Being An Electrician

Andy Cruz
Mrs.Jones
English 11
12 April 2015

Senior paper

Did you ever think being an electrician can be a hard or easy career? Being an electricianis pretty easy because in William M.Davies, Jr.Career and Technical high school has taught me many ways in helping me to be an electrician. In the electrical trade you can choice from residential, commercial and industrial. An electrician is a person who installs and maintains electrical equipment. In William M.Davies, Jr.Career and Technical high school I choose the shop electrical because I thought it would be a great way for me to learn something and something that my family member doesn't know how to do.Residential can be a
In the other hand they also control equipment like relays, switches and breaker panels.They also bend and cut pipe and pull wire through the pipe. residential electrician use megger and ohmmeter and other testing equipment to check if the component is live and also check for continuity to ensure the safety. In this time residential electricians can make an hour rate of$13.57 - $34.61 but most of them make
$20.00 an hour. They also have a hourly tip that can be 0.00 dollars to 5.57 dollars but if they stay over time it's a great thing because they make $18.26 - $50.35. If they receive a bonus residential electrician can get from 0.00 dollars to $2,175. residential electrician total pay in the end is roughly about $30,000 - $80,000. Residential electrician physical environment can be working inside or outdoors. The work can sometimes be very bad because sometimes they can be cramped or uncomfortable positions. when working as a .residential electrician can work in dusty,hot,dirty,wet conditions. All electricians should follow the safety procedures from preventing any electrical shocks
one benefit is that you can make great money. on average an electrician can make between 30,000 - 80,000 dollars. with that kind of money you can spend time with your family as an electrician you can have overtime and which means more money in your pocket. with all this money you can go on vacation and have a good time. there is always work for these position. if you leave a job because they lay you off and you go find another job they will hire you because they need electricians there is always openings in for electrical jobs. it is a fast job growth. lets say you're a master election you can own your company you can set your own schedule to work. how much easier can that get in being an electrician ? if you there is always bad thing of being an electrician. it can be very dangerous. if you don't know how to use a meter the right way and then you say it isn't live and its good to work on it and its has voltage and touch it you can die. this is why we all should make sure and double check on what you are working on. it doesnt matter if you have 40 years of experience, you should always be aware of things. another way you can die is you have jewelry and the component is live and it touches it.you can always get cuts while one the job. what i mean is that you are always on your knees and using tools. when using a tool and going at a fast pace you can cut your self. another thing is that you must continue on