career investigation report elc

Career Investigation Report Joey Goodman Career: Electrician Describe one or two employment opportunities related to the field of studies you have chosen. How will your personal background enable you to be successful in this field?

Two Career opportunities for an Electrician are working for a larger company or being self-employed. long wit! t!is t!ere are opportunities to pursues electrical work in different avenues. T!ese include residential" commercial" institutional" or industrial. I am very knowledgeable and familiar wit! using many of t!e tools needed by an electrician. s well I possess good communication skills t!at would be essential e ssential on any construction site. What is a typical workday like in this profession? What does an employee do?

T!e typical workday for electricians include reading and interpreting electrical" mec!anical and arc!itectural drawings" specifications" and applicable codes to determine wiring layouts. s well t!ey pull" splice" #oin and connect wires to form circuits bot! for electricity and data. long wit! t!is t!ey install and maintain distribution and control e$uipment. What skillsabilities are re!uired to be successful in the field?

Electricians are re$uired to !ave good reading" writing" and mat! skills. T!ey need to be able to communicate well wit! ot!ers. It is also important t!at t!ey !ave good mec!anical mec!an ical ability" strengt!" strengt!" stamina" problem solving skills" and organi%ational skills. not!er very important ability is to be able to distinguis! colors of wires. Electricians also need to be able to work in !ig! places and perform precision work. What kind of education and training are re!uired?

Electricians are re$uired to complete an apprentices!ip. T!is consists of t!ree years containing &'(( work !ours and ) weeks of tec!nical training followed by one year containing &*'( work !ours and &+ weeks of tec!nical training. What are the starting" average" and ma#imum salaries in this occupation? $re there opportunities for promotion?

T!e average staring wage for a #ourneyman electrician in lberta is around ,("((( a year" t!e average wage is ,)&"'(( a year" and t!e maimum is around ,/("(((. 0owever t!ese salaries will vary a bit depending on w!et!er you are working in a residential" commercial" or industrial setting. Eperienced electricians may be promoted to

supervisory" estimator estimator or electrical inspector positions" po sitions" or start t!eir own contracting co ntracting  businesses. Where are these %obs most likely to be located and what are the working conditions?

1it! t!is trade you are able to work #ust about anyw!ere and in any setting" from a small town doing residential to t!e city doing institutional work in cities to working in isolated mines. T!is means t!at t!e working conditions will vary from #ob to #ob. Electricians w!o work indoors may encounter anyt!ing an yt!ing from clean" open areas to dirty" d irty" cramped spaces. Electricians w!o work outdoors may sometimes work on scaffolds. T!ere is also risk of in#ury due to accidental electric s!ock. &s the %ob typically full'time" part'time" seasonal" or contract? What are the normal hours of work?

Electricians usually work an average of 2( !ours a week over a five-day workweek and are sometimes re$uired to work overtime. 0owever t!is will also vary wit! t!e type of electrical work you are doing" you may also be re$uired to do s!ift work if you are working on large camp pro#ects. How is the future outlook for this career? How stable is employment in this occupation?

T!e future outlook for t!is career is influenced by a large variety of factors.  ma#or factor is t!e trends and events of industries. T!ese include construction" manufacturing" and oil and gas etraction e traction in lberta. T!ere is t!e possibility possibility for an increase in employment opportunities over t!e net few few years due to baby boomers retiring. retiring. It is a fairly stable #ob" !owever it fluctuates wit! t!e economy.