hows the workload going for you?

what country?

What state

Where at?

Aight millennial

@@s32cashier69 yessir

i'm almost 40 and considering getting into it lol

I'm bout to be 34 nd I'm considering it

Im 29. Aircraft mechanic. Hate it, none the less, want to go down this route to learn a more applicable trade. Don’t care if I make shit pay at first. This trade will allow you to work anywhere. I’m just starting my research.

Yeah I’m signing up for apprenticeship in my local unions here. I just hope I win the lottery and accepted to get in.

I appreciate this bc this is my worry. I’m late 30s and spent my time thus far being a mom. I’m tired of office politics and the instability of such a job. I’ve been thinking about which trade to go into and appreciate your perspective!

this comment should be pinned. Im 39 soon to be out of the military and i get depressed bc i feel like i wasted a 15 yr career and end up having nothing outside of the military.

45 here, my aptitude test in 2 weeks...

@@justinstricklin7671 Thank you for your service! I'm walking away from a 25 yr career in computer design work, all been outsourced to overseas... Never again for my family.

please do it! you got this

do it i graduated from a trade high school for electrical engineering after highschool ,2020 and covid, i got depressed and my life went downhill i became and addict i now at 21 im clean 6 months and im going bacc to it u are not alone any size shape or form dont be discouraged!!

@@dumbsocceradventures2621congratulations ❤❤❤keep going

Congratulations 🎉

Congrats 🎉 God bless you and your family keep pushing foward ‼️

I’m 18 going to be going to job corps to get my HSD since I dropped out, I think electrician would be a good job for me. May I ask how much you make at your age?

@@HollowSpiriit rn 27 per hour as a temp worker while my employment probation period is over. When this is over and I get hired full time I’ll be at 33 per hour. Even at 27$p/hr with a 63 hour work week I make $1500 take home so at 33$p/hr it’ll be almost 2k a week take home

how much was your apprenticeship rate?

@@HighMyNameIsAngel first year was making 18 an hour and it went up only a dollar per year. I ended up at 22 for forth year. After graduating I got a raise to 26 then quit that company cause they didn’t want to pay me 30 which is what all my classmates got or close too. Left that company and joined another who hired me on 32

I'm 19 now, but was considering becoming an apprentice. How did you start, and any advice? Thanks!

How did you go about doing this? Did you go to a trade school first?

@@Atomic419 I went to trade school for about 2 semesters but it didn’t help me at all. You do not need any experience. Figure out what the application process is for the local in your area and just apply online. It took me about a year and a half from when I applied to get in but it’s 100% worth it. Hope this helps and if you have any other questions I’d be more than happy to answer them.

@@steve-o5974 that’s very helpful. Thank you for your reply. Last I checked there is a 3 year waiting period to get into an electrician apprenticeship in my area. I live in Orange County, CA. Because the wait is so long, I’m thinking maybe I should consider trade school in the meantime. What do you think? I suppose I could always stop trade school if I get accepted into an apprenticeship. I just want to get into the field and 3 years is a long time to wait.

@@Atomic419 It won’t hurt to go to trade school in the mean time m but just make sure you don’t accumulate any unnecessary debt. I have to retake all the classes that I took in trade school as part of my apprenticeship now which sucks. The bright side is I have a leg up and I’m not stressed in the school side of the apprenticeship. I’m Local 11 in Los Angeles, if you don’t mind having to commute (which almost everyone has to do anyway) then you should definitely apply as it is a much bigger local and they take on more apprentices.

Oh and I forgot to mention, for local 11 if you get your certificate from a trade school then you start at 45% of the current JW rate as opposed to 40%.

Go for it! I'm the same age, but I'm also considering it. It's always good to get a new skill!

Are you me?

An awesome goal for sure! Wishing you the best of luck! Reach out if you need advice or anything ⚡️🤘🏼⚡️

On god bro as a machinist i cry big tears wishing I could even get into the high 30’s doesn’t matter how technical something is it’s about demand and being able to charge

Right on!! Congratulations my friend!!

While I think our wages here at Local 48 are relatively great, electrical contractors are definitely are the ones that are making the most profit. I think that if you want to make that kind of money you should look into becoming an electrical contractor yourself. As you said, that's where the real money is at, though it's a lot of time, energy, and quite a bit of risk. Not sure that it's something I'm interested in doing myself.

@@MadElectrician I strongly believe that you have the grit and determination to do it.

@@SilverScarletSpider Thanks! I think I do too, it’s just I don’t really have the desire to do so. I’m pretty content with being a foreman for now, and this whole Mad Electrician thing has proven to be a worthwhile investment of my extra time. I think long term I’d rather have 9-5 (more like 6-2:30) be less stressful and spend the extra time building this out ⚡️

People say this all the time, “We should make more cause we do all the work while the boss does all the easy work”. Well I say If that were really the case then just start your own business. It’s not easy running a business and theres a huge amount of risk associated with it. It’s only fair that the one taking on all the risk and liability would make more money. Just a thought.

Grass is not greener. There is plus and minus to being the boss vs getting a steady paycheck. I think Stephan said it best, it's not for everyone. Think about it, you first have to e an electrician, the businessman side can't be taught as easily as the trade. Like I say, we're all good at the trade, but we tend to suck at business. I would argue I'm worse as an electrician and better at the business...lol

Right on! You’re so very welcome! Thanks for watching! ⚡️

how’s it going so dar

Hey, right on!! How do you feel like you did on your test?

​@@MadElectricianatleat 24 out of 33 on math, probably 80-90% on the reading. I have a little bit of a connection who knows all the heads of my local, good tiebreaker if i make it to the interview.

​@MadElectrician passed the tast, now waiting for interview date

I’m 29 and thinking it’s a bit of a late start, but better late than never! How’s it going? I’m driving tractor trailers(CDL A) and the lifestyle of trucking is not for me. I’m thinking of taking the leap and going to school for electric

Hey!! Congratulations! That’s great to hear! I love that trick too and use it all the time. There will be many more tips like that from me in the future. I appreciate you taking the time to watch and leave a comment ⚡️

You shouldn’t be complaining about $34/hr with a two year degree (4 year BSN and 2 year ADN both are RN). There are plenty of RN jobs paying more, if you need more, but it sounds like you’re not a nurse for the right reasons.

​@@stumpbumpers Lol. RNs are 4 year degree careers. LVNs are 2 years.

@@jux3283 Nope. ADN programs are through community college and is an RN. It is all that is required to take the NCLEX. If someone goes to a university it is a 4 year degree. Not sure what a LVN is unless you mean LPN or License Practical Nurse, that’s only 12-18 months, depending on the program. It’s not available through the university system.

Neither does making military and aerospace part in machining shit pmo should have became an electrician as soon as I got done wit HS

@@jux3283 I replied to this a long time ago, but I see it was removed. I’m not wrong. A Nurse is an ADN or BSN. So a RN is a two year associate degree from community college. A BSN can be obtained from a four year school. Bozo!

would you say joining the Air Force is worth joining to get electrical experience if they end up giving me the MOS for electrical work

⁠@@gunz3rker233Honestly I wish I went straight to the union or to a material handler position. The Air Force did a lot of great things for me but you could get into the trades much faster without it so long as you have good work ethic and a strong will to learn and grow

@@cam7211 Dang im just debating which route because i have been on the books for union for a year and a half and nothing yet. I have a year of electrical schooling finished, but no one wants to let me get work experience

So how’d you do on the test?

@@JJLD94shut up

How'd it go?

are aptittude test same here in Canada?

Hey, right on! Congrats on making it into the trade! You’re very welcome, and thank YOU for taking the time to watch my videos! ⚡️

Where is local 673? Also how do the numbers work. I've never asked?

@@The360Electrician North-East Ohio. Covering several counties.

How is it

@@ixpollife6279 Challenging at times and hard work, but a great experience that will give you a wonderful start to a great career. The brotherhood aspect is great. Friendships come quick.

Similar to you mate, recently have a job offer as a Maintenance for this company in Bay Area, Ca taking electrical classes and tryng to do on my spare time.

It absolutely isn’t! Here’s an article I wrote about this on my website. It also contains a link to a video I made on the subject: www.madelectrician.com/mad-electrician-articles/am-i-too-old-to-become-an-electrician

​@@MadElectriciangave me confidence to apply at 42, I got 2 kids under 3 and plan or working till they atleast get out of high school, hopefully start my own business by then and not need to do the labor as much in my 60s

@@MadElectrician Awesome, thanks for your response!

@@rzawistowski33 Good to know! thanks for your comment

​@rzawistowski33 save money as you apply, and wait for the process. Even during your first year you still need to budget. It's doable but it's tough at the start. I applied at age 27 and got into the program at 32. I'm 34 and I'll be 35 as I enter my 3rd year. This career has many paths when you get to become Journeyman.

Im a tower crane operator making around 145k at year, at the beginning I loved this job, I still love running the crane, but it is to stressful, a lot of hours i get home sometimes just to sleep and come back to work really early the next day , o lot of headaches having 10+ people calling and fighting for the crane, you don’t get to use the bathroom nor eat a peaceful lunch. As a 28 years old guy I have finally decided to move to a different career, (electrician apprentice) and start again in something im pretty sure I am going to enjoy. I was scared to start all over again because of bills, being a father of a little one and being a husband, but I know that is my way to freedom.

@@anaaleman4557 - Congrats on the new trajectory. There's a huge apartment building going up near me, and I always look out my bedroom window each morning thinking "Man it would be cool to be that crane operator". But every job has it's downsides for sure.

Hey, right on! You absolutely will become a JW, just gotta make it through the apprenticeship! In a lot of ways, the hardest part it just making it into the program. Congrats on making it in and wishing you the best of luck on all of your electrical endeavors ⚡️

Right on! I think that's a really great move. As you said, Local 48 is very competitive, and anything extra that you can bring to the table to show that you're the most qualified candidate and best fit for the apprenticeship will go a long way towards helping you get accepted. Keep me posted as you're working your way through the application process and let me know if I can offer any assistance in any way. Thanks for watching! ⚡️

Congratulations brother wish you the best, I’m currently looking into enrolling to a apprenticeship at ibew i spoke with someone and they said apps don’t go in until April. How long did it take you to get in after applying?

​@@DiamondeyeKennels I applied at local 1925. The gave me the test right there and I got rated as a CW Level 3.

Hey, right on! Good for you for wanting to get into this so early on! The earlier, for a lot of reasons, the better. You will most likely end up having an amazing pension by the time you retire. My advice to you is even if you don’t get accepted right away, if this is something you really want to do, keep trying and you’ll eventually get in. Hopefully you’ll make it in first try though! Thanks for watching and I wish you the best of luck in your electrical endeavors! ⚡️

Man, that’s really unfortunate to hear. Which IBEW Local was that?

@@MadElectrician 306

@@davidroddini1512 Copy. Thanks for sharing!

I don't know exactly where you live but i live in medina county and I applied to both 38 and 306 and have heard 306 is a garbage local. Local 38 is the way better choice if you have the option.

280 hasn’t had any work. I live in Corvallis and it’s been dry for months.

I got the call for work placement here in ATL where it's $16/hr to start. I told them I can't afford to take that pay cut at the moment. The plan is to move back in with my mom so I won't have to worry about rent while I do my apprenticeship

pretty long wait, March 2025?

@@pine74 i just took it this march that passed on the 7th i passed and on april 25 i have my interview

@@murdavalemusic5918how’d it go??

How’d it go? I passed and did the interview but they didn’t accept me. Hope you have better luck!

That’s actually what I was making when I first got into the apprenticeship. Is that for apprentices just starting out or later term apprentices? Thanks for watching! ⚡️

i do not recall how long he had been an apprentice. His previous apprenticeship/job was paying him $14 hour. @@MadElectrician

Jacksonville journeyman make $31 as of 10/21/2022. I'm sure it's higher now. Anyways I assume their union apprentices make half of what a journeyman makes. So non union wise they make the same as union. Total package vs your non union prevailing wage, I think union got you beat.

What apprentice program are you apart of?

@@WabbyJ999 I am not part of a program I have a few electricians that Doing work at my house and $16 was there answer. And that was the. Same for hvac techs.

It’s only 10% above scale here too. There’s days where it’s worth it, and there’s also definitely days where it’s not worth it 😅

LET'S FREAKING GO!!! You're so close! Thanks for taking the time to watch and drop a comment my friend ⚡️

@@MadElectrician thanks man, I appreciate that you take the time to make these videos

Make it happen! It has quite literally changed my life and has been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made ⚡️

From what I found, some people use a 100% pva cooling towels to keep cool. Keeps you cool about 20 degrees

Most companies have heat illness prevention policies in place. Especially in high climate states such as AZ. They have to abide by OSHA standards and regulations 👍

@@santoscolmenero7828 Thank you for answering that, it cleared things up for me. All the best.

If there is a will, there is a way brother.

Go non union first. When I was at interview at jatc. I already had 200 hours union classes through the hall. 1500 hours non union shop experience. Learning the code and figuring how to be electrician. They didn’t give me rank, they asked when do want to start. Show some fucking initiative.

@@stepanvinnikov6024 I live in a heavy unionized area, not even sure which shops are non union. The US government requires I have a certain income level to support moving my wife to the US until she can get here, as well as having no family in the area to move back in with in order to live with non union apprentice wages. To organize in I’m almost certain you need more than 1500 hour here for the inside wireman program. I’ve been studying theory daily and checking all the time for jobs to be able to reinterview. I never see any non union no experience apprentice jobs either in my area. Glad you made it in, I think everyone’s situation is different. I’d rather get the best education from the IBEW apprenticeship from the start if I can, but if I can’t land a job in the next couple months I will probably have to do what you did. I think I am trying my best.

Turning 30 this year myself. After 10 years trying to climb the corporate ladder to land a cushy job that supports my family im ready to quit and pivotvtovthis myself. I'm done having my life sucked away from low wages

LET’S GOOOO!!!!!!!! ⚡️🤘🏼⚡️