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Also called auto electrician helper, automotive electrician helper, electrical helper and electrical sign wirer helper.
$42,670
Median pay a year
63,630
People do this work
6
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Installing systems
Threading wire or cable
Repairing electrical equipment
Moving construction materials
Fabricating parts or components
Inspecting electrical systems
Testing electrical equipment
Measuring materials for installation
Cleaning work sites
Removing debris and vegetation
Digging holes or trenches
Assembling temporary structures
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Electrician Helper
Summary
Helper for electricians performing tasks like stripping wire insulation, measuring and cutting wire, and cleaning work areas. I assist with tools and materials to support the installation and repair of electrical systems
Experience
Electrician Helper
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Stripped insulation from wire ends and attached wires to terminals for soldering
Measured, cut, and bent wire and conduit using measuring tools and hand tools
Examined electrical units for loose connections and tightened them with hand tools
Maintained tools, vehicles, and equipment, keeping parts and supplies organized
Cleaned work area and washed parts to ensure a safe environment
Transported tools and materials to work site by hand or using a handtruck
Performed laboring duties related to the installation and repair of electrical systems
Skills
Hands-On Work
Installing systems, Threading wire or cable, Moving construction materials, Fabricating parts or components, Cleaning work sites, Removing debris and vegetation
Checking & Planning
Inspecting electrical systems, Testing electrical equipment, Measuring materials for installation
Core Skills
Driver's license, Repairing electrical equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Stripped wire endsFound short circuitsMeasured and cut wireChecked for loose connectionsCleaned work areaMoved tools and supplies
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Stripped insulation from wire ends using wire stripping pliers to prepare for connections
Measured and cut wire accurately to specifications for various electrical projects
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Add how many wire ends you stripped each day
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Stripped insulation from several wire ends each shift to prepare for connections
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Several each shiftA few dozen dailyMost of the project's wires
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Measured and cut wire accurately to specifications for various electrical projects
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Fewer mistakes in installationsProjects finished on timeLess waste of materials
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The work itself
What an Electrician Helper does
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Help electricians by performing duties requiring less skill. Duties include using, supplying, or holding materials or tools, and cleaning work area and equipment.
What it pays
How much does an Electrician Helper make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$36,830
Median
$42,670
75th percentile
$48,470
About 63,630 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$34,650
$36,490
$44,390
AR
$33,990
$39,510
$47,710
AZ
$39,840
$44,110
$49,920
CA
$43,900
$52,080
$61,260
CO
$49,920
$56,420
$57,470
CT
$44,550
$56,020
$64,320
DC
$40,820
$48,300
$53,150
DE
$34,730
$36,560
$42,210
FL
$36,920
$38,670
$45,060
GA
$36,350
$39,030
$47,270
HI
$46,780
$47,890
$56,330
IA
$36,600
$41,610
$47,860
ID
$37,760
$39,480
$46,720
IL
$31,830
$43,290
$45,360
IN
$34,830
$36,200
$41,610
KS
$38,170
$44,990
$47,660
KY
$37,530
$42,790
$45,060
LA
$32,750
$38,570
$46,610
MA
$44,010
$48,340
$57,670
MD
$34,080
$43,970
$48,200
ME
$45,500
$46,550
$56,540
MI
$37,990
$44,240
$52,760
MN
$46,750
$46,750
$52,760
MO
$32,870
$58,340
$83,830
MS
$30,700
$35,680
$37,870
MT
$35,940
$36,400
$39,770
NC
$36,730
$39,880
$45,220
NE
$32,480
$44,050
$50,270
NH
$34,290
$34,670
$36,230
NJ
$37,870
$44,550
$48,170
NM
$37,130
$48,030
$51,130
NV
$39,390
$44,140
$54,080
NY
$40,100
$47,210
$59,630
OH
$37,940
$41,920
$49,590
OK
$38,510
$46,110
$49,810
OR
$39,840
$49,800
$59,040
PA
$28,230
$38,880
$45,880
PR
$23,830
$26,370
$28,250
SC
$36,490
$39,460
$46,630
SD
$32,220
$35,620
$39,520
TN
$36,340
$39,710
$46,400
TX
$36,870
$44,360
$48,800
UT
$40,100
$43,250
$46,690
VA
$37,690
$44,530
$48,910
VT
$37,230
$37,910
$49,600
WA
$47,450
$61,110
$78,610
WI
$37,410
$47,230
$52,000
WV
$29,480
$33,680
$40,270
Other names
Other names for this job
auto electrician helper, automotive electrician helper, electrical helper, electrical sign wirer helper, electrician's helper, helper, house wirer helper, installation helper, marine electrician helper, protective signal installer helper, protective signal repairer helper, shop helper.
More names for this work
stage electrician helper, tower erector helper, helpers electricians, apprentice, E and I apprentice, electrical and instrumentation apprentice, electrical apprentice, electrical assistant, electrician and instrumentation apprentice, electrician apprentice, electrician assistant, electrician's assistant, inside wireman apprentice, material and supply yard assistant, wireman apprentice.
What you can already claim
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Below are the tasks an Electrician Helper job is made of. Choose the ones you have really done. There is no wrong answer here, and you can change any of it later.
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Electrician Helper
Already yours: Installing systems, Threading wire or cable, Moving construction materials
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
Median pay
$42,670 a year
What you have not done yet. Measuring materials for installation, Cleaning work sites, Removing debris and vegetation
This page is about the occupation Helpers--Electricians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.