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Electricians

SOC 47-2111.00Job Zone 3 · Medium Preparation

Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Context coveredResidential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems; NEC code compliance; specialty contexts including controls, maintenance, paper mills, intercom and street lighting.

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Emerging
Entry / Apprentice
  1. Hand tools and basic test instruments — identify and use under direct supervision on a residential job site.
  2. Conductors, conduit, and fittings — pull and bend in straight runs following a journeyman's layout.
  3. Boxes, receptacles, and switches — install per drawing on rough-in of a single-family dwelling.
  4. Personal protective equipment and lockout/tagout — apply consistently in low-voltage residential settings.
  5. NEC tables and basic code lookups — locate the relevant article when prompted by a supervisor.
  6. Voltage and continuity readings — take with a digital multimeter on de-energized residential circuits.
  7. Job-site materials and stock — stage and inventory daily in a small commercial fit-out.
  8. Basic single-line diagrams — read and trace with guidance on a residential branch circuit.
  9. Wire terminations and splices — make to instruction at a junction box in new construction.
  10. Daily work logs and time entries — complete accurately under a foreman's review.
Developing
Mid-level / Established
  1. Branch circuits and feeders — install routinely from prints in a commercial tenant build-out.
  2. Service panels and subpanels — terminate and label correctly in residential and light-commercial work.
  3. Conduit bending (EMT, IMC, rigid) — fabricate offsets and saddles independently on a multi-room install.
  4. Common code violations — recognize and flag during rough-in inspections of commercial spaces.
  5. Lighting controls and dimmers — wire, test, and commission in standard commercial layouts.
  6. Grounding and bonding — execute per NEC Article 250 in single-phase residential services.
  7. Motor starters and disconnects — install and verify rotation in light-industrial maintenance contexts.
  8. Troubleshooting (open, short, ground fault) — isolate on familiar branch-circuit problems.
  9. Material take-offs from prints — produce for a defined room or floor under supervision.
  10. Apprentices on routine tasks — direct and check on day-to-day residential or commercial work.
Proficient
Senior / Expert IC
  1. Three-phase services and feeder calculations — design and install across commercial and light-industrial buildings.
  2. Control circuits (relay logic, PLC I/O) — wire, terminate, and verify in industrial maintenance settings.
  3. Code compliance across NEC and local amendments — interpret and apply to non-routine commercial installations.
  4. Complex faults across distribution systems — diagnose and resolve in operating industrial facilities.
  5. Coordination with other trades — sequence electrical work in active commercial construction schedules.
  6. Service upgrades and panel replacements — plan and execute in occupied residential or commercial buildings.
  7. Specialty systems (fire alarm, intercom, street lighting) — install and commission to specification.
  8. Estimates and bids for mid-sized jobs — prepare from prints and walk-throughs in commercial work.
  9. Inspection responses and corrections — manage with the AHJ across multiple active job sites.
  10. Apprentices and crew — supervise on full-scope commercial projects from rough-in through trim.
Advanced
Lead / Principal / Executive
  1. Electrical scopes for complex projects — design, value-engineer, and lead across industrial or institutional builds.
  2. Code interpretations on contested or novel installations — develop defensible positions with the AHJ.
  3. Power quality and arc-flash studies — commission, interpret, and act on in industrial facilities.
  4. Preventive-maintenance programs for plant electrical systems — establish and audit across a paper mill or similar facility.
  5. Multi-crew schedules and labor budgets — plan and adjust across concurrent commercial projects.
  6. Apprenticeship and journeyman development — mentor, evaluate, and sign off across a contractor's workforce.
  7. Specialty controls (industrial automation, building management) — integrate and troubleshoot at system level.
  8. Safety culture and lockout/tagout governance — set, train, and enforce across a contractor or facility.
  9. Customer relationships on high-stakes projects — manage scope, change orders, and outcomes with owners.
  10. Estimating standards and crew productivity rates — define and refine across a contractor's bidding practice.

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RAPIDS apprenticeships
0025 · Electrician
O*NET skills
TroubleshootingRepairingSpeakingCritical ThinkingActive ListeningQuality Control AnalysisJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningInstallationOperations MonitoringComplex Problem SolvingMonitoringCoordinationReading ComprehensionWritingMathematicsLearning StrategiesPersuasionEquipment MaintenanceSystems AnalysisInstructingService OrientationEquipment SelectionOperation and ControlTime Management
Knowledge domains
Building and ConstructionAdministration and ManagementMechanicalMathematicsDesignCustomer and Personal Service
Abilities
Problem SensitivityNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningFinger DexterityInformation OrderingOral ComprehensionArm-Hand SteadinessVisual Color DiscriminationExtent Flexibility
Work styles
DependabilityCautiousnessAttention to DetailIntegrityPerseveranceStress Tolerance
Technology
Document management softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareIndustrial control softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareProject management softwareData base user interface and query softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwareElectronic mail softwareOperating system software
Tasks · seed anchors for statements
  1. Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring or equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
  2. Place conduit, pipes, or tubing, inside designated partitions, walls, or other concealed areas, and pull insulated wires or cables through the conduit to complete circuits between boxes.
  3. Work from ladders, scaffolds, or roofs to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures.
  4. Use a variety of tools or equipment, such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment, such as oscilloscopes, ammeters, or test lamps.
  5. Assemble, install, test, or maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, or fixtures, using hand tools or power tools.
  6. Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
  7. Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet governmental regulations.
  8. Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment, or fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.
CIP education codes
46.0302

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