Occupational Employment Statistics
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).
| Construction | N/A | N/A |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
- 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.