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Good morning everyone,

I'm new to the forum so firstly hello :) I am currently training to become an electrician however I'm undecided as to what kind I should be. I currently have my level 2 City and guilds + ecs card and am working towards my level 3. I have a few weeks experience in domestic wiring (I've just started thanks to my teacher recommending me to someone). I've thought a lot about getting into rail or UPS or even test related kind of work but I've yet to talk about this to someone who knows what they're talking about. My main concern is money and career progression. I'd like to at least be earning 40k take home a year by the time I'm 30 (I'm currently 18), ideally about 80-100k+ by the time I'm 40. These are just some personal goals and obviously don't need to be met I just need to know the best possible path to get there. I enjoy electrical work so I'm not fussed too much about what kind as long as the pay is good. Also I'm a little stressed as I was told it'd be much more difficult to find an apprenticeship after I turn 19 which is soon, should I be worried? I would greatly appreciate any advice given. If you have any questions please let me know.

Thank you
 
Graveyards are full of folk that thought they where indispensable to work.

I let my ambitions of earning as much as I could go a long time ago. Work to live, not the other way around.
Very true worked with a chap who had missed every birthday of his kids for the last 19 years. Due to work. Said his kids have everything but don't fully know who he is. How is missus never bumped him off
 
yes I'm now 63 and normally do a 5 day week

Brian, I apologise too, I really thought 15k was a typo.

As, already said, double your rate from tomorrow. Not sure how much you work you achieve in a day or how good at fault finding, but if you are a good sparks, you can command a lot more. Kind of cool if you have been working for what you have. Instant pay rise :)
 
Hi thanks for the advice..have been giving all the advice a lot of thought...am quite hopeful of a better future...as far as working hours are concerned i work the standard 45 hour week....I'm a bit past doing any more at my age lol

Hi Brian, if you was charging £150 a day that's still very cheap for an Electrician in Essex. Most of our guys are on £180.

Back to the OP if you want to earn big money become an Electrical inspector on the council. Basic is about £45K, but the brown envelopes..............Kerching!
 

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