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Overview
Automotive electricians install, maintain and repair vehicle electrical systems such as wiring, batteries, alternators, lighting, heating, radios and air conditioning controls.
In job descriptions, look for diagnostic equipment, fault tracing, wiring diagrams, vehicle electronics, test runs, specialised electrical tools, technical documentation and customer follow-up after repairs.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Automotive electricians work with vehicle wiring, batteries, alternators, lighting, controls and diagnostic equipment. The work moves between fault tracing, installation, repair, test runs and technical documentation.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes vehicle electrical systems, electronics, wiring diagrams, diagnostic tools, soldering, battery handling and careful use of specialised instruments during repairs.
Salary context
Pay expectations depend on vehicle types, diagnostic complexity, autonomy, customer contact, repair responsibility and whether the role covers advanced electronics or routine component replacement.
Career paths
Development can move from standard electrical repairs to diagnostic specialist, workshop lead, vehicle electronics installation, battery systems, service advising or training apprentices on safe procedures.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names passenger cars, commercial vehicles or other vehicles, and whether it expects diagnostics, installation, maintenance records, road testing or direct customer follow-up.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include rolling stock electrician, marine electrician and electrical mechanic.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
49-2092.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETElectronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles
49-2096.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
33.14Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Electrical mechanics and fitters (7412)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6656337f-67eb-4f48-b1e4-ecccdfa44dd2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7412.2 |
| ISCO group | 7412 |
| Concept type | Occupation |