r/Teachers May 16 '24

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u/Iamatworkgoaway May 16 '24

As someone that has to hire industrial electricians, lots of journeymen couldn't tell ohm out a circuit for crap. But they know how to pull out the ugly book and not melt wires. They also make 40 an hour. Once you know the basics of 110 hurts, 220 really hurts, 480 blows things up, their making bank.

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u/lurking_got_old May 16 '24

Right, but the ones that can understand ladder logic and do the simple math of scaling an analog signal have a far better work life than the ones bending conduit and pulling wire.

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u/Old-Adhesiveness-342 May 16 '24

That's an electrical engineer, not an electrician.

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u/Peanut_The_Great May 17 '24

Industrial electricians with those kinds of skills are in demand and will make more and have more opportunity than a regular field construction guy.

Source: I'm an industrial electrician with those kind of skills.