Power System Electrician
Job description
These individuals install and repair power generation and distribution equipment.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Install and maintain equipment used to transmit electricity (e.g. transformers).
- Install and maintain electrical equipment and apparatus in power plants or stations.
- Inspect and repair electrical equipment and apparatus and replace those which are defective.
- Complete test and maintenance reports.
Advancement and mobility
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2023-2027
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Job prospects for 2023-2027
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2022
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 3.6% Female
- 96.4% Male
- 3.6% Female
- 96.4% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 2284% of jobs
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NAICS 2313% of jobs
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NAICS 3311% of jobs
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NAICS 334, 3351% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54141% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 2284% of jobs
-
NAICS 2313% of jobs
-
NAICS 3311% of jobs
-
NAICS 334, 3351% of jobs
-
NAICS 5413, 54141% of jobs
-
Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Secondary
DVS in automated Systems Electromechanics
Placement rate: 74.4%
14.3% of graduates pursue further studies
DVS in Électromécanique de systèmes automatisés
Placement rate: 82.4%
12.9% of graduates pursue further studies
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 work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Respect standards and regulations
- Knowledge of engineering and technology
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
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 72202
Power system electricians
Job titles
- Electrical powerhouse electrician
- Power system electrician
- Apprentice power system electrician
- Relay tester and maintainer - electrical power system
- Relay tester and repairer - electrical power system
- Electrician - electricity production
- Power electrician
- Electrical powerhouse electrician - electrical power system
- Power station electrician
- Power station electrician - electrical power system
- Substation electrician - electrical power system
- Electrical substation electrician - electrical power system
- Voltage regulator maintainer - electrical power system
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: February 14, 2024