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Helpers--Electricians
Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Other names for Helpers--Electricians:
Apprentice Electrician, Automotive Electrician Helper, Cable Puller, Electrical Apprentice, Electrical Assistant, Electrical Helper, Electrician, Electrician Assistant, Electrician Technician, Electrician's Helper, Journeyman Electrician, Protective Signal Installer Helper, Protective Signal Repairer Helper, Tower Erector Helper, Utilities Ground Worker,
What do Helpers--Electricians do?
Trace out short circuits in wiring, using test meter.
Measure, cut, and bend wire and conduit, using measuring instruments and 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.
Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment, using hand tools.
Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
Examine electrical units for loose connections and broken insulation and tighten connections, using hand tools.
Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
Thread conduit ends, connect couplings, and fabricate and secure conduit support brackets, using hand tools.
Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws and punches.
String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.
Clean work area and wash parts.
Erect electrical system components and barricades, and rig scaffolds, hoists, and shoring.
Install copper-clad ground rods, using a manual post driver.
Raise, lower, or position equipment, tools, and materials, using hoist, hand line, or block and tackle.
Dig trenches or holes for installation of conduit or supports.
Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.
Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, using hand tools.
Paint a variety of objects related to electrical functions.
Operate cutting torches and welding equipment, while working with conduit and metal components to construct devices associated with electrical functions.
Break up concrete, using airhammer, to facilitate installation, construction, or repair of equipment.
Solder electrical connections, using soldering iron.
Trim trees and clear undergrowth along right-of-way.
Do you enjoy these?
Welding masks
Wire cutters
Stripping tools
Spiral wrapping
Fish tape
Adjustable wrenches
Air compressors
Trenching machines
Pneumatic hammer
Ammeters
Stripping tools
Awls
Backhoes
Cable accessories
Blocks or pulleys
Cargo trucks
Wheel bulldozers
Screwdrivers
Wire or cable cutters
Protective gloves
Label making machines
Cable accessories
Cable reels
Cable splicing kits
Banders
Capacitance meters
Hole saws
Circuit tracers
Tampers
Deburring equipment
Locking pliers
Circuit tester
Power drills
Adjustable wrenches
Wire lug crimping tool
Clamp On Multimeter
Blow torches
Desktop computers
Diagonal cut pliers
Threading dies
Multimeters
Offset socket wrenches
Workshop presses
Power drills
Dump trucks
Impact wrenches
Manlift or personnel lift
Utility knives
Wire cutters
Track excavators
Light bulb changer
Retaining ring pliers
Fish tape
Fuse pullers
Gas detectors
Gas generators
GFI circuit testers
Circuit tester
Saws
Hammers
Wire lug crimping tool
Hand trucks or accessories
Heat guns
Wire lug crimping tool
Hex keys
Hoists
Hoists
Boring tools
Conduit benders
Calibrated inductance coils or boxes
Thermographs
Bolt cutters
Wire or cable cutters
Utility knives
Nut drivers
Linemans pliers
Screwdrivers
Socket sets
Specialty wrenches
Retaining ring pliers
Pneumatic hammer
Ladders
Levels
Magnetic tools
Hoists
Linemans pliers
Longnose pliers
Circuit tester
Metal detectors
Conduit benders
Megohmmeters
Megohmmeters
Metal detectors
Multimeters
Nibblers
Voltage or current meters
Notebook computers
Nut drivers
Ohmmeters
Personal computers
Phasemeters
Screwdrivers
Picks
Threading dies
Adjustable widemouth pliers
Plumb bobs
Compactors
Pipe or tube cutters
Post hole digger
Wire or cable cutters
Conduit benders
Power drills
Punches or nail sets or drifts
Stamping dies or punches
Wire or cable cutters
Circuit tester
Calibrated resistance measuring equipment
Respirators
Saws
Scaffolding
Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers
Shears
End cut pliers
Soldering irons or guns
Strap wrenches
Tape measures
Reamers
Threading taps
Magnetic tools
Tongue and groove pliers
Impedance meters
Trenching machines
Two way radios
Utility knives
Voltage or current meters
Welders
Technology used
Word processing software
Spreadsheet software