I chose to be an electrician as my future career. I have already achieved my apprentice license and hope to find an apprenticeship program to go ahead and get my journeyman’s and eventually my masters while making good money working for a company. I like the work as an electrician and the pay makes it even better as a career choice. I have been taking classes for this job throughout high school and have done some side jobs on the side involving electricity. The small jobs I have done on my own I have done very well with and really liked doing the work. Working in the field of an electrician you will have lots of duties that may change depending on your certification and what needs done in a certain order. A lot of work will be reading blueprints, technical drawings, or simply identifying problems which does not sound like much work. On the other hand some of the duties include bending conduit, tearing out old wiring to replace, running new wire for a brand new building, or even training someone else on the job. These tasks can be difficult at times, which is why being an electrician requires some kind of schooling. As far as the environment it is most likely going to be in an industrial setting, in or outdoors, noisy, and somewhat dangerous depending on what brand of the field you are working in. There are three branches in the …show more content…
As long as you have a high school diploma or an equivalent you can get started on getting your license. Your license can be achieved a few different ways. An apprenticeship license can be achieved through a class and by passing the test. Another way is a company will take you under their arm into an apprenticeship program. This program involves you working from the company and getting on-the-job training, but also going to class on certain days. After that you can begin the training and class time on your journeyman’s and eventually get your masters