Video: Job Talks - Electrician - Tom Explains the 3 Types of Electrician Licenses 2024, July
Working as an electrician in an official language is pretty boring. This is the name of specialists whose responsibilities include the establishment of electrical equipment at civil engineering, industry, shipbuilding, etc. The job description says what the installer should be able to do, but there is not a word about the specifics of his work. And it completely depends on the object and the specialization of the worker.
The work of an electrician at the enterprise is to maintain electrical wiring, maintain electrical equipment, debug and configure electrical appliances. The work of an electrician at construction sites is completely different. Electricians-high-altitude workers conduct high-voltage power lines, pull wires to finished objects, among other specialists they are responsible for the accurate and uninterrupted operation of cable and overhead lines. Very often, having passed one object, they are sent to another, which may be located at the other end of the country. There is another category of these specialists. Usually they are required in large cities. So, working as an electrician - in St. Petersburg, Rostov or another city - may imply that the duties will include maintenance of city electric networks. This work is paid well, but requires special knowledge: it is impossible to study at the place of profession. Today, working as an electrician on a rotational basis is especially popular.
These specialists earn more (especially on oil platforms) and can spend a lot of time at home after the shift. But to become a highly skilled worker, you have to learn.
How to become an electrician?
Usually a profession can be obtained at a college or lyceum. However, this is only the beginning, the basic level. Work as an electrician involves lifelong learning. Technologies, operating principles of devices, networks, and, consequently, the methods of work of an electrician are changing. Moreover, today there are new areas that also can not do without electricians. What does this specialist have to know? He must understand the device serviced devices, know physics, especially that part of it, which sets out the basic laws of electricity. The electrician must understand the schemes, wiring features, know the types of cables, pipes, wires, bends, etc.
The work of an electrician implies that the worker understands the compatibility of materials, the rules for completing them, knows how to work with accurate circuits, and independently create new ones. In addition, the installer must be very attentive, careful and methodical: a violation of the procedure may lead to an accident. To become a high-class professional, this specialist must have good health, good coordination of movements, developed spatial imagination. The one who is going to work as a high-rise installer should not be afraid of heights, be physically strong and hardy.
