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How many hours would I have to work per day?
I wanna know how long I would be away from home
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Rafael’s Answer
Hi Tobias, great question and I totally get wanting to know how much time you'd be spending away from home. While my background is in engineering and consulting rather than being an electrician, I can tell you that most trade and professional jobs follow a similar structure. In my experience working in variety of roles, a typical day runs about 8 to 10 hours depending on the project and deadlines . For electricians specifically, most work a standard 8-hour day or about 40 hours a week, but overtime can bump that up especially if you're on a big project or handling emergency calls. During some of my consulting projects I had intense periods where I worked longer hours and even traveled to different cities, and electricians can have a similar experience when they're on commercial job sites or doing on-call work. That said, one of the cool things about the trades is that once you gain experience and maybe get licensed to work independently, you can have more control over your schedule compared to a lot of office jobs. I'd recommend talking to local electricians or checking out an apprenticeship program in your area because they'll give you a realistic picture of the daily routine, and just know that putting in those hours early on in your career is what builds the skills and experience that pay off big time later!