2.8Low RiskShortage
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers
Electrotechnology and Telecommunications Trades Workers · Electronics and Telecommunications Trades Workers
AI exposure measures how much this occupation's tasks may change. It is not the probability that the job will disappear.
Personalise this result for the work you actually do →Low Risk
Median Weekly Pay
$2,731
Full-time workers
Employment
12,000
Total workers
10yr Growth
+5.2%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
Shortage
Key Insight
Electrical Distribution Trades Workers is IN SHORTAGE and has LOW AI risk — a strong outlook for workers in this field.
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation15.0%
Augmentation57.0%
Key Tasks
- •Installing conductors and aerial equipment, and underground cables and equipment
- •Installing and maintaining equipment associated with electrical supply such as transformers
- •Attending to electrical breakdown and emergencies
- •Maintaining poles and associated hardware, and continuity of electrical supply and street lighting
- •Conducting routine maintenance on the aerial and underground electricity supply network
- •Conducting low-voltage switching operations
- •Fitting pole hardware and crossarms
- •Preparing lowand high-voltage cable joints and cable terminations while connecting and installing electrical equipment and overhead lines
- •Using heavy plant equipment such as elevated work platforms and portable equipment such as hydraulic drills
- •May undertake substation installation and maintenance, and specialised testing and revenue meter installation
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
38
Female Share
3.0%
Part-Time Share
1.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5