electricity distribution technician
Electricity distribution technicians construct and maintain electric power transmission and distribution systems. They maintain and repair powerlines, compliant with safety regulations.
electricity distribution technician electricity distribution technicians construct and maintain electric power transmission and distribution systems. They maintain and repair powerlines, compliant with safety regulations. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include transmission towers, electrical discharge, electric current, electrical power safety regulations, electricity.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £48,571 a year for Electrical and electronic trades n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £38,252 to £59,799 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 5249). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only electricity distribution technician, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Building and Construction
- English Language
- Education and Training
- Public Safety and Security
- Transportation
- Mechanical
- Customer and Personal Service
- Design
What you'd actually do
- Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
- Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
- 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.
- Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
- Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does electricity distribution technician do?
Electricity distribution technicians construct and maintain electric power transmission and distribution systems. They maintain and repair powerlines, compliant with safety regulations.
What skills does electricity distribution technician need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include transmission towers, electrical discharge, electric current, electrical power safety regulations, electricity, install power lines. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace electricity distribution technician?
Our AI-durability model gives electricity distribution technician a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.