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Overview
Domestic electricians install, inspect, maintain and repair electrical infrastructure and household electrical equipment in homes and other residential buildings.
In job descriptions, look for wiring plans, sockets, switches, circuit breakers, appliance installation, electrical inspections, fault repair, cable splicing, safety routines and work records.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Domestic electrical work happens inside homes and residential buildings. The electrician installs sockets, switches, wiring and appliances, inspects supplies, tests units and repairs faults that affect safe everyday use.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes electrical wiring plans, household appliances, circuit breakers, cable splicing, electrical testing, fault response, work records and safe construction-site routines.
Salary context
Salary context depends on the mix of installation and repair, emergency callouts, customer contact, residential project size, testing responsibility and whether smart devices or energy systems are included.
Career paths
Development can move toward building electrical installation, maintenance planning, smart home devices, appliance installation advice, small-project coordination or broader electrical equipment service.
Good to know
Check whether the vacancy is mainly new installation, service visits, appliance repair or inspection. The advert should name wiring work, testing, documentation, tools and customer-facing duties.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary 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.
Electrical installation
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include building electrician, industrial electrician and solar energy technician.
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
Helpers--Electricians
47-3013.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETElectricians
47-2111.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader 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.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
43.21Electrical installation
Alternative labels
Occupation group
building electrician (7411.1.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/5dbb9cf0-b226-402c-a295-2f42ef05ff8b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7411.1.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 7411 |
| Concept type | Occupation |