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Career Profile: Career Profile - Electrical and Electronics...

Inspect, test, repair, or maintain electrical equipment in generating stations, substations, and in-service relays.

Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 22,800 people employed as career profile - electrical and electronics... in the United States. The median annual salary is $93,420. Entry level employees earn approximately $59,540 per year and senior employees earn approximately $120,000 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

  • Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
  • Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
  • Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
  • Analyze test data to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, or to evaluate effects of system modifications.
  • Open and close switches to isolate defective relays, performing adjustments or repairs.
  • Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
  • Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.
  • Run signal quality and connectivity tests for individual cables, and record results.
  • Maintain inventories of spare parts for all equipment, requisitioning parts as necessary.
  • Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems.
  • Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order.
  • Test oil in circuit breakers and transformers for dielectric strength, refilling oil periodically.
  • Disconnect voltage regulators, bolts, and screws, and connect replacement regulators to high-voltage lines.
  • Set forms and pour concrete footings for installation of heavy equipment.
  • Test insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, testing current, and calculating insulation loss.
  • Schedule and supervise the construction and testing of special devices and the implementation of unique monitoring or control systems.

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Career Outlook

Total Current Jobs:
22,800
Annual Openings:
1,900
Increase in Openings by 2030:
-5%
Annual Salary Range:
$59,540 - $120,000
Education Requirements:
Some college

Data is sourced from United States Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration and the Minnesota Department of Employment & Economic Development.