Career questions tagged electrician


What is the process for maintaining your certifications?
I know that you need certain certifications to be an electrician, how do you go about keeping them up to date?

What are some challenges that you may face when out on the job?
I'd like to know what kind of issues I could possibly run into when out working.

What can you expect from an apprenticeship?
I've been told that to become a journeyman electrician you will need to complete an apprenticeship, and I would like to know what the process is like.

What is it like working for a trade union?
I am looking into joining an electrical trade union, what is it like? Is it uncompromising? Beneficial? Superior to alternatives? etc

How difficult is it to be a residential wireman?
i.e. Is there complicated math? Are tasks difficult to understand? Is it difficult to navigate the home? etc

Career questions for electricians
1. Can you tell me about the types of tasks you are responsible for on a day-to-day basis? 2. What do you enjoy most about your career? 3. What is most challenging about your career? 4. What are some skills and personality traits necessary to perform your job? 5. What are some misconceptions about your career? 6. What is your pay like 7. What are most environment you deal with 8. What is the easiest part of your job 9. Was being an electrician what you wanted to do, if so why 10. What are 3 things you find difficult when working as a electrician

What is it like working as an electrician?
I am trying to form a clear idea of the true life an electrician. What is your favorite part of the job? What do you dislike about the job?

Are you making enough for yourself and/or your family for electricians?
Im from Job Corps.

3.whats your favorite part about the job?
What is most enjoyable about this job?

2. how many years did it take till you started making good money?
How many years in the field till you find gold?

how to become an electrician and best route to get there
I currently want to become an electrician but want to make sure it's right for me. I've heard going to trade school is a good option but the better option is to join the union. what's your opinion? I am a mother and want to pick a job with a good living for my daughter and me. Can you tell me if you're doing well on your pay after the apprenticeship, and you do get paid while apprenticeship right? I just don't want to make a bad decision

what kind of skills do I need to be a electrician?
I am a student from san jose job corps

What type of School/College should I take If I want to become an Electrician?
What type of School/College should I attend in order to be an electrician; a trade school or going to a community College, and what would benefit me more, also which one will help me out the most in the future, getting a certificate or getting a 2-4 year degree?

Would you say people in lineman school are better off for the future?
I wanna know if it would be a better future.

What is the education like for power lineman?
I really like going to school but I don't wanna go for another 4 years

What do you do on a daily basis as an electrician and is it hard?
Im in 10th grade and interesresred in trade jobs and will like to know what some of them are like.

How long does the process of electrician take?
I am wondering how the process for being an electrician is like and how long it will take.

What are the requirements for being an electrician?
I was wondering what you need to be an electrician like what type of certificates do you need and how many months/years will it take to get on the field.

Can I become an electrician without trade school ?
Can I become a electrician without trade school

If you could have done another career/job what would you choose?
I want to be an electrician.

What would you do differently if you had to start over with your career?
I want to be an electrition.

What certifications do you need to be an electrician? What are the levels to becoming an electrician?
I'm a 10th grader in high school, and I am interested in going into the trades after graduating. How many years did you spend at each level?

were would be the paying place in America to start and electrical company ?
Im in 10th grade in Vermont