Electrical Service and Maintenance Mechanics and Repairers
Wages
New workers start around £25,133. Normal pay is £35,666 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,392.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 30,960 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Responds to call outs for unplanned/emergency repair work, both for domestic clients and in industrial settings.
Writes reports on maintenance work and implements systems to ensure all equipment is properly maintained.
Diagnoses faults using test equipment and investigates their causes.
Maintains and repairs electricity plant machinery, domestic appliances, office machinery and other electrical assembly and replaces worn parts and faulty wiring.
Examines drawings, specifications and wiring diagrams to determine the method and sequence of operations.
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.
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.