Does anyone here work as a Electrician?

I work closely with electricians most weeks (I hire them for renovation projects I work on) and it is worth knowing that the working with the fiddly electrical connections is only a small part of the work they do - at least when it comes to renovations.

The guy I work with spends a lot of time cutting into walls to run new cable routes (through plaster, bricks and concrete), drilling into walls to secure socket backing boxes, cutting out old fuse boxes with hammer and chisels, sweeping up, mixing cement and plaster then applying them to the holes / channels he made and fixing heavy lights into somewhat ropey ceilings while perched on top of a tall stepladder.

The skills required to suppliment the connecting / wiring are significant as you have to co-ordinate with other trades to get the wiring installed around existing plumbing and wall building / tiling / flooring / plastering / painting jobs, often doing some of these yourself to get the job done.

Expect to find some of the work strenuous and to often get very grubby / dusty from the work.

There are a myriad of wiring regulations in the UK so it is worth getting trained and certified so you are allowed to work on most things and expect to need to renew your qualifications every few years to stay current.

I end up doing a lot of work with him and it isn't rocket science thankfully, and a methodical appoach is a real benefit.

If you are aware of all this and still want to go for it then it can be a rewarding profession - we certainly pay a lot more than most other trades for our sparkie.

I work closely with electricians most weeks (I hire them for renovation projects I work on) and it is worth knowing that the working with the fiddly electrical connections is only a small part of the work they do - at least when it comes to renovations.

The guy I work with spends a lot of time cutting into walls to run new cable routes (through plaster, bricks and concrete), drilling into walls to secure socket backing boxes, cutting out old fuse boxes with hammer and chisels, sweeping up, mixing cement and plaster then applying them to the holes / channels he made and fixing heavy lights into somewhat ropey ceilings while perched on top of a tall stepladder.

The skills required to suppliment the connecting / wiring are significant as you have to co-ordinate with other trades to get the wiring installed around existing plumbing and wall building / tiling / flooring / plastering / painting jobs, often doing some of these yourself to get the job done.

Expect to find some of the work strenuous and to often get very grubby / dusty from the work.

There are a myriad of wiring regulations in the UK so it is worth getting trained and certified so you are allowed to work on most things and expect to need to renew your qualifications every few years to stay current.

I end up doing a lot of work with him and it isn't rocket science thankfully, and a methodical appoach is a real benefit.

If you are aware of all this and still want to go for it then it can be a rewarding profession - we certainly pay a lot more than most other trades for our sparkie.

Thank you very much, Iain, All the info about it and the feedback you have given. It will help me decide, as I suffer from OCD and my OCD revolves around me being clean and hating dirty things.

I find socializing hard and I thought it would be easier, I know you can get really dirty and stuff but I will just have to look into it more and see if I would feel comfortable getting that like. My OCD became better but I have my room clean and stuff and I don't often mix with people so I don't know if going into a place where It could be dirty and such might kick off my OCD again. 

I'm just finding it hard to look at a career and go with it, I wanna do something that I can make a good living off without struggling and it is fulfilling for me.

If you have any more advice or guidance I would really appreciate it. "That goes to anyone who can help me"