Electrical and Electronics Technicians

Electrical and electronics technicians perform a variety of miscellaneous technical support functions to assist with the design, development, installation, operation and maintenance of electrical and electronic systems.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 20,314
£ 32,885
£ 54,282

Available jobs

In the past year there were 22,678 vacancies for this type of job

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Visits and advises clients on the use and servicing of electrical and electronic systems and equipment.

  • Diagnoses and detects faults and implements procedures to maintain efficient operation of systems and equipment.

  • Plans installation methods, checks completed installation for safety and controls or undertakes the initial running of the new electrical or electronic equipment or system.

  • Sets up equipment, undertakes tests, takes readings, performs calculations and records and interprets data.

  • Plans and prepares work and test schedules based on specifications and drawings.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Electrical Engineering

  • Electrical Wiring

  • Electrical Systems

  • Electronics

  • HVAC

  • Electrical Equipment

  • Risk Analysis

  • Machinery

  • Soldering

  • High Voltage

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Management

  • Teaching

  • Problem Solving

  • Operations

  • Customer Service

  • Reliability

  • Detail Oriented

  • Planning

  • Self-Motivation

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.