@@suominona.legion4602 yes, you have to learn thru school. Not just any school, its better to attend a School that gives you hands on experience. it may be a little pricey, but if you really want to learn, its worth the investment
when i started as a apprentice, i was working for a electric contractor. they went broke, so i continued my apprentiship as a maintenance electrician. i then worked in contracting after i was 21, but i went back into maintenance in 1977. i remained doing that until i retired in 2015 at age 65. i would say for me , being a maintenance i was doing installs, as well as repair work. great time for me.
@@unknownman1035 commercial and industrial always have better pay in my experience. Large scale jobs with complex wireways and wiring w/ having prints and scales just require more thought and make a better electrician. I was resi my whole apprenticeship and it didn't prepare me. It's busy work.
Did many custom homes so far. The electrical part (usually) doesn’t take more than 2-3weeks. That would include panel/meter/rough in and finals. Now if you are living in a country where the houses are concrete rather than wood frames, it’s a whole different scenario. The part where other trades do their part in between your duties obviously is not counted in the time i said. If you were to count the time from the carpenter to the siding finisher, you may be correct with 2 years.
This is easy commercial it pays more period. Also someone said you will do the same tasks over and over and hes wrong. Residential is for the people who werent smart enough or good enough to get into commercial/ industrial
Industrial work often requires you to be on the road, as does commercial just less so then industrial. That’s why I went residential, my family is important I want to be here to see them grow. The time away isn’t worth the money. It’s not as black and white as “ooh industrial smarter”
I do both residential and commercial and I see advantages on both ends. You can make money doing both. It's all about the hussle.
What did you do to learn both residential and commercial, explain to me, I'm interested in that. You had to study that in a college.
@@suominona.legion4602 yes, you have to learn thru school. Not just any school, its better to attend a School that gives you hands on experience. it may be a little pricey, but if you really want to learn, its worth the investment
@@FunSlime_ so after school did you start working for a company that has you to commercial and residential jobs? How do you do both?
@@sademl6076basically it’s the same type of work except you’re just working on commercial projects like shops, hotels etc
Do you think that a commercial electrician could easily transition to residential? If so this would be a great side hustle on the weekends
when i started as a apprentice, i was working for a electric contractor. they went broke, so i continued my apprentiship as a maintenance electrician. i then worked in contracting after i was 21, but i went back into maintenance in 1977. i remained doing that until i retired in 2015 at age 65. i would say for me , being a maintenance i was doing installs, as well as repair work. great time for me.
What kinda companies did you do maintenance for?
This video is way off base if you actually talk to an electrician. If your looking to get into the field don’t listen to this video at all
Right seems very biased for residential, & im about to go to ibew which only has commerical or industrial
@@unknownman1035 commercial and industrial always have better pay in my experience. Large scale jobs with complex wireways and wiring w/ having prints and scales just require more thought and make a better electrician. I was resi my whole apprenticeship and it didn't prepare me. It's busy work.
What did you do to learn both residential and commercial, explain to me, I'm interested in that. You had to study that in a college.
Doing commercial currently. This is more hard labor than it is anything electrician
Quick in quick out? Custom homes can take up to 2 years whereas your local Taco Bell took 90 days.
Did many custom homes so far. The electrical part (usually) doesn’t take more than 2-3weeks. That would include panel/meter/rough in and finals. Now if you are living in a country where the houses are concrete rather than wood frames, it’s a whole different scenario.
The part where other trades do their part in between your duties obviously is not counted in the time i said. If you were to count the time from the carpenter to the siding finisher, you may be correct with 2 years.
This video is EXTREMELY offensive as a residential electrician.
An ad each minute is a tad bit overkill
I learned the guy at 2:48 failed rough inspection
This is easy commercial it pays more period. Also someone said you will do the same tasks over and over and hes wrong. Residential is for the people who werent smart enough or good enough to get into commercial/ industrial
I'm just going to say it, most electricians in general are dumb lmao 🤣 regardless of commercial or res
@@sbman436 they sure are thats why they are one of the highest paid trades im sorry drywallers dont make enough to put food on the table🥲
@@charliefabian7345 I am an electrician lol.... it's just facts man. Competition is weak.
@God Trojan exactly. You should be able to make money in both
Industrial work often requires you to be on the road, as does commercial just less so then industrial. That’s why I went residential, my family is important I want to be here to see them grow. The time away isn’t worth the money. It’s not as black and white as “ooh industrial smarter”
Commercial is where it’s at
Yeah fucken oath
It’s hard labor all day, everyday.
As a residential electrician apprentice. Residential work fucking sucks. Plain and simple.
What makes it suck? I’m deciding between residential vs commercial
Residential is for kids
Well us "Kids" wired your house and every building you've ever been in 😉
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