Job Shop: Electrician Jobs & Training

Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) - This Job Shop story may spark an idea for a new career... as an electrician.

Pay and benefits are very good in the electrician field, and experts at the Electrical Training Institute in the City of Commerce tell us that the job prospects are strong.

The five-year training program offered there, a joint venture between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Engineers, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and the National Electrical Contractors Association, puts a lot of emphasis on renewable energy nowadays, which is perfect for the growing green economy.

Trainees go to school two nights a week and get full-time on-the-job training. When they graduate as journeyman electricians, the pay and benefits are impressive.

Around $100K a year including pay and benefits.

Click here to find out more about the Electrical Training Institute.