• Starting pay - $35,000

• Average Pay - $60,000

• Experienced pay - $80,000 +

• Hard skill - 4 year electrical apprenticeship certificate

• Soft skills - Communicating with others, find problems, and fixing problems

• Employment outlook -  73,500 openings for electricians are projected each year

• Cost - Classes - $4,000, Books - $800

• ROI - Year 1 - 437%

• ROI - Year 10 - 8125%

• ROI Year 40 - 32500%

Question #1: What would you suggest I do in high school to prepare for this career?

• Ryan Miller had said "The best thing to do would be to take any electrical, science, or math classes and start electrical apprenticeship."

Question #2: What education or training do you need to have for this job?

• Ryan Miller had said "The requirement would be the 4 year electrical apprenticeship classes and 8000 hours of work experience, a highschool diploma is not required."

Question #3: How much do most people spend on education and training for this career? Do you have any suggestions for how I can pay for that?

• Ryan Miller had said "Most people pay around $8000 for school and books. Some ways to pay are the Idaho Launch Program, Idaho scholarships, and also employers will sometimes pay."

Question #4: What licenses or certifications are required for this job and how often do they have to be renewed? What does that process look like?

• Ryan Miller had said, "The required certifications for this job would be registered with the state with apprenticeship with annual renewal. Also a journeyman license which is a 3 year renewal. The process would look like continuing education classes."