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Dec 28, 2024
11:33:07am

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I paid a plumber $450 for an hour of work a couple months ago

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How would a young man who wants a career as an electrician

Pick-Six Coug

Dec 28, 11:05am

MTech

BYUtka

Dec 28, 11:07am

My nephew is doing this right now as a senior in HS and also has a $20/hr apprenticeship through a guy in his ward. He

RootieBoy

Dec 28, 11:21am

We've steered too many kids to "college or nothing" at the expense of the trades

ryebrye

Dec 28, 11:32am

I paid a plumber $450 for an hour of work a couple months ago

Covid-19

Dec 28, 11:33am

This is false. Most tradesman are not making more than college degrees. The business owners, yes. But too many on here

WDaddy

Dec 28, 2:03pm

They are making more than many college degrees. More than teachers in my area

ryebrye

Dec 28, 5:21pm

Most are not making more than college degrees. My company employs 8,000+ HVAC, plumbing, & electric technicians. I can

WDaddy

Dec 28, 10:18pm

MTech is the answer

BYU Grounds

Dec 28, 2:00pm

I've heard of Ram electric as an apprentice

novacoug1

Dec 28, 11:17am

One of my sons has started the process to go through the IEBW's training and apprenticeship program

zonacougar

Dec 28, 11:24am

It used to be that you needed a sponsorship from an electrical contractor

DudeBro

Dec 28, 11:33am

I'm guessing that may still be technically true. You have to apply for the program, take tests, do interviews, and then

zonacougar

Dec 28, 12:00pm

I know someone did the electrician program at Disney in Orlando.

JayCoug

Dec 28, 11:38am

My grandson goes to skyridge. They matched him up to an electrical contractor

Y'sWoody

Dec 28, 11:41am

Might consider the IBEW union in Utah

Florwood

Dec 28, 11:48am

These guys could probably give you some good info:

O Gaucho

Dec 28, 11:54am

Get in the union, in So Cal the training was/is 5 years one or two

germ1

Dec 28, 12:08pm

i went through the union for a bit in NC and would assume it’s similar in utah.

FieroCoug

Dec 28, 12:45pm

Wasatch Electric has a great apprenticeship program and can help him get started.

WDaddy

Dec 28, 2:05pm

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