- Based on 29 Jobtrees users who were a Journeyman Electrician in their career, on average, they have 3.91 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.9 years on average and earn $65K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 21% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Journeyman Electrician are Superintendent, Electrician and Photographer. While Superintendent isn't from the Trade - Electric job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Journeyman Electrician shown by Electrician also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
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- The most common career steps to get to Journeyman Electrician are Electrician, Foreman and Maintenance based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Electrician, the most common step before Journeyman Electrician, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Journeyman Electrician, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Journeyman Electrician.
- While Electrician is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Journeyman Electrician that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Journeyman Electrician career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Journeyman Electrician so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Electrician is from the same job family, Trade - Electric as Journeyman Electrician, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Foreman also leading to Journeyman Electrician.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Journeyman Electrician are Associate Degree In Culinary Arts, Bachelor Degree In Business And Management - Marketing, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In History. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Electrician being on the path to and from Journeyman Electrician. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Journeyman Electrician is part of the Trade - Electric job family which has a limited number of unique role types (5) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.