Elisa....
Your crafts(wo)manship in your work & attention to details would be an asset to you in the electrical trade [Linked Image]
Doug pretty much covered all the bases in his post already... I'm just curious about something.. How long is the college program? There's a trade college here in CA that has a 9 month course dealing with everything from basic residential to electrical theory to motor controls, VERY thorough course with about half "hands on" & it runs about $3500 out the door.. For $26K, I'm really interested in their lesson & study lines!

I can almost guarantee an apprenticeship will start you around $8-12/hour..(CA rates) But once you've honed your skills & have some time into things, don't be suprised to be in the mid $40/hour range, maybe more [Linked Image]

I've more or less been in the electrical industry (via family) all my working life, I enjoy it alot & I couldn't really picture myself doing anything else.
My bottom line advice, Get in touch with a n electrical contractor in your area, tell them you're interest & find out if they can walk you on a couple jobs so you can get a bit of an idea of what your new work environment may be like... There's a few different specialties in the electrical industry as well... Field service, Utility work/Line crew, as well as your basic new construction (residential, commercial, industrial) Hopefully one of these facets will be something that clicks with you!

Good luck! [Linked Image]
-Randy

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