Hello all, I'm new to this board, and am looking into becoming an electrician. I'm checking out an internship through the local IBEW. Some background on me: I graduated last year with a Bachelor's in Information Technology-just in time to watch the job market in that field tank. I got a job in the Network Operations dept. of a local ISP, but I feel my days there may be numbered. And I see few opportunities out there for those in my field, so I feel the wisest move is to change fields. I chose electrician becuase I've always been interested in that kind of work, and have done some of that work in the past.

I was wondering what pay rate can I expect as an apprentice in the Philadelphia, PA area? I'm hoping it'll be a living wage, at least. Any other tips and info/gotchas you can give to a potential newbie in the field would also be helpful.

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