Also called: Substation Electrician, Electrical Maintenance Technician
Maintains the transformers, breakers, and equipment in substations where voltage is stepped up or down.
You test a huge circuit breaker, replace a transformer bushing, and run oil samples to check a transformer's health.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Electrical apprenticeship or associate degree.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, 2-year college, Military. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school).
Growing slowly (about 0% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Remote monitoring flags failing gear sooner, but hands-on testing and repair of high-voltage equipment stays human.
Classes: Physics, Electronics CTE class, Algebra 2.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2095.
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