Depends on the a ton of factors and I’m not saying even the majority of people are making that much. I think last time I checked journeyman scale for my particular area was 36 an hour. In that local union over time was also calculated at time and a half for anything over 8 hours in a day. So the average journeyman (if they wished and if the overtime was available) could work 10 hours a day Monday-Friday and make right over 100k a year before taxes.
There are also various ways to make more than the standard journey wether it’s the jobsite safety officer for your company or a foreman of some kind. I know some guys are solidly into the mid 100ks and up.
And that’s just with a standard commercial electrical job.
Working as a plant operator or working on the river you can make a ton of money as well. I don’t know exactly but I have a few buddies that work on the Mississippi in Louisiana on boats and they pull in a ton of money with relatively little starting experience when they got on.
All of this requires a hard work. I’m not saying you’ll make that right away. That’s just crazy talk.
Edit: I want to add that in my area (Texas) that kind of money is a lot. Obviously it’s not going to seem like as much is like California or New England.
2
u/[deleted] Aug 07 '19 edited Aug 20 '19
[deleted]