Electricians
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.
Salary distribution (US)
Real salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The p10–p90 spread tells you more than the median alone.
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Building and Construction
- Mechanical
- Mathematics
- Design
- English Language
- Customer and Personal Service
- Public Safety and Security
- Administration and Management
A day in the life
You show up at a job site at dawn with your tool belt, blueprints, and a strong cup of coffee, then start the morning pulling wire through conduit in a new commercial building. By mid-morning you might be bending and mounting conduit runs, wiring breaker panels, and installing outlets and switches while making sure every connection meets code. Afternoons could take you to a residential service call where you troubleshoot a dead circuit with a multimeter, trace the fault to a corroded junction box, and fix it on the spot. The work is physical and cerebral at the same time—one wrong connection can cause a fire—and the satisfaction of flipping a breaker and watching a whole building light up never gets old.
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