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hat55 in Baltimore, Maryland

42 months ago

What's the best way to get started? We do not see jobs listed for Electrician Helpers, and there doesn't seem to be any local training for Electrician.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

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Big Bob 258rf in West River, Maryland

37 months ago

Two schools iec and abc call any big electrical company they can you. iec school in oDENTON MD

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dopchik in Las Vegas, Nevada

37 months ago

Go to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) web site and find the nearest local in your area. -The BEST way to go!

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Tim Kelley in Tulsa, Oklahoma

35 months ago

hat55 in Baltimore, Maryland said: What's the best way to get started? We do not see jobs listed for Electrician Helpers, and there doesn't seem to be any local training for Electrician.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

It really depends on the type of elelectrician he wants to be...industrial,commercial,residential,maintenance,linesman,etc. Schools are good for learning how to use the NEC code book(not memorize it but how to use it proficiently. But there is really no substitute for actual hands on experience.some locals call it apprentice electricians.And other electrical classes to consider once he breaks into the field could be found at local community colleges in vocational training is plc(programmable automated controls)...which is basiccally computer driven electrical systems in manafacturing facilities... and one more thing ,once he gets his break ..become a diverse electrician...learn the most he can about the different aspects of our trade....as someone wrote above ABC is an excellent program...

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electricians wife in Las Vegas, Nevada

35 months ago

honestly its a great skill to have but you have to make sure he is prepared for the unemployment. Its always up and down. My husband is currently unemployed and same with ALOT of his friends that he's met on job sites. Before he makes the step to becoming one that he knows that being an electrician means work isn't always constant. Its really hard to raise a family too.

To answer your question:
IBEW does theyre own training through the union. ABC is one and I think ICC does another.

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PAUL.JORDAN07@YAHOO.COM in Tulsa, Oklahoma

32 months ago

hat55 in Baltimore, Maryland said: What's the best way to get started? We do not see jobs listed for Electrician Helpers, and there doesn't seem to be any local training for Electrician.

Thanks for any help you can offer.

I AM A JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN
I WENT TO A TRADE COLLEGE AND BECAME AN APPRENTICE AT THE SAME TIME ...
MY EDUCATION COST ME 35,000 DOLLARS AND I STILL HAD TO START AS A GREEN APPRENTICE. A TRADE SCHOOL HELPS BUT THE ON THE JOB , HOURS ARE WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO MOST EMPLOYERS.
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bp3 in Wadsworth, Ohio

30 months ago

Their are tens of thousands of electricians out of work resulting in the pay scale going backwards and future uncertain. Tell him to go to College or a Technical School and get an IT degree or something related to the medical field. That is what my son is doing.

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<a href="http://www.mistersparky-houston in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

21 months ago

Electrical work should always be performed by a professional.

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MisterSparky in Gloucester City, New Jersey

21 months ago

Electrical work should always be performed by a licensed professional.
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sherrenee in Farmington, Arkansas

20 months ago

My husband is a Electrician. Arkansas requires 4 years of trade school (when he was going he went 4 hrs two nights a week) plus 8000 on the job hours, plus passing a test (to obtain your Commercial Journeyman's license).

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Dan in Oakland, California

7 months ago

You should visit become-an-electrician.com. They talk about apprenticeship programs and where to apply in your area.

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Nick in Twentynine Palms, California

6 months ago

I find all this very interesting. I was advised by a friend to look into becoming an electrician after my retirement from the Marines. It's a hard transition into civilian life at this time with no real marketable skills except "good with my hands." I think I would enjoy this field and will continue to research it. Thank you for the comments.

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921am in Ann Arbor, Michigan

5 months ago

Not much work out there! Work 10 months then a year off, on going cycle

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