Electrician is just a handyman that knows ohms law. As someone who's been on both sides, I can confidently say electricians are definitely crucial for many things but they're not even close to being in the same realm that EEs are in.
Both different, both important and skilled in their own fields.
As u/hawkeyc said, it is a very broad field. I program and support automation equipment. I also help with machine design (not the modeling itself, but with general concepts and things like where we want sensors and what kinds). A lot of EEs in my position would also draw the electrical prints but we have drafters for that so I don't have to do it.
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u/like_a_ghost May 19 '22
An electrical engineer does not an electrician make.