ANALYZING THE SALARY & CAREER BENEFITS ON AN ELECTRICIAN For people to have an interest in any given career, the career must offer some benefits to make it attractive. If the career does not offer a salary that is reasonable enough to ensure a proper standard of living, chances are that the number of persons that will make that career choice will be few and far between. The reason why people choose to be electricians is because they are reasonably paid among jobs found in the construction industry. It makes the minimum four year apprentice training worth the while. According to a 2015 report, the highest paid electrician earned as much as $88,130 per annum while the least paid electrician bagged $31,410 for the same year in review. This put the average salary of electricians in 2015 at $55,590. It is true that a Sacramento Electrician earns less than the national average but the range of …show more content…
All that is required is to obtain a business license to operate with, a truck, and other essentials that will make the job easier to perform. The prospect of being one’s own boss is also an incentive for people choosing to become electricians. Some people will put up an argument that starting out on your own presents a lot of risks. They will rather prefer a 9 to 5 job. While they do have a point there, the risks involved in running your own business is far better than the risk of not knowing if you will still have a job at the end of each working day. There are new challenges to be faced each day and business decisions to be made. The freedom to make defining choices on a daily basis beats the boredom associated with following a regular routine of a 9 to 5 job. The job is so routine such that you are not given an opportunity to think and express your creativity. This freedom enjoyed by electricians will remain part of the driving force that is making people join the electrician