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Electrician

Installs and maintains electrical wiring so homes have light and appliances work.

Career overview

What a day looks like

An electrician reads a wiring diagram, finds the cause of a fault and fixes it, following strict safety rules. They check the result and explain to the owners what they need to take care of.

Try it yourself this week

  • 30 minutes

    Look closely at a mechanism and draw how it works

    1. Choose a simple thing at home: a door lock, a bike or a desk lamp. You don't need to take anything apart, just look.
    2. Draw the whole thing and label the main parts.
    3. Use arrows to show what passes movement to what: for example, where you press and what moves.
    4. Write down three questions you don't know the answer to, and find the answer to one of them.

    What you'll learn about yourself: Whether you're drawn to finding out how things work inside, and whether you have the patience to get to the cause.

What you can do next

  1. Next 3 months

    • Learn how a lighting circuit works

      Draw a circuit on paper: a bulb, a switch, a power source. Don't touch real wires or sockets.

  2. In six months

    • Look at the mechanisms at home

      Do the mechanism task and draw how it works. Don't take electrical appliances apart.

  3. In a year

    • Find out where electricians train

      Together with your parents, find out what training programmes exist and what they teach about safety in these classes.

What it pays

Pay varies by region, experience and employer. The figures below are approximate ranges from public sources.

Notes on sources are in Russian, as in the original source.

In Kazakhstan

  • BeginnerAlmatyfrom job ads

    191,000–325,000 ₸ per month

    take-home · data: September 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Без опыта; с опытом 1–3 года в вакансиях 295–500 тыс. ₸.

    Source: almaty.hh.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • ExperiencedAlmatyfrom job ads

    400,000–1,000,000 ₸ per month

    take-home · data: September 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Опыт 3–6 лет: 400–600 тыс.; больше 6 лет: 750–900 тыс. ₸ и выше.

    Source: almaty.hh.kz (opens in a new tab)

For comparison: Poland

  • Beginnerthe website's estimate, not statistics

    from 85,402 zł per year

    before tax · data: January 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Электрик с опытом 1–3 года. Оценка сайта SalaryExpert (расчёт по модели, а не официальная статистика), значение за год.

    Source: salaryexpert.com (opens in a new tab)
  • Experiencedthe website's estimate, not statistics

    from 132,401 zł per year

    before tax · data: January 2026 · checked: September 2026

    Электрик с опытом 8+ лет; средняя по всем уровням — 117 871 zł в год. Оценка сайта SalaryExpert (расчёт по модели, а не статистика).

    Source: salaryexpert.com (opens in a new tab)

Where to study

Notes on sources are in Russian, as in the original source.

Colleges

You can apply after grade 9 or 11 — you get a profession faster than at university.

Universities

You apply after grade 11, based on your UNT results.

The UNT, if you apply to university

Required subjects: History of Kazakhstan, Reading Literacy, Mathematical Literacy. Profile subjects for this career: Mathematics + Physics.

Programme group: B062 Электротехника и энергетика. Checked: September 2026.

Source: National Testing Centre list (opens in a new tab)
How to get into college

College gets you a profession faster than university. You can apply after grade 9 or after grade 11.

  • Colleges accept students both after grade 9 and after grade 11. After grade 9 you study longer — about 3 years 10 months; after grade 11, about 2 years 10 months. The exact length depends on the college and the specialty.
    Source: kchk.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • About 80% of students admitted to colleges in the 2024/25 school year study on a state order, which means in state-funded places (in 2023/24 it was about 70%). But each college and each specialty has its own number of state-funded places.
    Source: inbusiness.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • There are also paid colleges. For example, training as a nurse at ADILMED costs 450,000 ₸ per year. Check the price and conditions on the college's website.
    Source: adilmed.kz (opens in a new tab)
UNT: which subjects to take for university

The UNT (Unified National Testing) is Kazakhstan's national university entrance test. You need it to get into university after grade 11.

  • The UNT 2026 has three compulsory subjects: History of Kazakhstan, Reading Literacy and Mathematical Literacy. On top of these, you take two profile subjects, chosen to match your specialty.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • In total, the test has 120 questions (maximum 140 points) and you get 4 hours. The format is the same as in 2025.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Profile subjects depend on the group of specialties. For example: information technology — Mathematics and Computer Science; nursing and veterinary medicine — Biology and Chemistry; electrical engineering — Mathematics and Physics; law — World History and Fundamentals of Law. The full list is published by the National Testing Center.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • For creative specialties (for example, media and design), you take History of Kazakhstan and Reading Literacy through the UNT, and two creative exams at the university itself.
    Source: testcenter.kz (opens in a new tab)
  • Some universities have their own admission rules. Nazarbayev University, for example, requires a UNT score of at least 85, a GPA of 4.0 and English at IELTS 6.0 level.
    Source: nu.edu.kz (opens in a new tab)

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