First of all, let us dispel our common notion of an electrician. When we are confronted with the term “electrician,” we tend to think of a guy in coveralls, with screwdrivers and wire cutters spilling out of his pockets. They are the ones whom we call when we want help with rewiring our electric cables or changing a light bulb. However, it’s time we shake off our old-school notion of the electrician and start appreciating the electrician for the real power he possesses.
An electrician is literally the “master of electricity.” To illustrate: on a Hollywood movie set, the electrician would be the one who knows which lights are needed to light up a particular shot, how much power each light consumes, and where to plug these lights in.
In a basketball stadium, the electrician would be the one who knows how many light bulbs are turned on during game time, how many people are in the stadium, and how high can he turn up the air conditioning while saving the stadium thousands on their electric bill.
An electrician is actually a very high-paying job, as it requires knowledge and mastery of different electrical systems as well as the equipment that plugs into the electrical outlets. Being a certified electrician is not enough; you also need a certain period of apprenticeship, since as with all professions, 90% of the job cannot be learned from a book. Overseas opportunities actually abound for the electrician.
First of all, there’s construction. The thing with electricians is that they have universal appeal––any place in the world that uses electricity has a need for them. This includes, of course, heavy construction sites, where the electrician will be responsible for rigging up the electrical system of a building or facility even before the structure takes shape.
For those who don’t like the heavy machinery of construction, there’s the milder job of hotel electrician. You will be tasked to maintain the electrical comfort of the hotel guests, at the same time cutting down the electrical costs during the off-season.
Aside from the relative ease of the job, electricians abroad are very well compensated with high rates as well as very good benefits. Aside from a tax-free salary, electricians are also given an end-of-contract bonus, free accommodation and food, plus holiday breaks with free airline flights. Most electrician jobs have a two-year minimum service requirement, but with the unique working location, time will seem to pass by very quickly.
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