Marcus Said:

Career change to become an electrician?

We Answered:

u can get home courses if u wnt but forgot the website

Lance Said:

I WANT TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN!!! but I am working in a career that has nothing to do with it, what can I do?

We Answered:

3 paths to becoming an electrician:
* Education: An associates degree will open doors for you in Construction, Service or Maintenance.
* On The Job Training: Start as a grunt and work up. Set you own progress and proficiency level through hard work and self study. Journeyman level within 3 years is not a n unreasonable expectation.
* Union Apprenticeship: If you don’t have a sponsor you are pretty much out of luck.

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Stephen Said:

what is diff between IBEW and apprentice electrician union and non? which is wiser choice?

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Teri: I am an IBEW electrician. I started the apprenticeship at the age of 42. Some of the hard parts are going back to school after so many years. It took a lot of time to study for tests and homework. Of course if I can do it anyone can. You'll get some jokes about being the "old man" etc, take if with a grain of salt, this is a brotherhood, we all joke with each other. You will get more respect for going through the apprenticeship then becoming a "rat" electrician. Even at your age you'll still have a 20 years in the trade. The pension is great. I doubt very seriously non-union companies can match our retirement plans. I do contribute to a 401k to help with my retirement though. The pay to start was 40% of scale. As a journeyman wireman in Decatur IL I make $30.65 an hour. We have had apprentices start at the age of 50 and 48 in our local.
Not going to lie to you when work is slow there are some idle times. The great thing about being an IBEW electrician is that you can go to any IBEW in the United States or Canada and sign their "book" and you are qualified. There are no interviews, your aren't up against any one else for the job, etc. You qualify and when they get to your name it's your job. Get on the IBEW.org website it is a wealth of information. Good luck, I know you'll make the best choice.

Randy Said:

What is required to begin a career as a Merchant marine? Is there anything special i must do.?

We Answered:

With your training as an electrician, you can also start with the unions, since they can point you to the specific training that you could add to your experience (SIU is the unlicensed side, AMO and MEBA are two of the larger licensed unions). Electricians on the ships and even shoreside are worth their weight in gold - don't start out at the bare bottom if you can help it.

Another good place to start is, ironically, the US Coast Guard, here is the link for merchant marines: http://www.uscg.mil/nmc/.

The Paul Hall center is located in Piney Point: http://www.seafarers.org/phc/; you can also check with your state's university system as well since most have maritime colleges (like Maine, California, Mass, NY, etc) where you can also get really good training.

Good luck.

Jane Said:

career change?

We Answered:

With a history major, you could be a teacher or get into a more general field like business. The money depends on where you work, since business pays a lot more than teaching.

A masters would be better if you wanted to be a teacher, because you could teach at a community college, or teach more advanced classes in high school. Or, if you wanted to work in a museum or something, a masters would help there too.

The price of the college has no effect on wages. The main reason colleges cost different amounts is that public schools are funded with taxes, while private ones are not.