An electrician is a 5, year program. You're an apprentice for the whole time earning good money while you're being trained and if it's a union apprenticeship you get full union benefits day one. After about 8k hours of being an apprentice you test for your journeyman certification. In my area journeyman are making about 130k to start and adding in overtime add and other 20k. I've said all the Mc Manchins will have a pickup with a job box in the bed instead of the BMWs that are in the driveways now. Trades are the way.