# Helpers--Electricians

> Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-electricians
- SOC code: 47-3013.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $42,670 (10th percentile $33,020, 90th percentile $58,340)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, +0.6%
- Openings a year: 6,100
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 20 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 17 |
| Enterprising (E) | 0 |
| Conventional (C) | 49 |

## What you'd do

- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 88/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 84/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 82/100)
- Processing Information (importance 81/100)
- Getting Information (importance 80/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 80/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 79/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 78/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 78/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Speaking, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making, Quality Control Analysis, Troubleshooting, Active Learning, Complex Problem Solving, Installation

## Knowledge

Building and Construction, Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, Design, Customer and Personal Service, Administration and Management, Education and Training, English Language, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology

## Also called

Apprentice, Automotive Electrician Helper (Auto Electrician Helper), E and I Apprentice (Electrical and Instrumentation Apprentice), E and I Apprentice (Electrician and Instrumentation Apprentice), Electrical Apprentice, Electrical Assistant, Electrical Helper, Electrical Sign Wirer Helper, Electrician Apprentice, Electrician Assistant

## Related careers

- [Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-pipelayers-plumbers-pipefitters-and-steamfitters): $42,360 median pay
- [Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-installation-maintenance-and-repair-workers): $39,630 median pay
- [Electricians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/electricians): $63,190 median pay
- [Helpers--Carpenters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-carpenters): $43,780 median pay
- [Millwrights](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/millwrights): $65,700 median pay
- [Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/helpers-painters-paperhangers-plasterers-and-stucco-masons): $40,470 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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