Gas vs PSD
Logistics Pro
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Millersburg, OH
Well Bill I would rep you again for being able to be positive and not get drug down into this guys negative attitude but it won't let me.
Good post. I can understand offering a young person some real world advice but to do it in such a negative condescending way is not needed.
I would rep you Seven-Point-Three but got to spread the love first.
Are you really a ******* in real life or do you just act like one on the internet? If you don't think an electrician is a good career choice, how about explaining it in an intelligent fashion.
This must be like your 10th revival from being done with this thread. Wait don't tell me, it's your 4-year old posting now.
This must be like your 10th revival from being done with this thread. Wait don't tell me, it's your 4-year old posting now.
I would rep you Seven-Point-Three but got to spread the love first.
Hotshot
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Austin, TX
Seriously.. being an electrician isn't a bad job at all. I work for Austin Energy and we find quite a few peoples homes need electrical work before we can reconnect their services after being cut off for whatever the reason may have been. I didn't go to college or any trade schools or anything, but i will be able to retire when i'm 42 yrs old if i stay with the city. Bill, you may not like 7.3's
, but if you truely want to be an electrician then run with it. I always have people telling me that i shoulda done this or that, but those things are never what i want to do. I started off getting paid quite well too from day one @ $17.00 an hour. 
, but if you truely want to be an electrician then run with it. I always have people telling me that i shoulda done this or that, but those things are never what i want to do. I started off getting paid quite well too from day one @ $17.00 an hour.
Postmaster
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Rogersville, TN
I got seven point three for you, but it won't let me get sand man or Mike until I spread it around.
Bill, just do whatever makes you happy. It's not all about the money. Electricians make pretty good money around here though. I know several contractors and the electricians they use stay busy all year and charge about $50-65 an hour to wire a house and install the fixtures.
Hotshot
Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Austin, TX
and hasn't really gone anywhere worth talking about IMO. problem with these threads is that everyone will always have their favorites. Like i love my 7.3 PSD so why am i going to agree when someone says something i don't like about them? It's just something to do on a boring day for me. Nice truck in your sig, btw.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Rogue River, Oregon
Thanks to all who tried to rep me, I've been trying as well, but the po-po has me locked out. Wish someone else would post something rep-worthy so I could catch up!
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Joined: May 2009
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From: Texas
Seriously.. being an electrician isn't a bad job at all. I work for Austin Energy and we find quite a few peoples homes need electrical work before we can reconnect their services after being cut off for whatever the reason may have been. I didn't go to college or any trade schools or anything, but i will be able to retire when i'm 42 yrs old if i stay with the city. Bill, you may not like 7.3's, but if you truely want to be an electrician then run with it. I always have people telling me that i shoulda done this or that, but those things are never what i want to do. I started off getting paid quite well too from day one @ $17.00 an hour.
, but if you truely want to be an electrician then run with it. I always have people telling me that i shoulda done this or that, but those things are never what i want to do. I started off getting paid quite well too from day one @ $17.00 an hour. I got seven point three for you, but it won't let me get sand man or Mike until I spread it around.
Bill, just do whatever makes you happy. It's not all about the money. Electricians make pretty good money around here though. I know several contractors and the electricians they use stay busy all year and charge about $50-65 an hour to wire a house and install the fixtures
Bill, just do whatever makes you happy. It's not all about the money. Electricians make pretty good money around here though. I know several contractors and the electricians they use stay busy all year and charge about $50-65 an hour to wire a house and install the fixtures
Its not that I dislike them, I just don't think they are as good of an engine for most uses.
Elder User
Joined: May 2010
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From: WV
Where I live right now (Morgantown WV) most wages are pretty low compared to the national average. Yet the electricians on site start around $18-20 an hour. Of course they have to be certified by whoever certifies electricians to work for the government, but it's still pretty good pay IMO.
Elder User
Joined: May 2010
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From: WV
That is certainly true, but it helps 
Really though, most people who enjoy their job are pretty good at it. If you good at what you do, you'll make a decent living.
Really though, most people who enjoy their job are pretty good at it. If you good at what you do, you'll make a decent living.
Postmaster
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: SE Texas
lol....you'll make a whopping $14.00 an hour as a journeyman and spend 10 years in it before you become a master electrician...The unions are hell and you won't make it in a trade without joining one. Apparently you know as much about life as you do about trucks.
Good luck.
P.S. You'll be an apprentice for a year or two before becoming a Journeyman.
Good luck.
P.S. You'll be an apprentice for a year or two before becoming a Journeyman.
We're just shy of $30/hr here, truck to drive everyday with no fuel or maintenance costs, and no stinkin' state income tax.
Bill,if you want info about requirements for being an Electrician in Texas, shoot me a note.
JL
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From: Rogersville, TN