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High Voltage Electrician (Apprentice) at Western Area Power Administration

Department: Department of Energy

Compensation

$41 – $55/hr

Location
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Type
Full-time, Other
Level
entry
Posted

Description

The High Voltage Electrician (Apprentice) completes a four-year apprenticeship combining on-the-job training, classroom instruction, and self-study. The role installs, constructs, commissions, maintains, troubleshoots, and repairs high-voltage electrical equipment in switchyards, substations, communication facilities, and power operations centers; it involves indoor and outdoor work, climbing, lifting, confined-space work, travel, and potential overnight travel. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, meet OPM trade-occupation qualifications, demonstrate aptitude for the apprenticeship, and satisfy driver's-license, physical, safety, and background requirements.

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