Compare Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers & Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair... $65,700
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $62,300

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Design
Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.

Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the right tools.

Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or display screens to make sure a machine is working.

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

Troubleshooting
Figuring out what is causing equipment, machines, wiring, or computer programs to not work.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Low
Education and Training Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Medium

Education and Training
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Typical Level Of Training

See how much education people typically have in your selected job, and then use the link to find training programs in your local area.

Typical level Of training for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

High school diploma or equivalent

Typical level Of training for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

Licensing for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

4 related certifications

Certification for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

5 related certifications

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