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What education and certificate do you need to bean electrican?

I'm a sophomore in high school. I have no experience but want to be an electrician after high school.

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Michael’s Answer

Hi AJ:

It'll be best to check with the Academic Advisor/School Counselor at your high school for information to pursue a career as an Electrician. Another recommendation is to check out local community colleges or technical schools for education and certificate requirements to become an Electrician. The staff can provide information on course work, financial aid, etc.

According to Niche.com, here are the best community, 2 year colleges with Electrician Degrees in Ohio:

- Collins Career Technical Center
- Owens Community College
- Sinclair Community College
- Northwest State Community College
- Marion Technical College
- Ohio Business College - Sheffield
- Mid-East Career and Technology Center
- Apollo Career Center

https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-with-electrician/s/ohio/

When reviewing colleges and universities, it is best to check the following:

- In-State vs Out of State Tuition
- Internships
- Scholarships
- Career Placement upon graduation
- Course work and offered classes

Scholarship applications can start to be submitted during your Junior year and will continue throughout your Senior year in high school. It is best to ask your Academic Advisor/School Counselor on the timeline process as well. Scholarship applications will have specific deadlines and requirements to meet in order to be submitted for review and consideration.

You may want to start to compile your resume/portfolio since a majority of scholarship applications will require academic grade point average (GPA), academic accomplishments, school activities (clubs, sports, etc.), community involvement (volunteer, church, etc.), academic and personal recommendations, etc. There may be essay requirements on why you are a qualified candidate to receive the scholarship, what your future goals are academically and professionally and other questions centering around who you are, your beliefs, etc.

Here are a couple of links for College Scholarships:

https://www.mometrix.com/blog/scholarships-for-college/

https://www.nchchonors.org/students/awards-scholarships/national-scholarships

Also, it will be best to check with the colleges and universities that you will be applying to. You can check with the School/Department of your desired major, the Campus Career Center and the Register's Office for additional information for college scholarships and grants and specific requirements for qualifications.

The average salary for an electrician is between $29-$31 per hour. This translates to be around $60,000-$65,000 per year. Annual salary will be determined on location, skill set, education and experience.

Depending on career progression, here are some compensation levels:

Apprentice Electrician - $21 per hour
Junior Electrician - $22 per hour
Senior Electrician - $31 per hour
Journeyperson Electrician = $32 per hour

According to U.S. News & World Report, here is a further breakdown of the average salary for an Electrician:

https://money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/electrician/salary

Hope this helps and best wishes for your education and career as an Electrician!
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Michael’s Answer

AJ find a Electrical company that will hire you on as an 'tender" and be willing to do anything they need. Learn the trade and stick with it. Four county schools might have a class with that in the trades courses check them out.
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Dominic’s Answer

There are two paths you can take to be an electrician. You can find a company to sponsor you as an electrician helper and eventually have them send you through schooling or you can find an approved apprenticeship program and apply to it. If you go through a company the qualifications you get will more than likely only be good at the company and they will groom you to their needs. You will not need any certification other than what they require and provide. If you go through an apprenticeship, you will be taking a curriculum of courses to cover all aspects of your chosen progression and will probably be placed in a company for on the job training. This route will give you formalized training that can be easily transfered to most companies.

Dominic recommends the following next steps:

Do a search to find local apprenticeship programs.
Apply for electrical helper positions.
In either case educate yourself using ElectrcianU or engineering mindset on youtube.
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