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Aircraft Electrician
Aircraft Electricians
Apprenticeships
Audio and Video Technicians
Auto Electrician
Automated Systems Technologist
Automotive Electric Careers
Avionics Technicians
Battery Repairers
Broadcast Media Careers
Building Electricians - Military
Careers in Energy and Power
Careers in Lighting
Communication and Equipment Mechanics
Communications Equipment Technicians - Military
Construction Careers
Construction and Building Inspectors
Construction Career Videos
Data Processing Equipment Repair
Drafters - Electrical
Electric Cable Joiner
Electric Home Appliance and Power Tool Repairer
Electric Meter Installers and Repairers
Electric Power Plant Operators
Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Military
Electrical Contractor
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Engineer Career
Electrical Engineering - Career Corner
Electrical Engineering - Try Engineering
Electrical Engineering Career FAQ
Electrical Fitter
Electrical Parts Repairers
Electrician
Electrician - A Day in the Life of
Electrician Apprenticeship p - IBEWCCO
Electrician Helpers
Electrician Helpers - Career Zone
Electrician Helpers - O*Net
Electrician - NCCER
Electricians - BLS
Electricians - College Board
Electricians
Electricians - Streaming Video
Electicians - Career Zone
Electricians - Job Guide
Electricity Distribution Worker
Electricity Generation Worker
Electricity Job Profiles
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
Electronic Careers
Elevator Installers and Repairers

Elevator Installers and Repairers
Engineering Careers
Engineering Physicist
Energy and Utilities Industry Profiles
Energy and Utilities Careers
Entrepreneur - Start Your Own Business
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Gaffer
Gaffer - Chief Lighting Technician
Grips and Setup Workers
Helpers- Electricians
Industrial Machinery Repair
Lightning Conductor Engineer
Lighting Technician
Lighting Technician
Lighting Technicians
Line Installers and Repairers
Maintenance Electricians
Maintenance and Repair Workers
Maintenance Repairers
Mechanic Installers and Repairers
Mechanical Door Repairers
Medical Equipment Repairers
Meter Readers
Millwrights
Nanotechnologist
Overhead Line Worker
Powerline Technician
Power Plant Electricians - Military
Power System Operator
Public Lighting Operative
Radio Mechanics
Roadie
Roadie
Satellite Systems Technician
Security Alarm Fitter
Security and Fire Alrm Installers
Security Systems Installer
Signal and Track Switch Repairers
Ship Electricians - Military
Solar Panel Installers
Special Effects Specialist
Special Effects Technician
Stationary Engineers
Telecommunications Careers
Telecommunications Technician
Television Aerial Rigger
Transformer Repairers
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer - Military
Utilities Careers
Vocational Teacher
What Do Electrical Workers Do - Apprenticeships
Weapons Maintenance Technicians - Military
...Additional Career Description Sites

Related Electrical Sites

Learn the Basics

About Electricity
AC Circuits - Hyperphysics
AC DC - What's the Difference
All About Circuits
Alternating Current
Atoms Family
Basic Concepts of Electricity - Open Book Project
Basic Electrical Engineering - Online Courses and Textbooks
Basics of Electrical Safety
Capacitance
CodeQuiz NEC
Copper Wire Chart - AWG
Circuit Breaker - How Stuff Works
Conservation of Energy - Open MIT Course
Current
Current Electricity
Current Electricity Introduction - PDF
Current, Resistance and Power - Open MIT Course
DC Circuits
DC Circuits - Hyperphysics
Direct Current
Electric It and Magnetism Modules
Electric Charge
Electrical Definitions
Electrical Definitions - - Electrical, Lighting and Motor
Electrical Definitions - Electric-Find.com
Electric Double Layer Capacitor
Electrical Learning Modules - Learning Objects
Electrical Engineering Course Materials
Electrical Trades
Electrical Wiring
Electrician's Toolbox
Electricity - Wikipedia
Electricity and Static Electricity
Electricity Lesson - Skool
Electricity Terms
Electricity  Concepts
Electricity  Map- Voltage Vs Current
Electricity  Misconceptions
Electricity  Online - Internet Field Trip
Electricity- Understanding Controllers
Electricity - Wikipedia
Electricity and Magnetism - Online Tutorials
Electromagnetic Forces
Electromagnetic Induction - MIT Online Course
Electromagnetic Radiation
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Electronic Resources
Energy in Circuits
Energy Production - How Stuff Works
Engineers Edge - Design, Specs, Materials, Calculators
Free Electrical Answers
Generating Electricity
Green Power Defined
Grounding and Bonding Articles
Grounding, Grounded and Neutral
Ground Fault Interrupters - How's and Why's
Ground Fault Interrupter
High Tech Dictionary
Home Wiring and More
Household Wiring
How 3-Way Switches Work
How Electricity Works
How Electricity is Made
How Electricity is Produced
How Lasers Work
How Stuff Works
How to Read Your Meter
IEEE Virtual Museum
Lessons In Electric Circuits
Light : Learning Units
Light - Student Workbook
Liquid Crystals
Microwave Ovens - How They Work
Ohms Law - Hyperphysics
Open MIT Courses - Electrical Engineering
Particle Adventure 
Piezoelectricity Overview 
Photosensor Tutorial
Resistance Explained
Solar Electricity Basics
Sustainable Energy - Green Energy
Transformers - How They Work
Understanding Electricity
Voltage - Virtual Laboratory
Waves and Forces Lessons
Wire Gauges Chart
What is Electricity
What is Electricity - Articles 
What is Static Electricity
Why Three Prongs
Work and Engergy - Tutorials
Work Power and Energy


NEC Code and Standards

Code Check
Electrical Insulating Materials Standards
Electrical Links- Code Check
Electrician Skill Standards
NEC - Overview
NEC Code and the NFPA
NEC - Understanding
NFPA Codes and Standards
State and Local Codes
World Electricity Standards

Math

Box Fill Calculations
Circuit Design Calculator
Conversion Calculators Online
Conduit Fill Calculator
Diagram of Relationships of SI Units
Engineers Edge - Design, Specs, Materials, Calculators
Electric Formulas
Electrical Engineering Formulas
Electricity Units - Calculators 
Elementary Algebra Lessons - Skool
Formula Resources
Math Help Modules
Math to Build On
Math Notes - Skool
Mathematics Learning Objects - Tutorials
Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law Formulas and Unit Conversions
Ohm's Law and Calculator
SI Units Prefixes
Useful Electrical Formulas
Wire Gauge Size Calculator
...Additional Math Resources


Lesson Plans and Activities

Electricity Lesson Plans - IEEE
Electricity Snacks - Projects
Electromagnetism Lessons
Integrated Circuit Game
Lessons in Electrical Circuits
Static Electricity Activities
Tech Topics - Electricity
Technology - Online Lesson Plans
Physics 2000 - Interactive Physics Applets
Physics Lessons
Physics Student and Teacher Workbooks
Vocational and Career Related Lesson Plans


Projects and Experiments

Electricity Experiments
Electricity Projects
Electronic Projects and Tutorials
Electrostatic Motor- Soda Bottle Project
Energy and Science Projects
Experiments in Electrochemistry
Lemon Power - Battery Project
Make a Rheostat
Make a Turbine
Science Projects
...Additional Science Links and Projects


Resistance

Resistors in Combination
Resistors in Parallel
Resistors in Series
Resistors - What You Need to Know


Magnetism

Electromagnetic Radiation
Magnetism
Magnetism - Encyclozine 
Magnetic Units - Calculators 


Energy and Power

Electric Power Infrastructure
Electricity Generation
Energy and Utilities Industry Profile
Energy Careers Links and Resources
Energy - The Atoms Family
How Solar Cells Work


Industry News

Cabling Industry News
Clean Energy
Consortium for Energy Efficiency
Electric Power Industry
Electrical Contractor Magazine
Electricity Data and Topics
Electricity Genration News
Green Power Partnershop
Utilities Industry Overview

History and Biographies

Ampere, Andre
Ampere, Andre
Antique Lightbulb Collector's Site
Cellular Technology History
Coulomb, Charles
Discovery of the Atom - A Look Inside
Edison National Historic Site
Edison, Thomas
Edison Museum
Electrical Inventors
Electricity and Magnetism - Historical Beginnings
Electron Discovery
Faraday, Michael
Fiber Optic Chronology
Fiber Optics History
How Electricity Came to Be
Invention Dimension
Inventors, Inventions and Biographies
Laser Invention at Bell Labs
Lighting - Science and History
Marconi - Life and Impact on Wireless Technology
Ohm, George Simon
Technology Timeline - ATT Labs
Tesla, Nikola
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Volta, Alessandro
Volta Biography
...Additional  Invention and History Resources


Electrical Links

Aluminum Wiring in Homes -eLocal Electrican's Blog
Aluminum Wiring Information
Electric-Find    
Electric Stuff - Mike's
Electrical Engineer Mother Site 
Electricity and The Environment
Electricity- Theater of
Electronic and Electrical Equipment Industry
Electronics Links & Resources
EMF Directory - Microwave News
Environmental Links and Resources
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee
Manufacturing Links & Career Resources
Lucent Technology
Tech Museum of Innovation


Lightning

How Lightning Works
Lightning Detection
Lightning- Shocking Story
Lightning Technologies Inc.
Lightning Theme Page
Thunderstorms and Lightning Fact Book -FEMA


Light and Lasers

Lasers - Introduction to
Laser Tutorial
Light and Optics
Lighting Center - Don's
Lighting Glossary
Lighting Theme Page
Lighting Research
Lighting Resource
Lighting Technology Resources
National Lighting Product Information Program
Professional Lighting Resources
Properties of Light
Understanding Light 


Motors

Engines and Motors - How Stuff Works

How Electric Motors Work


Fiber Optics

Fiber Optics
Fiber Optics- What You Should Know
Optical Fiber - Wikipedia
Optics


Communication Technology

Cellular Phone Basics
Copper for Telecommunications
How Satellites Work
Telecommunication Industry
Telecommunication Links & Careers
Tech Museum- Satellite Anatomy
Satellites How they Work


Robotics


Autonomous Mobile Robotics Lab
Get a Grip on Robotics
Real Robots on the Web
Robotics - Wikipedia
Robotic Industry Association 
Robotics and Robots - Inventor Net Links
Robotics Projects and Links
Robotics - Sensing, Thinking, Acting
Rockin' Robots -


Safety

Basic Electrical Safety
eLCOSH- Library of Construction Occupational Safety/Health
Electrical Safety - Electrician's Toolbox
Electrical Safety Manual
Electrical Safety Forum
Electrical Worker Safety Articles
Fire Safety Resources
How Shocks Occur
National Electrical Safety Foundation
NFPA - National Fire Protection Agency
Occupational and Industrial Safety Resources
Preventing Construction Fatalities
Standards for Safety - UL
Workplace Safety


Jobs  Training and Organizations

Apprenticeship Links
Apprenticeship by State
Construction Electrician Job Board
Construction Jobs
Construction Related Schools
Electrical Associations
Electrical Contractor Licensing Boards
Electrical Contractors Magazine
Electrical Exam Preparation
Electrical Organizations
Electric Find
Energy Services Job Board
Employment & Career Resources - IEEE
Helmets to Hardhats - Putting Military Skills to Work
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Jobs and Career Opportunities
License Requirement  Information
National Electrical Contractors Association
National Joint Apprenticeship Training
NEEI - Northwest Energy Education Institute
State Divisions of Occupational Licensure
State Licensing Boards
Trade and Vocational School Resources
UL Directories
Union Local Search - US and Canada


Construction

Advanced Building Technologies
Carpentry and Construction Resources
Construction Web Links 
Electrical Contractor
Guidelines for a Successful Building Project
Home Improvement - PM
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
Masonry
Painting and Repair
Plumbing


Images, Photos and Clipart

Amazing Picture Machine
Classroom Clip Art
Electric Repair Pictures
Electric Stuff - Mike's
Electrical Power Distribution Pictures
Electrical Wiring Pictures
Energy Photos- Photographic Exchange
Image Collections and Digital Repositories
Image Searcher - Virtual Learning Resource
Images, Photos and Clipart Links
Light Bulbs - Pictures and Graphics
Occupations Clip Art
Oil and Gas Refineries
Pic4Learning
Picture Dictionary - Clip Art
Renewable Energy Pictures PIX Search
Technology Clipart

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