Electrical and Power Transmission Installation Degree, Program Information at Coastal Bend College

Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
Campus Location: Large City
Tenure System: No Tenure System
Students Enrollment: 20,000 and Above
Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Multicampus
Size & Residential Status: Very Large Two-Year

A program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to install indoor and outdoor residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems, and associated power transmission lines. Includes instruction in electricity, safety procedures, wiring, insulation and grounding, schematic blueprint interpretation, equipment operation and maintenance, and applicable codes and standards. Find Colleges Offering Electrical and Power Transmission Installation 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
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Job Description
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
Projections
- Total Employment (2006): 112,183
- Total Employment Projected (2016): 120,294
- Percent Job Growth: 7.23%
Important Abilities
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Multilimb Coordination
- Near Vision