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.

Other names for Electricians: Airport Electrician, Antenna Installer, Antenna Rigger, Chief Electrician, Conduit Installer, Conduit Mechanic, Construction Electrician, Control Electrician, Diesel Electrician, Diesel Maintenance Electrician, Electric Sign Wirer, Electric Stop Installer, Electric Wirer, Electrical Installer, Electrical Maintenance Man, Electrical Maintenance Worker, Electrical Sign Servicer, Electrical System Specialist, Electrical Wirer, Electrical Wiring Lineman, Electrician, Electrician Apprentice, Electrician Technician, Gaffer, Ground Wirer, House Wirer, Industrial Electrician, Inside Wireman, Interior Wirer, Journeyman Electrician, Journeyman Lineman, Journeyman Wireman, Licensed Electrician, Lighting Fixture Installer, Lightning Protection Installer, Lightning Rod Installer, Maintenance Electrician, Marine Electrician, Master Electrician, Mechanic, Mine Wirer, Neon Electrician, Neon Installer, Neon Light Installer, Neon Sign Erector, Neon Sign Installer, Neon Sign Mechanic, Neon Sign Servicer, Neon Sign Worker, Neon Technician, Overhead Worker, Plant Electrician, Searchlight Operator, Ship Wirer, Sign Wirer, Signal Wirer, Stage Electrician, Street Light Mechanic, Street Light Repairer, Street Light Servicer, Street Light Wirer, Switch Inspector, Switchboard Installer, Television Antenna Installer, Test Man, Test Worker, Traffic Signal Mechanic, Traffic Signal Technician, Trouble Shooter I, Wire Hanger, Wirer, Wiring Mechanic,

• Assemble, install, test, and maintain electrical or electronic wiring, equipment, appliances, apparatus, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Diagnose malfunctioning systems, apparatus, and components, using test equipment and hand tools, to locate the cause of a breakdown and correct the problem.
• Connect wires to circuit breakers, transformers, or other components.
• Inspect electrical systems, equipment, and components to identify hazards, defects, and the need for adjustment or repair, and to ensure compliance with codes.
• Advise management on whether continued operation of equipment could be hazardous.
• Test electrical systems and continuity of circuits in electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, and oscilloscopes, to ensure compatibility and safety of system.
• Maintain current electrician's license or identification card to meet governmental regulations.
• Plan layout and installation of electrical wiring, equipment and fixtures, based on job specifications and local codes.
• Direct and train workers to install, maintain, or repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.
• Prepare sketches or follow blueprints to determine the location of wiring and equipment and to ensure conformance to building and safety codes.
• Use a variety of tools and equipment such as power construction equipment, measuring devices, power tools, and testing equipment including oscilloscopes, ammeters, and test lamps.
• Install ground leads and connect power cables to equipment, such as motors.
• Perform business management duties such as maintaining records and files, preparing reports and ordering supplies and equipment.
• Repair or replace wiring, equipment, and fixtures, using hand tools and power tools.
• Work from ladders, scaffolds, and roofs to install, maintain or repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures.
• 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.
• Construct and fabricate parts, using hand tools and specifications.
• Fasten small metal or plastic boxes to walls to house electrical switches or outlets.
• Perform physically demanding tasks, such as digging trenches to lay conduit and moving and lifting heavy objects.
• Provide preliminary sketches and cost estimates for materials and services.
• Provide assistance during emergencies by operating floodlights and generators, placing flares, and driving needed vehicles.

• Adjustable wrenches
• Air compressors
• Hex keys
• Ammeters
• Stripping tools
• Awls
• Backhoes
• Bandsaw wheel
• Cable accessories
• Cargo trucks
• Soldering irons or guns
• Screwdrivers
• Conduit benders
• Wire or cable cutters
• Wire or cable cutters
• Protective gloves
• Stripping tools
• Label making machines
• Cable accessories
• Stripping tools
• Cable splicing kits
• Banders
• Capacitance meters
• Stripping tools
• Locking pliers
• Circuit tester
• Circuit tracers
• Power saws
• Ammeters
• Hammers
• Wire or cable cutters
• Conduit benders
• Deburring equipment
• Screwdrivers
• Levels
• Locking pliers
• Tape measures
• Circuit tester
• Power drills
• Adjustable wrenches
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Clamp On Multimeter
• Blow torches
• Micrometers
• Desktop computers
• Diagonal cut pliers
• Track excavators
• Offset socket wrenches
• Drill bits
• Conduit benders
• Wire cutters
• End cut pliers
• Stripping tools
• Retaining ring pliers
• Feeler gauges
• Fish tape
• Electrical frequency meters
• Fuse pullers
• Gas detectors
• Gas generators
• GFI circuit testers
• Circuit tester
• Saws
• Power drills
• Hammers
• Hard hats
• Heat guns
• Longnose pliers
• Hex keys
• Wire or cable cutters
• Diagonal cut pliers
• End cut pliers
• Hole saws
• Conduit benders
• Hydraulic press frames
• Stamping dies or punches
• Calibrated inductance coils or boxes
• Thermographs
• Magnifiers
• Bolt cutters
• Wire or cable cutters
• Nut drivers
• Linemans pliers
• Screwdrivers
• Socket sets
• Specialty wrenches
• Retaining ring pliers
• Ladders
• Plumb bobs
• Laser printers
• Magnetic tools
• Linemans pliers
• Metal detectors
• Manlift or personnel lift
• Megohmmeters
• Metal detectors
• Micrometers
• Voltage or current meters
• Multimeters
• Needlenose pliers
• Nibblers
• Voltage or current meters
• Notebook computers
• Nut drivers
• Ohmmeters
• Oscilloscopes
• Personal computers
• Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
• Phasemeters
• Screwdrivers
• Pipe or tube cutters
• Safety glasses
• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Punches or nail sets or drifts
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Pipe wrenches
• Razor knives
• Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
• Respirators
• Screwdrivers
• Scaffolding
• Screwdrivers
• Stripping tools
• Shears
• End cut pliers
• Cable reels
• Welding or soldering kit
• Screwdrivers
• Staple guns
• Strap wrenches
• Tablet computers
• Taps or dies
• Tape measures
• Reamers
• Power drills
• Magnetic tools
• Tensiometers
• Wire lug crimping tool
• Voltage or current meters
• Threading dies
• Tinners snips
• Tongue and groove pliers
• Levels
• Impedance meters
• Conventional truck cranes
• Two way radios
• Stripping tools
• Wire or cable cutters
• Utility knives
• Voltage or current meters
• Voltage or current meters
• Wattmeters
• Welders
• Welding masks
• Cable reels
• Winches
• Wire cutters
• Cable reels
• Cable reels
• Cable reels
• Fish tape
• Stripping tools
• Spiral wrapping

Project management software

Accounting software

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Data base user interface and query software

Computer aided design CAD software

Analytical or scientific software