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. There are limited openings for apprentice Electricians. Control of the supply of Electricians is maintained by correlating the number of apprentices accepted in training programs with the economic conditions in the construction industry and the number of anticipated retirements and separations.