Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

People in this career often have these skills:

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Finger Dexterity - The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
• Drive trucks or other vehicles to or at work sites.
• Control power supply connections.
• Climb equipment or structures to access work areas.
• Assemble electrical components, subsystems, or systems.

• Repair electrical circuits or wiring.
• Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
• Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
• Confer with coworkers to coordinate work activities.
• Align equipment or machinery.
• Run wiring to connect equipment.
• Assemble mechanical components or machine parts.
• Dig holes or trenches.
• Operate cranes, hoists, or other moving or lifting equipment.
• Travel to work sites to perform installation, repair or maintenance work.
• Install metering equipment.
• Connect electrical components or equipment.
• Test electrical circuits or components for proper functioning.
• Install insulation in equipment or structures.
• Solder parts or connections between parts.
• Cut materials according to specifications or needs.
• Lay cables to connect equipment.

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