Electrician

As a graduate electrician at MBO level, you face excellent career prospects in a wide range of sectors. The construction sector offers countless opportunities, from residential construction to major infrastructure projects where you are responsible for installing and maintaining electrical systems. Additionally, you can find work in industry, where factories and production companies constantly need electricians for maintenance and new construction of installations. Typical positions are first electrical technician, maintenance electrician, installation electrician or service technician. Many graduates find work at installation companies, network operators like Liander and TenneT, or at technical services of large organizations. Independent entrepreneurship also offers good opportunities, for example as a specialist in smart home installations or solar panel systems. The energy transition creates additional employment in sectors such as sustainable energy and electric mobility. This creates new specializations, from charging station installations to battery storage and smart energy systems. Expected Developments Opportunities lie especially in the energy transition and sustainability, with growing demand for specialists in solar panels, heat pumps and smart installations. The digitization of buildings creates new possibilities in home automation and IoT applications. Threats mainly consist of automation of simple tasks and international competition, which requires continuous training and specialization in new technologies.