carpentry or Electrician or auto mechanics?

Question

Witch one is better? How long do you stay in school for both? And how much do you get paid? and any other information.

Answer 1

Carpentry is dependent a lot on the weather. A lot of rain outs as with any construction type job. Also if building is in slump good chance of being laid off for extended periods of it. Usually a four year apprenticeship school. Most of carpentary is being taken over by Hispanics i.e . illegal aliens. undocumented workers, Rio Grande Frog men! What ever you want to can them. Wages low and getting lower every day as a rule because of it.

Electrician again is dependent a lot on the like all construction trades. But can work for company which does lot of service work so now as many lay offs. Have to go through four year approved apprenticship school before can take test for license. Or approved two year techanical school then work two years as apprentice or helper.

The other branch of Electrical work is in plant maintenance work being a Maintenance Electrician. This is going to require four years of higher education two years of Electro Mechanics and two years of electronics as well as another two years of instrumentation. And with way industry is offshoring not a good field to be in at present. In first place by time you get all the required schooling with the same investment in time spent studying and money you can have a four year B.S. degree in Accounting in less time with a hell of a lot less studying.

Auto Mechanics: Ah! automotive shops always needing good mechanics. Two year technical school will usually get your foot in the door then it is up to you. A lot of shops and dealerships work on a 60% - 40% basis. they get 60% and you get 40% of what you make them. And a lot of shops pay on hourly rate.

Hope that helps. Used to in plant maintenance electricians made more than engineers but not any more too many compnies have moved off shore reducing the need and lowering the pay as well. If I knew then what I know now I would not have gone into the Electrical/ Electronics engineering field. I'd went into accounting. .

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Answer 4

I think carpentry is more fulfilling but electrician or auto mechanic is better for job security and regular work. I enjoy carpentry because of being able to say "I built that!" but it is more dangerous and you can't do it as long as the other two.

I do carpentry in my spare time as a hobby now.

Answer 5

If I had to pick one field to train for, I would do ELECTRICIAN. A couple of years in a trade school, and Journeyman apprenticeship and eventual licensing as a Master Electrician, and eventually you could run your very own million dollar a year business! Of course that takes time to build a reputation, but you can do repairs and upgrades, new construction both commercial and residential. Lots of potential.

Answer 6

As a carpenter I believe that it is the more satisfying job however if it is based on money an electrician who run their own business would do better than most carpenters. However if I went back I would be a plumber!

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