Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a building electrician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a building electrician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Building electricians install and maintain electricity cables and other electrical infrastructure in buildings. They make sure installed electrical equipment is isolated and presents no fire hazards. They understand existing situations and make improvements if called for.

Also known as installation electrician, maintenance electrician, electrical maintenance technician, electrical systems installer, electrical installer, electrical services installer, electrical maintenance worker, industrial building electrician, building maintenance electrician, building services electrician, commercial building electrician.

Craft and related trades workers 48 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: electrician, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
electrician 80% covered electrical supervisor 65% covered security alarm technician 57% covered electrical mechanic 50% covered ceiling installer 39% covered building electrician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from building electrician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a building electrician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A building electrician needs 18 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • install electricity sockets working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • install electric switches working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • building systems monitoring technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • splice cable working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • inspect electrical supplies constructing
  • test procedures in electricity transmission constructing
  • test electronic units constructing
  • install electrical and electronic equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • react to events in time-critical environments communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use precision tools handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a building electrician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Building electrician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a building electrician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.