Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations – NOC : 7202

Unit Group

7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

This unit group includes telecommunications and electrical trade contractors who own and operate their own businesses. This group also includes supervisors who supervise and co-ordinate the activities of workers classified in the following unit groups: Electricians (7241), Industrial Electricians (7242), Power System Electricians (7243), Electrical Power Line and Cable Workers (7244), Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers (7245), Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers (7246) and Cable Television Service and Maintenance Technicians (7247). They are employed in a wide range of establishments; places of employment are indicated in the above unit group descriptions.

Example Titles

electrical contractor

foreman/woman, cablevision technicians

foreman/woman, construction electricians

foreman/woman, industrial electricians

foreman/woman, power line and cable workers

foreman/woman, power system electricians

foreman/woman, telecommunications installation and repair workers

supervisor, cable maintenance and repair

supervisor, plant electricians

supervisor, residential electricians

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Main duties

Contractors and supervisors in this unit group perform some or all of the following duties:

Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of workers who install, repair and maintain electrical wiring, fixtures and control devices, power systems, telecommunication systems and cablevision systems
Establish methods to meet work schedules and co-ordinate work activities with other departments or subcontractors
Requisition materials and supplies
Resolve work problems and recommend work measures to improve productivity
Train or arrange for training of workers
Recommend personnel actions such as hirings and promotions
Ensure standards for safe working conditions are observed
Prepare work progress reports
May manage the operations of their own companies
May also supervise, co-ordinate and schedule the activities of related apprentices, helpers and labourers.

Employment requirements

Completion of secondary school is usually required.
Several years of experience as a qualified tradesperson in a relevant trade are required.
Journeyman/woman trade certification in a relevant trade is required.

Additional information

There is some mobility between jobs within a specific trade; however, there is little or no intertrade mobility.

Classified elsewhere

Foreman/woman of electrical mechanics (in 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades )