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Occupational Employment Statistics


DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-3013 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. Construction laborers who do not primarily assist electricians are classified under "Construction Laborers" (47-2061). Apprentice workers are classified with the appropriate skilled construction trade occupation (47-2011 through 47-2231).

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota   $24.05/hr$21.07/hr$23.09/hr$23.09/hr$26.06/hr$26.06/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction30$23.09/hr
Other ServicesN/AN/A
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change -10-
Minnesota N/A$23.09/hrN/A
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN N/AN/AN/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Southeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Rochester MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA 30$23.11/hrN/A


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change -
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters N/AN/AN/A
Mechanical Door Repairers 110$29.10/hrN/A
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 1,110$22.22/hr6.3%


  • Clean work area and wash parts.
  • 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.
  • Transport tools, materials, equipment, and supplies to work site by hand, handtruck, or heavy, motorized truck.
  • Requisition materials, using warehouse requisition or release forms.
  • Strip insulation from wire ends, using wire stripping pliers, and attach wires to terminals for subsequent soldering.
  • Perform semi-skilled and unskilled laboring duties related to the installation, maintenance and repair of a wide variety of electrical systems and equipment.
  • Bolt component parts together to form tower assemblies, using hand tools.
  • String transmission lines or cables through ducts or conduits, under the ground, through equipment, or to towers.
  • Construct controllers and panels, using power drills, drill presses, taps, saws, and punches.