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Going back to school and incurring more debt isn't an option I want to pursue, so I was looking into taking up a trade. Electrical work is something I have passing familiarity with and so I am interested in possibly becoming an electrician. According to the ibew info I've looked at I can go to the local union hall and sign up for a $15 fee, take classes twice a week for 5 years and work as an apprentice for half the market wage of a journeyman. This is appealing to me because one of the reasons I'm looking to change careers is due to my current unemployment. However, I'm concerned about the 5 year time frame that it can take to become a journeyman. I understand I can take courses at my local community college on my own but I wouldn't be a member of the union which is a big selling point to me. Does anyone have experience with becoming an electrician? Are you a member of IBEW? Do you recommend union over non-union? Can I join the union if I don't take their path and instead get my education elsewhere? Tell me about working as an electrician, how you got into it and recommend the best way of going about it.
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Oct 23, 2014 00:53
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The only thing I know about being an electrician comes from the horror stories that my uncle who works at Edison tells me of field people being blasted by faulty wiring and exploded fingers.
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Oct 23, 2014 01:00
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http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3642636
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Oct 23, 2014 01:01
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Thank you
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Oct 23, 2014 01:22
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