Truck-mounted cranes)
- Two way radios
- Utility knives
- Water pumps
- Welding tools
- Wheel chocks
- Wheel bulldozers (Wheeled bulldozers)
- Winches
- Wire lug crimping tool (Wire crimpers)
- Wire cutters
- Tongs (Wire tongs)
- Winches (Wire tuggers)
- Wood chisels
Technologies Include:
- Electronic mail software
- Email software
- Inventory management software
- Inventory management software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Spreadsheet software
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Word processing software
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Additional Resources
For more details about employment opportunities, contact the telephone, cable television, or electrical power companies in your community.
For general information on line installer and repairer jobs, write to:
Communications Workers of America
501 3rd St. NW.
Washington, DC 20001
http://www.cwa-union.org
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Utility Department
1125 15th St. NW.
Washington, DC 20005
For information on training and certification programs in the cable industry, contact:
Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
Certification Department
140 Phillips Rd.
Exton, PA 19341
http://www.scte.org
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
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64.50 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
60.00 | English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. |
58.25 | Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. |
58.00 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
57.75 | Transportation | Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits. |
56.50 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
53.25 | Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
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Skills
% | Subject | Description |
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59.50 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
59.50 | Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
56.25 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
56.25 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
56.25 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. |
53.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
53.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
53.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
53.00 | Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
53.00 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
50.00 | Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
50.00 | Installation | Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
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Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
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75.00 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
75.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
75.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
68.75 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
68.75 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
65.50 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
65.50 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
65.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
62.50 | Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
59.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
53.00 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
53.00 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
53.00 | Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
53.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
53.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
53.00 | Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. |
53.00 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
53.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
53.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
50.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
50.00 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
50.00 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
50.00 | Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. |
50.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
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Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
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91.75 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
90.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
85.25 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
84.50 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
84.25 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
82.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
82.25 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
77.25 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
70.75 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
68.25 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
61.00 | Training and Teaching Others | Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
57.75 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
56.25 | Coaching and Developing Others | Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
55.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
54.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment | Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
53.25 | Processing Information | Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data. |
53.25 | Developing Objectives and Strategies | Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
53.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
52.00 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
51.75 | Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information | Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity. |
51.25 | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates | Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. |
50.50 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
50.00 | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public | Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
49.50 | Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment | Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles. |
49.50 | Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others | Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used. |
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Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
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87.00 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
81.75 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
81.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
81.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
79.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
78.25 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
77.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
75.25 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.75 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
73.25 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
69.75 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
69.25 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
67.00 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
63.00 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
60.75 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
59.25 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
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Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
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88.83 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Independence | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
55.50 | Working Conditions | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
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Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
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100.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
99.80 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
98.60 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
98.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
97.20 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
97.20 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
96.40 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
95.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
95.00 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
93.80 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
91.20 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
91.20 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
90.80 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
90.40 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
90.00 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
88.60 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
88.40 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
88.20 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
87.80 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
86.60 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
86.40 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
86.00 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
85.40 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
83.80 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
83.00 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
82.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
82.20 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
81.20 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
78.80 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
78.60 | Electronic Mail | How often do you use electronic mail in this job? |
78.60 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
74.80 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
73.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
72.40 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
68.00 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
67.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
66.80 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
64.60 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
64.40 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
63.40 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
62.80 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
62.00 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
55.80 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
55.40 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
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Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
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Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $47,070.00 | $82,340.00 | $102,070.00 |
Virginia | $39,400.00 | $64,830.00 | $89,840.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | $56,943.38 | $82,104.96 | $96,730.99 |
Bay Consortium | $46,056.50 | $79,299.55 | $88,088.85 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $49,057.78 | $81,916.34 | $87,458.75 |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | $46,048.21 | $63,524.21 | $79,448.79 |
Hampton Roads | $44,174.49 | $62,522.06 | $78,315.02 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $43,363.02 | $67,275.80 | $83,106.07 |
Northern Virginia | $49,470.24 | $67,181.49 | $90,451.73 |
Piedmont Workforce | $54,871.71 | $83,679.18 | $93,104.79 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | $43,615.89 | $66,501.65 | $82,131.90 |
Southwestern Virginia | $42,878.01 | $62,371.79 | $80,073.71 |
West Piedmont | $40,605.29 | $78,293.26 | $80,103.76 |
Western Virginia | $45,120.68 | $66,292.30 | $89,107.58 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 126,600 | 130,700 | +3.2% |
Virginia | 3,198 | 3,379 | +5.7% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
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Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Electricians
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- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- EM-Electrician's Mate
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Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
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Titles
- Aerial Lineman
- Cable Inspector
- Cable Installer Repairer
- Cable Installer-Repairer
- Cable Layer
- Cable Splicer
- Cable Splicer Apprentice
- Cable Splicer Assistant
- Cable Tester
- Cableman
- Climber
- Electric Installer
- Electric Power Line Repairer
- Electric Powerline Examiner
- Electric Serviceman
- Electric Utility Lineworker
- Electrical High Tension Tester
- Electrical Line Worker
- Electrical Lineman
- Electrical Lineworker
- Emergency Man
- Emergency Service Restorer
- Emergency Worker
- Ground Crew Lines Person
- Ground Crew Linesman
- High Tension Tester
- Hiker
- Hot Stick Man
- Hot Stick Worker
- Installer
- Journeyman Lineman
- Line Builder
- Line Crewman
- Line Erector
- Line Erector Apprentice
- Line Foreman
- Line Inspector
- Line Installer
- Line Maintainer
- Line Mechanic
- Line Patrolman
- Line Repairer
- Lineman
- Lineman Apprentice
- Linesman
- Lineworker
- Mechanic
- Overhead Line Worker
- Patrolman
- Pole Climber
- Power Line Installer
- Power Line Lineman
- Power Lineman
- Power Lineworker
- Radio Interference Trouble Shooter
- Relay Man
- Relay Worker
- Service Crew Leader
- Service Man
- Splicer
- Street Railway Line Installer
- Third-Rail Installer
- Tower Erector
- Trolley Wire Installer
- Trouble Lineman
- Trouble Shooter
- Underground Conduit Installer
- Underground Electrician
- Utility Lineman
- Utility Locator
- Wire Chief
- Wire Stretcher
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