How’s it been bro?

Same

Thank you so much that means a lot to me I always wanted to pursue electrician and become a journeyman as well

YES!! Good to see you doing your thang my man. I’ve been in electrical for 33 yrs and did 7 yrs of line work and you will always be learning plus with the electrical field constantly changing you will always be learning. Love what you doing my man👊🏽

I’m 21 and really looking into becoming an electrician and my uncle said the exact same thing as you! There apparently is a significant shortage of electricians and will most likely get worse as time progresses so it seems like this is a great career path especially since I’m younger but I wanted to ask you what paths would you recommend to make the most out of this career? Of course I’m planning on attempting to make the most money I can out of this career and if you have any advice please share!

@@jakewebb9417 - Depends on where you live and the steps to take to become a journeyman in that area. Some may require tech school then apprenticeship. I started as a teen, working as a helper wiring houses and chicken houses. Went in the military at 17 yrs old, got out and went back into electrical work. But, no more residential! I knew I would learn so much more in commercial. In our state, when I took the state exam, only had to show proof of 5 years experience working under a state licensed electrician. The key is doing commercial / industrial work and making the steps to get state license. (No real money in residential) The state license puts you on another level when applying for jobs, also sets you up to start your own contracting company. I ran my electrical contracting business with 40+ employees for several years all while doing sub-contract electrical designs for engineers, years later turned that into an engineering business. I recommend, DON'T think about being an electrician until retirement, unless you want to work your way up to get licensed then up to job superintendent for a large electrical contracting company or start your own business. Don't have the mindset "I will settle for bending conduit and pulling wire until I'm 65". Always look ahead at taking another step in the electrical field. By 28 yrs old, I had 40 employees with blanket contracts on commercial and industrial projects, job list stayed full over a year in advance. Most people would settle with that, but I kept looking ahead pursing electrical, architectural and mechanical engineering. Then I looked forward and started getting larger and larger engineering projects. DON'T settle! Don't get licensed and stop looking forward. Keep looking at next steps forward to add to your experience and career. Another good opportunity, while working as an electrical helper and starting to understand the fundamentals, send resume to the utility company, linesmen make great money.