Maintenance Electricians usually work in completed structures, which may vary from clean, air-conditioned offices to noisy, dirty factory areas. Their work may require working night shifts. Electricians may work from ladders, scaffolds and roofs. They risk electrical shock, potentially lethal, and injuries from falling objects. They may be required to dig trenches to lay conduit.
Electricians usually work with little or no supervision.
Employers furnish heavy tools such as pipe threaders and conduit benders and most test meters and power tools. Some municipalities require electricians to be licensed. The following information is from the California Projections and Planning Information report published by the Labor Market Information Division. General economic conditions affect the construction industry and, in turn, the demand for construction Electricians. The demand for building maintenance Electricians is generally more stable.