Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Electrical line installers and repairers - from LKR24,693 to LKR116,543 per month - 2025.
- A Electrical line installers and repairers typically earns between LKR24,693 and LKR55,695 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between LKR36,590 and LKR90,851 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Job Definition
- Installing and repairing overhead and underground electrical power and electrical traction lines
- Making joints in overhead and underground cables
- Adhering to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas
- Opening switches or attaching grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs
- Climbing poles or using truck-mounted buckets to access equipment
- Identifying defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments
