The building trades, which include the electrical trades, are more than just jobs—they’re life-changing careers. Learn about the incredible opportunities, benefits, and success stories that make the trades a path to stability and growth. Whether it’s financial freedom, hands-on work, or long-term potential, the trades have something for everyone. Dive in and learn more!
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Why a Lineman’s Job is So Important
Have you ever stopped to think about how electricity gets to your home or job? You flip a switch and the lights come on, or you plug in your phone charger and it starts charging. But have you ever thought about what happens behind the scenes to make that possible? That’s where lineworkers come in.…
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Why More Women Are Choosing Careers in the Trades
It’s an exciting time to be a woman in the trades. While it’s no secret that the construction trades have historically been a male-dominated industry, women are breaking down barriers and making their mark in the trades. You can now find women on most job sites, working in a wide range of trades, from carpentry…
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Success In The Trades Has Nothing To Do With Luck
With careers that provide exciting projects, meaningful work, fantastic benefits, great pay, limitless opportunities for growth, and an enviable work-life balance, it’s no wonder that construction tradespeople hear “wow, you’re so lucky!” quite often. For many people and in many professions, success often does come down to luck – who you know, who you meet,…
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Black History in the Trades: Constructing an Inclusive Future
Constructing the future is more than choosing a trade, learning a craft, and building a career. Today, anyone has the opportunity to have a career in the construction trades with safe working conditions, benefits, and good pay, but that hasn’t always been the case. In honor of Black History Month, this post is about how…
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No Groundhog Days: Work in the Trades is Never Boring
Have you ever been stuck in a job that makes the movie Groundhog Day, or actual Groundhog Day, hit a little too close to home – one that seems to repeat itself over and over again, day after day, no matter how hard you try to break the cycle?
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Jobs That Can’t Be Automated
With AI (artificial intelligence) and robotics becoming more and more sophisticated, many people are starting to wonder about the future of work and worry about their jobs. Will chatbots take over the jobs of customer service agents and receptionists? Will bookkeeping and data entry be handled only by machines? Will we never again interact with…
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Work Worth Doing
Theodore Roosevelt famously said, “Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” Why is work worth doing such a prize? Over a lifetime, the average person spends roughly 90,000 hours working. In a week, we spend more time at work than we do pursuing…
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Apprenticeship Prepares You for a Lifelong Career
Tired of working job after job, feeling like you have little purpose or direction for what lies beyond today or tomorrow? Longing for a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive, earn a great living, and know that your work is important and meaningful? All of this and more is possible through an apprenticeship…
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Can Anyone Get a Job in Construction?
There’s a common misconception that anyone off the street can pick up a few tools and get to work in construction – even if they have little to no experience or training. But that couldn’t be further from the truth! Just because you don’t need a four-year college degree to work in the building trades,…
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Construction Trades Apprenticeships Offer Great Opportunities for Transitioning Military
The transition from military to civilian life can be tough. The military is a way of life, not just a job. It’s a way of life that comes with great purpose, passion, belonging, and pride that can be difficult to replicate in a civilian career. And while they are highly trained, experienced, and skilled, transitioning…