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Electrician

Brazosport College (BC)

  • 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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    • 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
    • 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

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 15,570
      • Average Annual Salary: $41,680
      • Average Hourly Rate: $20.04
      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
    • 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

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 3,540
      • Average Annual Salary: $27,380
      • Average Hourly Rate: $13.17
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 105,340
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 112,487
      • Percent Job Growth: 6.78%
      Important Abilities
      • Manual Dexterity
      • Near Vision
    • 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

      Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX

      • Total Employment: 1,390
      • Average Annual Salary: $33,430
      • Average Hourly Rate: $16.07
      Projections
      • Total Employment (2006): 56,959
      • Total Employment Projected (2016): 68,438
      • Percent Job Growth: 20.15%
      Important Abilities
      • Problem Sensitivity
    • 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
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    Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
    Electrician
     TotalCertificateAssociate
    Overall
    All Students24222
     
    By Gender
    Male24222
    Female---
     
    By Race
    Non-Resident Alien---
    American Indian---
    Black11-
    Asian---
    Hispanic1212-
    White1192
    Unknown---
     
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