Categories gece Ca) Seer cre Recent Posts Electrical Technologies at The Refrigeration School Ottober 19%, 2007 by admin “This blog entry is a litle diferent, Today, Tin going to talk about working a5 a1 electrician, on elctrcal technologies. That's ancthor carcor track that RET offers and Ws a presty strona one When T think about going into a cerser, the frst thing 1 do is chet a site called the SUERTE eT Bureau of Laber Ststisties, or ELS for shart, You ean sheok it out here Its @ government site that can tell yau lats of detals about @ icb ‘ure interested in, You can learn about the jab functians, the salary youll earn, and Ushether your job wil tie araund for years ta coms. This ic all pretty important — ‘you co through Ife, youll want ta buy a house and a relable car, prebaaly. and, if ‘you're intereated in parenthood, kids can be expensive, & zecure, high-paying job is hard to care Ey nowadays — but it's ene of the bast things ever, Se Senet Archives RSI cffers several treining options for why is this inmportant? Because currently, there are more jebs for electresans than there are silled electricians! That's kind of funny, because the work is iterestng — you never have the saine day twice — end the pay is great, Consider: The low entry-level electrician earns over 12 dollars ar hour. Thats slmost service or retal jeb pays. And, that figure is ost likely for @ rural area with a low cost of living. Nost electricians . sort out at 2© oF 16 dollars an hour Not enough people choose to become electricians. That's one reason the pay is 30 ged and the jobs are so plontiful. But electricians are alco needed becuse the U.S epulation continues to qraW. New homes and offize complexes are being bull all ct the time. And, oven more importantly, houses and buildings that ars alroaay ther heed their wiring and circuitry ta be Axed and maintained at al times, Some older buildings need electricians for house rehabbing and upgrading work, For example, 3 nieighbarhaac’ in New York City called fe undergcing 2 renaissance. Many 0/4 wor-down ouildings and houses are being re-done, Electricians are necessary for this sort of work Another reason J think thers arentt enough electricians is because teens and young acults aren’ encouraged to be electricans. When I was In high schocl, it was stil pratty commen to work me blue-eellar eld irneaning, 2 labor jab) after high school Fy nigh echaal aven cent students whe were interactad in this kind of trade ta special techincal schools. Nowadays, the emphasis is on geting into college. That's fine — out calloge daosr’t werk for ovoryane. And, if your heart isr’t in something, you want do well att, You have te have your heart sat an callece, ar it iust wan't work for you re Another nice thing abut taining ta work as an electrician is that you start earning money fastor. Before effcslly bocorning an electrician, sbidents work as apprentices, They Iza what they’l need to do on the Job hands-on, wile being August eC ST or GED, though, if you haven't alrsady. [IF you've slroady graduated, or gctton a GED, concratulations — you did it) Nowadays, you neec ta trish high schaol before ‘you Gon train for any job that earns you enough meney te live en. During your suniar ard senior years, st dawn ard think about what you realy like to do, IF you like to figure things out, work with your hands, and solve prablems, then 2 career as a7 lectrician might ko just right! Share and Enjoy: Posted in