skilled trades

Overview of the skilled trades offered through the City and County of Honolulu’s trades apprentice program.

Skilled Trade	Department	Description of Work	Trade Program	License Upon Completion
Fleet Mechanic III	Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM)	Independently repairs, maintains, and overhauls, a variety of heavy motorized vehicles and/or equipment in the City’s fleet.	8,052 work process hours usually completed in 7 years; Completes a 2-year AA degree	Commercial Driver License
Line Electrician	Department of Facility Maintenance (DFM)	Installs, maintains and repairs overhead and underground electrical transmission lines and necessary equipment for street and outdoor lighting systems; climbs poles and works with and near the vicinity of high voltages.	10,000 work process hours usually completed in 5 years	Electrician License
Pipefitter	Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)	Installs, maintains and repairs water mains and pipelines. Obtains a commercial driver license during training.	5,400 work process hours usually completed in 3 years	Commercial Driver License
Plant Electrical/Electronic Equipment Repairer	Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS)	Installs, maintains, overhauls and repairs plant electrical and electronic control devices and equipment.	10,000 work process hours usually completed in 5 years	Industrial Electrician License
Traffic Signal Electrician	Department of Transportation Services (DTS)	Installs, maintains and repairs electro-mechanical and electronic traffic signal control devices, control boxes and other necessary field equipment.	10,000 work process hours usually completed in 5 years	Electrician License