Electrician

Title: Journeyman Inside Wireman

Brief Description:

The Journeyman Inside Wireman installs all types of electrical systems within and around buildings. This person is responsible for establishing temporary power for the job, installing grounding systems, service to buildings, power and lighting systems, alarm, safety, and security systems, and power to equipment in the building. The journeyman inside wireman is also responsible for maintaining and fixing installed systems.

Key Tasks:

• Establishes temporary power during construction
• Establishes the grounding system
• Installs service to buildings and other structures
• Establishes power distribution within the project
• Plans and installs raceway systems and other support systems
• Installs wiring
• Provides power and controls to equipment
• Installs receptacles, lighting systems and fixtures
• Troubleshoots and repairs electrical systems
• Installs, maintains and repairs traffic signals, outdoor lighting and outdoor power feeders
• Installs fire protection and security systems
• Installs instrumentation and process control systems
• Erects and assembles emergency power generating systems
• Installs and repairs teledata systems
• Observes all safety requirements

Key Competencies:

• Knowledge of national, state, and local electrical codes
• Knowledge of the operation of electrical systems, devices and equipment
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications
• Ability to plan and execute work based upon drawings and specifications
• Ability to install electrical systems, including installation of conduit, raceways and wire
• Ability to terminate electrical systems, including fixtures, switches, devices and service connections

General Comments:

Licensing requirements vary by state.

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Lineman

Title: Journeyman Outside Lineman

Brief Description:

The Journeyman Outside Lineman is responsible for installing power transmission and distribution systems. This person is involved in planning the installation, setting towers and poles, stringing new wire, maintaining existing wire, installing and maintaining insulators, transformers and other equipment. Other tasks include installing, repairing and maintaining underground electrical distribution systems. The journeyman outside lineman also assembles, erects, and maintains electrical substations.

Key Tasks:

• Plans electrical distribution installations
• Establishes safety requirements
• Sets power poles and towers
• Installs and connects overhead electrical lines
• Installs and connects underground electrical lines
• Troubleshoots and fixes problems with electrical distribution systems
• Installs and maintains transformers
• Erects and maintains electrical substations

Key Competencies:

• Thorough knowledge of safety procedures especially in working above ground and with high voltages
• Ability to plan and layout transmission and distribution lines
• Ability to work with heavy loads and high voltages
• Ability to operate various pieces of installation equipment
• Ability to install heavy pieces of stationary equipment such as transformers

General Comments:

This job often requires working under dangerous conditions. It is typically outdoors and often requires significant travel in a local area. Licensing requirements vary by state. A commercial driver’s license may also be required.

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Telecommunications Installer/Technician

Title: Installer Technician

Brief Description:

While the Inside Wireman is installing the conduit and power feeders on a project, the Installer Technician is working beside the Wireman, installing the network of low voltage cabling that is used for video, voice and data or other low voltage signaling.

While most installations are in buildings that are partially or fully enclosed to protect from sun, wind and rain; these installations are often installed before air conditioning, heat or permanent light fixtures have been installed in the buildings. Many jobs, however, are in existing buildings or offices; and some work may be outside under varying weather conditions.

Backbone voice and data cables are routed between the entrance facility, where communications signals enter a building: to equipment rooms and telephone rooms. Voice and data horizontal cables are routed between telephone rooms or equipment rooms and individual workstations throughout the building. Equipment rooms often contain energized equipment such as hubs, file servers or telephone switches.

These devices are configured and connected to the communications network that serves the building, and must not be interrupted as a result of work performed by unqualified workers or those only partially trained.

The Installer Technician installs voice and data outlets at workstations. In addition, they install punch down blocks and cross connects in telephone rooms. These may be wall mounted or rack mounted, and must be grouped and identified according to specific installation standards. Whether the work is in new construction or in existing office or manufacturing space, the craftsman takes pride in the work he or she has and can performed.

The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee trains to TIA/EIA and other industry Standards. The NJATC also partners with the major manufacturers in the video, voice and data industry to assure training in the latest technologies including training for manufacturers warranted installs.

Job Description:

Many of the work processes of the Installer Technician are listed below. There are many systems that utilize low voltage video, voice or data signals. Not all Installer Technicians work on all systems. However, properly trained Installer Technicians can work on a variety of types of systems, including systems for video, voice and data.

• Plan and Initiate Projects
• Install Underground Voice or Data Circuit Feeders to Entrance Facilities
• Provide or Connect to the Grounding Electrode System
• Install Pathways and Spaces for Installation of Low Voltage Wiring
• Install, Terminate and Test Wires and Cables, both Copper and Fiber-Optic
• Install, Test, Certify and Troubleshoot Local Area Network (LAN) Cabling Systems
• Lay Out, Install and Verify Operation of Security and Access Control Systems
• Install Communications and Sound Distribution Systems
• Provide Testing, Analysis and Repair of Video, Voice and Data Systems; including Electronic Devices
• such as Gateways, Routers, Hubs, NIC Cards, Telephone Switches, etc.
• Prefabricate Systems, such as Telecommunications Racks, for Field Installation
• Work on other Sub-systems such as Communications, Entertainment, Environmental, Life Safety,
• Energy Management and Custom Lighting

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Residential Wireman

Title: Residential Wireman

Brief Description:

The Residential Wireman works on single family and multi-family housing. This person is responsible for establishing temporary power, installing grounding systems, roughing in underground and in-wall conduits, pulling wire, trimming out the systems, checking, troubleshooting and repairing electrical systems, and installing the service to the power supplier’s line. This person may also install various low energy systems, such as telephone and security systems.

Key Tasks:

• Installs wiring systems
• Builds customer relations
• Reads drawings
• Installs electrical equipment
• Employs safe work practices
• Learns new systems and methods
• Sells services
• Interacts with the customer

Key Competencies:

• Knowledge of national, state and local electrical codes
• Knowledge of the operation of electrical systems, devices, and equipment
• Knowledge of electrical construction processes
• Knowledge of electrical construction costs
• Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications
• Ability to plan work based upon drawings and specifications and to execute that work
• Ability to install electrical systems, including installation of conduit, raceways and wire
• Ability to terminate electrical systems, including fixtures, switches, devices, and service connections

General Comments:

The Residential Wireman does many of the same tasks as the Journeyman Inside Wireman and must have similar competencies.

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