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Review score
91
Evidence
88%
Words
263

Scored by the same rules the Studio uses. How scoring works

Why it works

  • One page in all six layouts263 words, so switching designs never pushes it to a second page.
  • 2 of 8 bullets name a resultThe rest show the scale of the work, which a recruiter reads as proof too. Counted by the same Review the Studio runs.
  • Headings an ATS already knowsSummary, Experience, Education, Certifications, Skills, in that order.
  • Credentials have their own sectionJourneyman Electrician License, OSHA 30-Hour Construction, NFPA 70E Electrical Safety, each with issuer and year.
  • Reads back as plain textOne column with no tables or icons. The ATS text tab shows what a parser gets.
What a recruiter sees
Marcus Delgado
JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
marcus.delgado@example.com · +1 (713) 555-0187 · Houston, TX · linkedin.com/in/marcusdelgado
Summary

Texas-licensed journeyman electrician with seven years licensed in commercial and residential work. Installs to the NEC, upgrades panels and services, and troubleshoots 480 V three-phase systems. OSHA 30 and NFPA 70E trained.

Experience
Journeyman Electrician
2021 – Present
Bayou City Electric · Houston, TX
  • Run a crew of 3 on commercial fit-outs up to 40,000 sq ft, from conduit and cable tray to panels and fire alarm.
  • Read blueprints and pull 480/277 V three-phase feeders; 23 of our last 25 jobs passed city inspection the first time.
  • Troubleshoot motor controls and rooftop unit circuits with a multimeter and megger, clearing most service calls in one visit.
  • Coach 2 apprentices on conduit bending, NEC 2023 changes and lockout tagout under NFPA 70E.
Electrician
2019 – 2021
Cypress Creek Homes · Pasadena, TX
  • Wired 140 new-build homes, including 200 A service upgrades, EV charger circuits and solar-ready panels.
  • Tested insulation resistance and continuity on each finished home, with no failed final inspections in two years.
  • Replaced 60 outdated panels in older homes, correcting grounding and bonding to current code.
Apprentice Electrician
2015 – 2019
Lone Star Wiring · Katy, TX
  • Logged 8,000 on-the-job hours toward the Texas journeyman exam while attending four years of evening classes.
Education
Certificate in Electrical Technology (4-year apprenticeship)
2015 – 2019
Gulf Coast Electrical Training Center · Houston, TX
Certifications
Journeyman Electrician License, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
2019
OSHA 30-Hour Construction, OSHA
2022
NFPA 70E Electrical Safety, NFPA
2024
Skills
Installation: conduit, EMT, rigid, cable tray, panel upgrades, service upgrades, fire alarm
Testing: troubleshooting, blueprints, multimeter, megger, insulation resistance testing
Code & safety: NEC, OSHA 30, NFPA 70E, lockout tagout, arc flash
Layout

A tinted header band, a serif name over a capitals title, and serif headings. Switching layouts never changes the words.

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Electrician resumes fail when they read like a list of tools. A contractor screens for your licence level, the kind of work (residential, commercial, industrial), the code you install to, and a safety record. The template above puts the licence, the jobs and the numbers in plain text a parser reads, and the score on this page is real proof-engine output.

Electrician resume summary example

Target roleJourneyman Electrician
SummaryTexas-licensed journeyman electrician with seven years licensed in commercial and residential work. Installs to the NEC, upgrades panels and services, and troubleshoots 480 V three-phase systems. OSHA 30 and NFPA 70E trained.
5 of this role's keywords are in the summary
  • journeyman electrician
  • NEC
  • three-phase
  • OSHA 30
  • NFPA 70E

The candidate is fictional, so swap in your own numbers. Stuck? The resume summary generator drafts one from your title and results.

Why most electricians don't get the call

Skills and keywords for an electrician resume

Applicant tracking systems match on literal strings. Spell each term the way the job posting spells it, and group related skills so people and parsers can both follow it.

Licence & code

  • journeyman electrician
  • NEC
  • master electrician
  • BS 7671
  • ECS card
  • 18th Edition
  • EPRA licence

Installation

  • conduit
  • panel upgrades
  • EMT
  • cable tray
  • three-phase
  • lighting
  • service upgrades
  • fire alarm

Testing & repair

  • troubleshooting
  • blueprints
  • insulation resistance testing
  • continuity testing
  • motor controls
  • multimeter
  • megger

Safety

  • OSHA 30
  • NFPA 70E
  • lockout tagout
  • arc flash
  • permits and inspections
  • safe isolation

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Why each choice was made

  1. Why the licence is in the title line

    "Licensed Journeyman Electrician" clears the first screen before the summary is read. The Certifications section repeats it with the issuing state and year so it can be checked.

  2. Why jobs have sizes

    Wired a building could be a garage or a hospital wing. Square footage, amperage, voltage and the number of units tell a foreman what you can run without asking.

  3. Why inspections are counted

    Passing inspection first time is the electrician's quality score. Counting it, next to a clean safety record, is stronger than calling yourself detail-oriented.

Electrician resume questions

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What skills should I put on an electrician resume?

The skills the job posting names, spelled the way it spells them. For an electrician that often includes journeyman electrician, NEC, conduit, panel upgrades, troubleshooting and blueprints. Show each one in a bullet with a result, then list the core ones again in a short skills section.

How do I write an electrician resume summary?

Keep it to two or three sentences: your years of experience and where, the scale of your work, and one result with a number. Leave out words a recruiter cannot check, like hardworking or passionate. The example summary on this page shows the pattern.

Is this electrician resume template free?

Yes. Open it in the Studio, replace the example with your own work and download it as a PDF in a free design (Clean, Signal, Editorial and Minimal). Word files and the other designs come with ATSPrep Pro. There is no watermark; downloading needs a free account.

Is this electrician resume template ATS friendly?

Yes. It is one column of real text with standard section headings, and no tables, text boxes or text inside images, so parsers read it in order. Run your finished file through the free ATS resume checker to see the text it gives back.

Keep the pattern. Tell your story.

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  1. Keep the hierarchy. Same section order, plain-text contact details.
  2. Replace every claim. Your scope, your numbers, your tools. Never borrowed achievements.
  3. Run the Review again. Watch the score respond to the evidence in your version.
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