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Electrical Line Mechanic
OFO Code: 671301
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 671301
- Occupation
- Electrical Line Mechanic
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
- Unit group
- 6713 · Electrical Line Installers and Repairers
Official description
Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment.
Trade occupation in the OFO source
More official OFO detail
Specialisations: Electrical Line Worker, Electrical Inspector Lines, Electric Power Lines Faultsman / Serviceman, Electrical Line Mechanic (Transmission), Signals and Electric Line Inspector, Electrical Line Mechanic (Distribution), Lines Inspector, Linesman, Electric Cable Layer / Puller, Railway Traction Line Worker
- Identifying defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments
- Installing and repairing overhead and underground electrical power and electrical traction lines
- Opening switches or attaching grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines to facilitate repairs
- Climbing poles or using truck-mounted buckets to access equipment
- Making joints in overhead and underground cables
- Adhering to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas
2. Demand status
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned