I suppose the physical part depends on what kind of electrician you are. Punching down CAT 5 cables and trimming out Romex is not that big a deal but if you are horsing 750MCM copper into a pipe or standing 50 feet in the air on pole gaffs driving "hard heads" into SYP poles that is about as physical as it gets.

I still wouldn't trade any of these jobs with the guy who is hot mopping a roof and throwing around 30 pound roof tile all day ... 30 feet off the ground.

Greg Fretwell