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⚡ ELECTRICIAN
Electricians install and repair the wiring and systems that power homes, schools, and businesses.
What you'd do day to day
- • Read blueprints and plans
- • Install circuits and panels
- • Troubleshoot faults safely
- • Follow electrical code
Skills that matter
- • Math and measurement
- • Problem solving
- • Safety discipline
- • Hand tools
Training steps
- • Pre-apprenticeship program
- • 4-5 year paid apprenticeship
- • Journeyman work
Certifications & licenses
- • Journeyman electrician license
- • Master electrician license
- • OSHA 10/30
Every route into this career
Education
High school diploma or GED, then an apprenticeship.
College route
Associate degrees in electrical technology exist but are optional.
Trade / apprenticeship route
Union or non-union apprenticeship — earn while you learn.
Business ownership
Licensed electricians commonly start their own contracting companies.
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