(Miami Valley CTC) Electrician Degree, Program Information at Miami Valley Career Technology Center

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Includes instruction in the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards. Find Colleges Offering Electrician Degree.

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First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Job Description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Inductive Reasoning
- Near Vision
Electricians
Job Description
Install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.
Salary and Wages
Dayton, OH
- Total Employment: 1,830
- Average Annual Salary: $47,590
- Average Hourly Rate: $22.88
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 705,015
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 757,438
- Percent Job Growth: 7.44%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Near Vision
- Visual Color Discrimination
Helpers--Electricians
Job Description
Help electricians by performing duties of lesser skill. Duties include using, supplying or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
Salary and Wages
Dayton, OH
- Total Employment: 150
- Average Annual Salary: $21,470
- Average Hourly Rate: $10.32
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 105,340
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 112,487
- Percent Job Growth: 6.78%
Important Abilities
- Manual Dexterity
- Near Vision
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
Job Description
Install, program, maintain, and repair security and fire alarm wiring and equipment. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes.
Salary and Wages
Dayton, OH
- Total Employment: 80
- Average Annual Salary: $37,620
- Average Hourly Rate: $18.09
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 56,959
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 68,438
- Percent Job Growth: 20.15%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Job Description
Install, inspect, test, maintain, or repair electric gate crossings, signals, signal equipment, track switches, section lines, or intercommunications systems within a railroad system.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 7,165
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 6,799
- Percent Job Growth: -5.1%
Important Abilities
- Problem Sensitivity
- Flexibility of Closure
- Visualization
- Manual Dexterity
- Finger Dexterity
- Multilimb Coordination
- Visual Color Discrimination