Hello EC Users,
I'm Seth and I've been lurking around the forum for a little while now, gathering information about EC and what type of people are in the trade and what type of life it would mean for me and my family.
So far, I like most of what I've seen, and this forum seems like an awesome resource for the trade.
Down to brass tacks, I grew up in as a Military Brat and was in the Army for a few years, which finally landed me in Dothan, Alabama. I have been attempting to get into the electrical trade for some time now, and with AL being a right to work state, it seems very hard to get into any type of apprenticeship. I've tried to get hired as an "electrical helper" but they want to you to have 1 or 2 years of experience to make 8 or 9 bucks an hour which is Bull to me.
I also am not sure how I feel about the Union, since my eventual goal is to break out as an Independent EC as soon as possible and start from a one man shop and go from there.
SO my main questions are, Will I be better off Union or not-union to reach my goal of EC?
Should I try to get an Electrical helper job and drudge through 8,000 hours of work to just take my journeyman's exam in AL?
Or would I be better of going to my community college's two year electrical technology program and possibly working as a helper while in school? (Which, I would think would give me more book knowledge on the trade and a good foundation to start a journey to becoming an EC.)
Sorry, this post went a little long, but I've had so many questions and been trying to start a new career for over a year and am ready to get the ball rolling now.
Thank You in advance!:thumbsup:
-Seth
I'm Seth and I've been lurking around the forum for a little while now, gathering information about EC and what type of people are in the trade and what type of life it would mean for me and my family.
So far, I like most of what I've seen, and this forum seems like an awesome resource for the trade.
Down to brass tacks, I grew up in as a Military Brat and was in the Army for a few years, which finally landed me in Dothan, Alabama. I have been attempting to get into the electrical trade for some time now, and with AL being a right to work state, it seems very hard to get into any type of apprenticeship. I've tried to get hired as an "electrical helper" but they want to you to have 1 or 2 years of experience to make 8 or 9 bucks an hour which is Bull to me.
I also am not sure how I feel about the Union, since my eventual goal is to break out as an Independent EC as soon as possible and start from a one man shop and go from there.
SO my main questions are, Will I be better off Union or not-union to reach my goal of EC?
Should I try to get an Electrical helper job and drudge through 8,000 hours of work to just take my journeyman's exam in AL?
Or would I be better of going to my community college's two year electrical technology program and possibly working as a helper while in school? (Which, I would think would give me more book knowledge on the trade and a good foundation to start a journey to becoming an EC.)
Sorry, this post went a little long, but I've had so many questions and been trying to start a new career for over a year and am ready to get the ball rolling now.
Thank You in advance!:thumbsup:
-Seth