Trade District
⚡ Electrician
Electricians install and repair the wiring and systems that power homes, schools, and businesses. Let's look at how someone gets there.
What they do
- Read blueprints and plans
- Install circuits and panels
- Troubleshoot faults safely
- Follow electrical code
Skills you use
- Math and measurement
- Problem solving
- Safety discipline
- Hand tools
School subjects that help
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 in
- Education or training
- High school diploma or GED, then an apprenticeship.
- College path
- Associate degrees in electrical technology exist but are optional.
- Trade or apprenticeship path
- Union or non-union apprenticeship — earn while you learn.
- Ownership path
- Licensed electricians commonly start their own contracting companies.
The path from today
- TodayStudy Mathematics, Science, Career & College Readiness.
- Skills to buildMath and measurement · Problem solving · Safety discipline · Hand tools
- Training stepsPre-apprenticeship program → 4-5 year paid apprenticeship → Journeyman work
- Education or trainingHigh school diploma or GED, then an apprenticeship.
- Certifications & licensesJourneyman electrician license · Master electrician license · OSHA 10/30
- CareerElectrician
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