Builder, Plummer or Electrician that is the question...?

Question

Thinking of a change, i wanna train for something...........which earns most money?! I quite fancy being a sparky (electrician), is that still much cop these days??

Answer 1

I gave it up, fed up with tounge and groove flooring to get up, fed up with non paying customers, and fed up with Chavy scumy 'muvvers' letting their hideous backward kids run riot into your tools and me having to be the one watchin the rubbish dont fall under the floor as they, the muvvers are too into smokin dope and watchin daytime tv with fat thighs and short denim skirts, crop tops with a roll of white fat below like an old fashioned life belt.  Greasy peroxide hair and finished off with a designer cloth item from a club book.

Fed up with 3 foot of loft insulation in every sweaty sticky roof ,f ed up with the modern houses with thousands of lolly sticks for roof joists trying to squeeze in and out of them, fed up with the macho bull sh** of other tradesmen, all bragging about what they earn how big there 4 wheel drive is etc,  Fed up with the new regs, 17th edition, part p nicic prices more training less money more test equipment to buy all the time , loads of paper work , fed up with wasted time on insurance claims , fed up with lazy and thick apperentices who don't want to do the bashing work but to inept to do anything else, fed up with nowhere to park walking miles coming back wondering if van or and contents stil there.

Answer 2

takes years to pass tests

Answer 3

i would choose t do be a plumber and then learn electrics as u go along. reason being plumbing requires sme electric work nowadays. especialy as fixings are becmeing more high tech such as electric showers ,jacuuzis....ect

first step of actin u shuld take is buy a book from amazon all about plumbing for beginners and one for electrics. these books are aimed for diyers so u should have a good understanding of the tools you need and what sought of jobs the trade consists of......

Answer 4

If your thinking of being a sparky go for ETO and work Offshore. My mate just started in a new job this year, he is on 80,000 pounds a year + a whole host of benefits including pensions, medical etc etc etc.

With the housing crash just starting in the UK I would steer well clear of being a builder right now.

Answer 5

Hi!

I would say plumber!!

Become Corgi registered and you will be able to write your own salary cheques!!

How many times do you hear of someone's electricity going on the blink?

Being a builder is very complicated, and you'd have to keep up will lots and lots of various changes in building regulations and legislation.

I know someone who is in the Navy, was at the end of his 'term' and the Navy paid to have him re-trained for going into Civvy Street - he trained as a Corgi Registered Gas Engineer - does plumbing as well.  The Navy decided they wanted to keep him on, so he renews his contract with the Navy annually, while doing plumbing and gas work at the weekends - he's raking it in!!

Hope this helps!

Answer 6

Plumber is the one I think.

Although you aren't permitted to (legally) do much of your own electrics now.   But in both jobs the most time is taken up in gaining access to the pipes  or wires, so you need to be a bit of a builder in either case.   At least learn to plaster.

I'd be a plumber cos I think they r more in demand.  And they charge more.

Builder is longer jobs, so less looking for work, but involves outdoor work, and more general skills required.

Answer 7

what do you have an interest in? Go for something that pays well but also keeps you happy. If you don't like the job, you won't do well and will look for something else

Answer 8

Electrician is the way to go, every building job needs one to hook up all the electrical stuff in any construction job. I've been one for 20 years and have made a good living and done some traveling during that time. Depending on your age, you can either sign up for a union course or you can take a junior college course at your local town. I started when I was in my early 30's so age is not really a block to learning to be one. If your lucky, you can get on with a national company and make scale wage where ever you work as one.

Check with some of your local electrical contractors and find out if they need helpers/laborers and if they have either a IEC or IES classes for their workers, some states require that you get a license before you can be one, so check that out also.

You can also check out being a electrical engineer also, that pays the most in the electrical field.

Answer 9

Just don't be a plumber if you are dyslexic - mine once left me a note that I needed a 'New Pimp'...