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If you enjoy building things from scratch, working as a member of a team, and having a diverse range of job duties, you’ll like working as a construction electrician. Addi- tionally, you’ll need to be willing to work outdoors and in unheated homes under construction, which can be taxing on very hot or cold days. Travel to job sites is required, so you’ll need a driver’s license and a trustworthy vehicle. Maintenance Electricians Electrical systems and components keep our computers running; our lights on; our offices and stores cool in the summer and warm in the winter; and our factories churning out shiny new cars, slabs of steel and other building materials, and countless other products. Maintenance electricians, sometimes called inside elec-

tricians, service and maintain electrical systems, large motors, equipment, and control systems at factories that manufacture cars, steel, or chemicals. They also work at large companies, government offices, apartment or condominium complexes, shopping centers, and other large facilities. Their duties include installing wiring and electrical systems; regularly inspecting all electrical infrastructure; making necessary repairs and changing defective circuit breakers, fuses, switches, and wiring; and ■ ■ A maintenance electrician at a factory checks circuitry to ensure that production will stay on schedule.

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