(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Job Description
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment. |
100
|
Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites. |
100
|
Replace or straighten damaged poles. |
100
|
Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment. |
99
|
Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches. |
99
|
Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them. |
98
|
Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs. |
98
|
Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments. |
98
|
String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension. |
97
|
Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas. |
96
|
Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers. |
95
|
Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities. |
95
|
Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment. |
94
|
Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires. |
91
|
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks. |
90
|
Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints. |
87
|
Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation. |
86
|
Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments. |
86
|
Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections. |
83
|
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches. |
77
|
Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections. |
68
|
Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows. |
67
|
Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
88
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
84
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
71
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
71
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
71
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
70
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
70
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
70
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
70
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
68
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
67
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
66
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
64
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
64
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
63
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
62
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
59
|
Thinking Creatively
|
58
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
57
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
56
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
56
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
56
|
Getting Information
|
55
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
55
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
54
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
53
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
52
|
Processing Information
|
52
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
52
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
52
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
47
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
47
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
46
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
45
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
41
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
39
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
37
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
34
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
30
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
27
|
Interacting With Computers
|