Construction and energy
Electrician
Key facts
This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. Electrification, data centres, renovation: tens of thousands of openings every year. Regulated profession: habilitation électrique obligatoire.
The job
Installs, maintains and repairs electrical systems in homes, offices and factories, including lighting and charging points.
75 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- building electrician
- building maintenance electrician
- building services electrician
- commercial building electrician
- domestic and commercial electrician
- domestic electrician
- electric meter installation technician
- electric meter installer
- electric meter maintenance operative
- electric meter maintenance worker
- electric meter technician
- electric meter test technician
- electrical installer
- electrical maintenance technician
- electrical maintenance worker
- electrical services installer
- electrical systems installer
- electrical technician
- electrical worker
- electrician
- electricity meter installation technician
- electricity meter installer
- electricity meter maintenance operative
- electricity meter maintenance worker
- electricity meter technician
- electricity meter test technician
- event and generator electrician
- event electrician
- event/generator electrician
- generator technician
- generator technician and event electrician
- industrial and commercial electrician
- industrial building electrician
- industrial electrical technician
- industrial electrician
- industrial maintenance electrician
- installation electrician
- live event electrician
- maintenance electrician
- marine electrician
- mobile power crew member
- mobile power expert
- mobile power team member
- photo-voltaic cell technician
- photovoltaic cell technician
- photovoltaic energy installer
- photovoltaic energy panel installer
- photovoltaic field technician
- photovoltaic system technician
- PV field technician
- residential electrician
- smart meter installer
- smart meter technician
- solar energy array technician
- solar energy farm technician
- solar energy generation technician
- solar energy harvesting technician
- solar energy installation technician
- solar energy panel installer
- solar energy panel technician
- solar energy plant technician
- solar energy system builder
- solar energy system constructor
- solar energy system designer
- solar energy system installer
- solar energy system maker
- solar energy system technician
- solar energy technician
- solar farm technician
- solar O and M technician
- solar operations and maintenance technician
- solar roofer
- solar technician
- wireman
- wirewoman
Training
Regulated profession: habilitation électrique obligatoire.
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Sources
The BLS projects +75,900 jobs and about 72,700 openings a year (growth and replacements). Trained through apprenticeship. Physical on-site work, low exposure to generative AI.
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: ElectriciansBureau of Labor Statistics, United States · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.