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

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Currently Employed: 23,400

Yearly Projected Openings: 690

Typical Hourly Wage: $27.37 - $36.27

Typical Annual Salary: $56,900 - $75,400

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Typical education needed for entry: Postsecondary non-degree award

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: None

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Long-term on-the-job training

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Construct, test, maintain, and repair substation relay and control systems.
Inspect and test equipment and circuits to identify malfunctions or defects, using wiring diagrams and testing devices such as ohmmeters, voltmeters, or ammeters.
Consult manuals, schematics, wiring diagrams, and engineering personnel in order to troubleshoot and solve equipment problems and to determine optimum equipment functioning.
Notify facility personnel of equipment shutdowns.
Open and close switches to isolate defective relays; then perform adjustments or repairs.
Prepare and maintain records detailing tests, repairs, and maintenance.
Analyze test data in order to diagnose malfunctions, to determine performance characteristics of systems, and to evaluate effects of system modifications.
Schedule and supervise splicing or termination of cables in color-code order.
Test insulators and bushings of equipment by inducing voltage across insulation, testing current, and calculating insulation loss.
Repair, replace, and clean equipment and components such as circuit breakers, brushes, and commutators.