Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-3013.00
Helpers--Electricians
Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
- US jobs
- 63,630
- Median wage
- $42,670 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of helpers--electricians?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 21%Install commercial or production equipmentNot measured
- 10%Repair electrical or electronic equipmentNot measured
- 9%Connect components or supply lines to equipment or toolsNot measured
- 7%Move materials, equipment, or suppliesNot measured
- 6%Fabricate devices or componentsNot measured
- 5%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 5%Test performance of equipment or systemsNot measured
- 5%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
- Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
- Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and hand tools.
- Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
- Maintain tools, vehicles, and equipment and keep parts and supplies in order.
- Drill holes and pull or push wiring through openings, using hand and power tools.
- Clean work area and wash parts.
- Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
- Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
- Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
- Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.
- Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
Other job titles for this occupation (25)
Apprentice · E and I Apprentice (Electrical and Instrumentation Apprentice) · E and I Apprentice (Electrician and Instrumentation Apprentice) · Electrical Apprentice · Electrical Helper · Electrician Apprentice · Electrician Helper · Electrician's Helper · Inside Wireman Apprentice · Wireman Apprentice · Automotive Electrician Helper (Auto Electrician Helper) · Electrical Assistant · Electrical Sign Wirer Helper · Electrician Assistant · Electrician's Assistant · Helper · House Wirer Helper · Installation Helper · Marine Electrician Helper · Material and Supply Yard Assistant · Protective Signal Installer Helper · Protective Signal Repairer Helper · Shop Helper · Stage Electrician Helper · Tower Erector Helper