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I'm thinking applying for an electrical job in a few months. I got some training.
How rough can electrical work be? How dangerous is it?
Which pays more in the electical construction? Commercial or residential?
Commerical electrical through the union is probably the best way to go. From there you can go many places. It can be hard work physically, it can be dangerous, but if you use the proper training it is safe. I'm not an electrician I just play one on TV, just kidding, I work with alot of electricians in a related field.
Commerical electrical through the union is probably the best way to go. From there you can go many places. It can be hard work physically, it can be dangerous, but if you use the proper training it is safe. I'm not an electrician I just play one on TV, just kidding, I work with alot of electricians in a related field.
I could go under supervision. Do you know anyone who's in LADWP?
Probably the hardest thing I've done, related to this, is pulling wire. It was phone cable, actually, and it was something like 300 or 400 pair cable. Sheesh! talk about work!
I really haven't done anything with it since I was in the Navy. Apparently, doing it for a couple of years wasn't sufficient, I still had to enter a "program".
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Electrical, as in any job is only hard if you don't know what your doing.
Electricians are needed in many fields such as, Construction, HVAC, Cable, utilities, ect. In most states, in order to become an electrician you must go through 3-6 weeks of training to aquire a state license. Most employers will put you through "Paid training".
A license is required for those who do "Installation and/or repair" on electrical systems, such as ,"your cable guy or the electrician who restores electricity after outage problems occur.
You would most likely start out as an apprentice or helper where no license is required.
Electrical work is always and aleays will be needed.
You can get a big charge out of this line of work
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