| Electricity and power are utilities that we cannot live | | | | machines or motors to the electrical source of power |
| without. Homes and businesses will not function | | | | and also install electronic controls to operate industrial |
| normally if the lights are out. Being an electrician may | | | | equipment. |
| be a very humble profession that plays a very | | | | Electricians perform a lot of maintenance work. They |
| important role in our daily lives. | | | | are required to inspect equipment periodically and |
| What exactly is an Electrician job description? An | | | | locate and fix problems before a breakdown in the |
| Electrician's job is to install, test, connect and maintain | | | | systems happen. They work closely with engineers, |
| electrical systems for several purposes like climate | | | | engineering technicians or industrial machinery and |
| control, communications and security. Their tasks | | | | maintenance workers in installing with more complex |
| include installation and maintenance of electronic | | | | electronic devices. |
| controls for machines for business and industrial | | | | An electrician's work schedule can be very strenuous. |
| purposes. Most electricians specialize in maintenance | | | | They work standing for long periods on ladders and |
| or construction. Some electricians can do both. | | | | scaffolds. The working environment may be in a |
| Electricians use blueprints in installing electrical systems | | | | dirty, dusty, hot or wet condition. Sometimes they |
| in homes, offices, factories, building and other | | | | work in confined areas such as ditches. Electricians |
| structures. Blueprints serve as their guide in locating | | | | are at a high risk for accidents from electrical shock, |
| circuits, outlets, load centers, panel boards and other | | | | falls, cuts and other injuries. Jobsites may take them |
| equipment. Electricians must comply with the National | | | | to long distances of travel. For all a day's work, an |
| Electric Code and State and Local Building codes. | | | | electrician is paid by the hour for his time and |
| Aside from installing a building's electrical system, | | | | experience on the job. On the average, an electrician |
| electricians also install cabling for computers and other | | | | can earn $19.29 per hour. |
| telecommunications equipment. They also connect | | | | |