I'm trying to decide if getting into the electrical apprentice program would be a good move. I passed the aptitude test and am waiting for my interview. Here in NJ I think the pay starts at 15 and change an hour. I currently work as a systems support specialist in the financial field. LAN/WAN etc.. I think I can survive making this amount for about a year or so as my wife works but is there enough work out there? I know people that have worked in this field for years and make great money. They have never been out of work. They tell me the people not working are the people that don't deserve to or don't want to. I'm a good worker with a good work ethic and from what i'm told I won't have a problem but I still worry that this might not be the right move. I know what the work involves and don't have a problem with it but being out of work scares me. I make great money now but I'm burned out with my field. Is being a union electrician a good career move. I just turned 40 and don't even know if they will accept me for an apprentice position but if they do can I make a living at it?.
