Re: Need Career Advice Please!
I Know studying from a book is not as valuable as getting hands-on experience ... what should i do?
If you were eligible for the Journeyman test and could use the NEC to pass the test, you could go that route. But under those circumstances you had better make dang sure that you fully informed any employer of your total lack of experience. There are uses for people like that, but they are few and questionable, i.e. the master needs a license on a job that an apprentice is running, and you would fit the bill. I've heard of it happening.
I'd get a job as an apprentice first, continue studying and determine if that time spent in school can be put towards a license. But I would get a healthy portion of experience before declaring that you have a license.
I've seen guys that dig ditches and bend pipe for four years, take a class and pass the test, and get thrust into a role they can't fill. It's a painful, embarrassing and unfortunate position to be in. I wouldn't advise it.