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electrician

[ih-lek-trish-uhn, ee-lek-] / ɪ lɛkˈtrɪʃ ən, ˌi lɛk- /


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He is now planning to take on an apprenticeship with a local electrician which he will combine with on-call shifts for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

There were four graduates the day I visited, including two who were going to electrician training school and one who was on his way to ODR housing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

For the past five days, lawyers for Robinson, a trainee electrician, raised repeated objections to evidence and testimony on arguments including hearsay and the tainting of potential jurors.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

According to the Department of Labor, the average salary for an electrician surged by 55 percent between 2015 and 2025.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

The driver of the truck, an electrician on his way to Anchorage, wasn't much older than McCandless.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“We hear from clients all the time—they don’t have the workers they need. That could be welders, electricians, a lot of those folks are near retirement age,” Dimon said at the event.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Shortages of everything from electricians and plumbers to gas turbines and memory chips have driven up the cost of building new centers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

The rise of AI has sparked a boom in data center construction, creating a need for numerous skilled tradespeople -- especially electricians.

From Barron's Jul. 2, 2026

Plumbers, electricians and other tradespeople are sometimes overlooked, but they won’t be replaced by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Jun. 20, 2026

Others teamed up to open training centers, preparing their not-yet-married Irish sisters to become teachers and nurses and their Irish brothers to prosper as electricians, carpenters, and butchers.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield



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