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Length of Apprenticeship - Three Years
Electric Metering Technicians repair, rebuild and wire all styles of electricity meters and metering equipment, including transformer rated meters, pulse relays and recorders. They perform routine field checks of complex industrial meters to insure proper operation. They maintain electricity meter and departmental instrument histories and maintain accurate inventory records. They operate computers as required for shop work and field testing and interrogation of metering installations.
Electric Metering Technicians is an Industrial Apprenticeship, therefore, admission into this apprenticeship can only be found through an employer. If you are interested in becoming an Electric Metering Technician, talk to someone in a company's personnel office to find out their procedure for choosing apprenticeship candidates. Often, in large utility companies, apprenticeships are open only to workers already employed in the plant. In these situations, you must first be employed by the firm and then seek an apprenticeship.
For more information and application materials, contact:
Mid-State Technical College
Apprenticeship Office
500 32nd Street North
Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
715.422.5572 or 715.389.7045
jim.schnaedter@mstc.edu |
