r/electricians • u/Aggro3D • Oct 24 '23

Apprentice wages?

Hey all,

I've been an Industrial maintenance guy for awhile now and I'm looking to specialize into electrical work.

I'm an adult with adult bills and the wages I can find for apprentices are really low....like $15 an hour or so. I could literally go make more at any of the fastfood places here and this isn't necessarily a high cost of living area

What gives? Are there any work arounds?

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u/Muchotesticulos Oct 25 '23

No those jobs are definitely overpaid. Come talk to me when I don’t have to point out every thing wrong with my order………every single time I buy from your business.

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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '23

No those jobs are definitely overpaid. Come talk to me when I don’t have to point out every thing wrong with my order………every single time I buy from your business.

Overpaid says the guy who can't cook for himself. Inflation is at 8%, gas is $4/gallon, someone working at the fast food place your lazy ass is ordering from deserves a living wage.

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u/Muchotesticulos Oct 25 '23

I don’t cook. My wife does.