>>21596535It depends. That guy is probably a lineman which is extra dangerous because you're working with high voltage. Here's how it goes for the most part if you're not a lineman.
Apprentice-Assisting your journeyman or master by handing him tools, pulling line and trimming houses/businesses (installing outlets switches, lights, etc.) This is your learning phase and the masters will treat you like a mobile cleaning station. You'll hand them tools and learn the basics of how to wire a series, the different phases and trying to memorize your ugly book (code book).
Journeyman-Coordinating with the site manager on how things are going to be setup, making the decision on how to perform the connections, working with main lines, inspecting work done by apprentices and actually doing electrician stuff. You should have a good understanding of how to wire things up, how to calculate power draw and amperage and how to troubleshoot most electrical equipment. Like if the bulb is good but the light still doesn't come on you can check the ballast.
Master-You're the man and you've made it. Electricity is your bitch, you can act like a primadonna and everyone knows that without you then there's no society. You can trim a 700sqft home in an hour with the tools you've gathered from your 10+ years working in the field. By now you probably have an apprentice of your own.
I'm a former IBEW master electrician and I was one of the youngest in Vegas as I spent from 6-18 working for my dad's father and son handyman service that specialized in electrical. I had all my hours signed off on with the union, took my masters test and passed. Spent a couple of years working for my dads business in my mid 20's on the side while working for the union.
You can ask me anything you have concerns about.
