Try getting a job at a POCO, they may pay you higher than apprentice wages and get position as electrician / technician.
You get great aspects of work in the utility industry such as substations, cable faults, control ccts, general faultwork and new installations / new subdivisions and maintenance.
Also the outside work is great when the weather is fine.
As mentioned by our other members is that if you actually fix a problem you see the visible results of the job. e.g. streetlights faults
You may get some credits for your experience although you probably still have to do 8000 hrs of practical work.
Worth a try.
good luck Ray.
[This message has been edited by RODALCO (edited 02-11-2006).]
