I actually switched into IT. My commute to work was pretty bad and my brother and friend had a work from home job, so they put in a good word for me, and here I am. Honestly I got pretty lucky with this one as I don’t have any schooling for it, but I do pretty well in interviews so I was able to land the job. That was 5 years ago.
I was able to bullshit my way through the interview saying electrical had a lot of transferable skills like troubleshooting problems, working with work computers, plus I do a lot of PC work on my own time as a hobby (which is true) etc etc.
Got my red seal (Canada) so if I ever want to go back into the trade, I can really easily and would be starting again at journeyman wage.
I think electrician will be one of those jobs that will always be in demand, but you might have to go where the work is. I’m from BC and spent my first year working out in Alberta doing a camp job. After that though, 9 years pretty steady at home until I left it on my own terms
I actually switched into IT. My commute to work was pretty bad and my brother and friend had a work from home job, so they put in a good word for me, and here I am. Honestly I got pretty lucky with this one as I don’t have any schooling for it, but I do pretty well in interviews so I was able to land the job. That was 5 years ago.
I was able to bullshit my way through the interview saying electrical had a lot of transferable skills like troubleshooting problems, working with work computers, plus I do a lot of PC work on my own time as a hobby (which is true) etc etc.
Got my red seal (Canada) so if I ever want to go back into the trade, I can really easily and would be starting again at journeyman wage.
I think electrician will be one of those jobs that will always be in demand, but you might have to go where the work is. I’m from BC and spent my first year working out in Alberta doing a camp job. After that though, 9 years pretty steady at home until I left it on my own terms