SSOC 2024 unit
Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Verified · 21 Mar 202474131
Electrical line installer (overhead)
Electrical line installer (overhead) constructs and repairs overhead high-tension or low-tension power lines conducting electricity between generating stations, substations and consumers. He/she climbs poles and pylons and fixes insulators, lightning arresters and other equipment. He/she also strings cables between pylons, poles and buildings, ensuring that proper sag is left in cables to avoid breakage under changing atmospheric conditions.
Level
unit
Mapped ISCO
1
Source
SingStat
In this unit group: sibling units
Official data
| Official name | Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024) |
| Issuing authority | Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) |
| Tax authority | Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS) |
| Purpose | Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting. |
| Active version | SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024) |
| Hierarchy level | Unit (final leaf, 5-digit) |
| Source | https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic |
| Prior versions | SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015 |
Definition & tasks
Electrical line installer (overhead) constructs and repairs overhead high-tension or low-tension power lines conducting electricity between generating stations, substations and consumers. He/she climbs poles and pylons and fixes insulators, lightning arresters and other equipment. He/she also strings cables between pylons, poles and buildings, ensuring that proper sag is left in cables to avoid breakage under changing atmospheric conditions.
Tasks
No tasks listed.
Examples
Under this unit
• Electric power cableman (overhead) • Electric traction lineman • Overhead wireman (electric power)
Elsewhere
• Electrical engineering technician, see 31131
Hierarchy context
Major group
7 CRAFTSMEN AND RELATED TRADES WORKERSMinor group
741 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT RELATED TRADES WORKERSCorrespondence tables
SSOC 2020
- 74131 — Electrical line installer (overhead)
ISCO-08
- 7413 — Electrical line installers and repairers
Alphabetical index entries
Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.
Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.