Required Skills & Abilities
The following are thirty-five core abilities that are important for an Electrical Worker.
• Add, subtract, multiply and divide and use algebraic formulas.
• Read complex technical documents written in English.
• Develop alternative solutions to a problem and choose the best alternative.
• Communicate in writing with others.
• Read and understand graphs, charts, and diagrams.
• Plan and organize tasks to meet deadlines.
• Understand how an electrical or mechanical system works.
• Picture the way a construction project will appear before it is finished.
• Be self-motivated, responsible, and dependable without close supervision.
• Remain calm in an emergency situation.
• Communicate orally with others in English.
• Work smoothly with others as a team to complete a task.
• Maintain good relations with others in a work setting.
• Discriminate between colors.
• Understand verbal instructions and warnings, given in English.
• Hear warning signals.
• Maintain balance and perform construction tasks while on a ladder.
• Coordinate body movements when using tools or equipment.
• Reach and stretch to position equipment and fixtures while maintaining balance.
• Bend or twist the body into unusual positions while working.
• Traverse irregular surfaces while maintaining balance.
• Perform physical tasks all day without becoming overly tired.
• Use hands to manipulate small wires and objects.
• Work with both hands.
• Operate two-handed power equipment.
• Regularly lift objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• On occasion, lift objects weighing over 50 pounds.
• Carry objects weighing up to 50 pounds for short distances.
• Apply muscular force quickly to objects and equipment.
• Push, or pull, heavy objects into position.
• Climb ladders and poles up to 25 feet in height.
• Work at heights.
• Work in extreme hot and cold temperature conditions.
• Work in a noisy environment.
• Work at depths, such as trenches, manholes or deep vertical shafts.