Electricians
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Job description
These individuals carry out construction, modification, repair, and maintenance work on electrical installations. They use wires, cables, conduits, and other accessories. The installations can be used for lighting, heating, and motive power.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Nontoxic dust
- Uncontrolled ambient temperature
- Hazardous workplaces
- Noise
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Read and interpret diagrams, circuit plans, and specifications from the Canadian Electrical Code.
- Run cable through conduits and through walls and floors.
- Install brackets and consoles on which the electrical equipment will be mounted.
- Install, replace, and repair lighting fixtures and electrical control and distribution equipment.
- Establish circuits by joining and connecting cables to devices and components.
- Check circuits for compatibility and safety, identify system faults, and replace defective components.
- Connect the power supply to the communication, heating, and air-conditioning devices.
- Perform preventive maintenance and keep maintenance records.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
- Qualified Construction Electricians receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $22.00
- Median
- $41.00
- Maximum
- $45.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
20,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 2.5% Female
- 97.5% Male
Not available.
- 2.5% Female
- 97.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$67,500
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Seasonal worker
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2383% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 222% of jobs
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NAICS 612% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6231% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2383% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 222% of jobs
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NAICS 612% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 6231% of jobs
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Others9% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in Électricité
Code : 5295
Placement rate: 87.4%
6.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
- Certificate of qualification.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Troubleshooting
- Repair
- Active listening
- Judgment and decision-making
- Critical thought
- Information processing
- Installation
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Equipment maintenance
- Result evaluation
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
- System analysis
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Systems evaluation
- Operations and control
- Time management
- Mathematics
- Equipment selection
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
Abilities
- Awareness of issues
- Deductive reasoning
- Inductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Colour perception and distinction
- Digital dexterity
- Information organization
- Hand-arm stability
- Manual dexterity
- Visualization
- Core strength
- Verbal skills
- Physical flexibility in extension
- Processing flexibility
- Speech clarity
- Classification
- Written comprehension
- Limb coordination
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Overall balance of the body
- Basic numeracy
- Idea generation
- Depth perception
- Control accuracy
- Mathematical reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Reaction time
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Critical thinking
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Self-employment
- Work manually
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 72200
Electricians (except industrial and power system)
Job titles
- Electrician
- Construction and maintenance electrician
- Building electrician
- Apprentice electrician
- Journeyman/woman construction electrician
- Apprentice construction electrician
- Electrical wiring installer - construction
- Residential construction wirer
- Electrician - troubleshooter
- Domestic and rural electrician
- Institution electrician
- Building construction electrician
- Electrical fixtures installer
- Electrical distribution technician - canadian armed forces
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
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