Is it possible for me to be an electrician?

[Listenupjunior]

I'm 22 years old and thinking about going to trade school. The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged. Is it possible for me to still be an electrician?

 

[Fulthrotl]

I'm 22 years old and thinking about going to trade school. The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged. Is it possible for me to still be an electrician?

yeah.... if you want to.
there really are only a couple questions to the exam.

were your parents married??
yes.

to each other?
no.

ok, you can be an electrician.

 

[ActionDave]

yeah.... if you want to.
there really are only a couple questions to the exam.

were your parents married??
yes.

to each other?
no.

ok, you can be an electrician.

Sounds like my last job interview....

What can you do?

Anything you tell me to do.

Got your tools with you?

Yeah.

Put them in the back of that truck, I'll be out in a minute.

 

[ActionDave]

I'm 22 years old and thinking about going to trade school. The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged. Is it possible for me to still be an electrician?

Oh heavens yes. Someone young enough to not need reading glasses comes into an electric shop asking for a job... You could be a full fledged escaped prison convict and still get hired. Make it to work on time every day for a week and someone is thinking you might be management material.

 

[ptonsparky]

GGM, showing up for the interview is the first step. Your boss will probably have a shovel or two to spare. You will start at he bottom.

 

[brian john]

if you lived in Virginia I'd put you to work today

 

[growler]

I'm 22 years old and thinking about going to trade school. The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged. Is it possible for me to still be an electrician?

Sure you can be an electrician with a misdemeaner but you will need a felony to be a foreman. :happyyes:

 

[growler]

You could be a full fledged escaped prison convict and still get hired.

I have worked with a couple of electricians that learned the trade in prison.

The only time a prison record really hurts a person if if they need a security clearance to work on a job.

 

[MAC702]

Maybe one more question: are you color blind?

 

[ptonsparky]

Maybe one more question: are you color blind?

I believe we have at least one member of this forum that is color blind, so that may not be on the list of questions.

 

[charlie b]

The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged.

In that case, my take is that it never happened, and you never need to mention it. I am not suggesting that you lie on any employment application form. I am saying that, as best I understand the law, which is not to be relied on too heavily, the law is essentially unaware that this incident ever took place.

All previous joking aside, show that you are willing to do the grunt work and that you are eager to learn, and you will do well. I wish you the best in your new career.

 

[charlie b]

Oh, and by the way, do stick around on this forum. It is a great place to learn the trade. I suggest that you keep a copy of the NEC handy. Whenever someone posts a question or a response that includes a code article, open the book to that article and see what it says for yourself.

 

[ptonsparky]

Oh, and by the way, do stick around on this forum. It is a great place to learn the trade. I suggest that you keep a copy of the NEC handy. Whenever someone posts a question or a response that includes a code article, open the book to that article and see what it says for yourself.

...because many of us disagree on what it says.

 

[kwired]

I'm 22 years old and thinking about going to trade school. The issue is that I have a misdemeanor charge that I didn't get convicted for and I got it expunged. Is it possible for me to still be an electrician?

As mentioned even a felony wound't keep you from being an electrician. It may deter certain potential employers from hiring you but won't make you ineligible for apprenticeships or licensing process as a general rule.

 

[jumper]

As mentioned even a felony wound't keep you from being an electrician.

Careful, not true in many jurisdictions. Some will allow you to ask for a hearing to plead your case when applying for a license, but what I call "moral clauses" do exist in some places.

 

[kwired]

Careful, not true in many jurisdictions. Some will allow you to ask for a hearing to plead your case when applying for a license, but what I call "moral clauses" do exist in some places.

So in some places they would rather put such a person on welfare and let everyone pay for his living then to let him have a job (possibly a good job on top of that) and he supports himself, maybe even contributes to the economy in general because he can afford to spend money on more then just basic needs?

 

[Smart $]

As mentioned even a felony wound't keep you from being an electrician. It may deter certain potential employers from hiring you but won't make you ineligible for apprenticeships or licensing process as a general rule.

I'm not 100% certain, but a felony conviction will prevent one from ever being a licensed electrical contractor in the Great State of Ohio.

 

[kwired]

I'm not 100% certain, but a felony conviction will prevent one from ever being a licensed electrical contractor in the Great State of Ohio.

I could see the contractor license not being allowed, but one could still be a very good electrician on other levels. If an industrial plant is willing to hire the person, such convictions may not matter and the guy may even be head of electrical dept at that plant someday and making more $$$ then some EC license holders possibly make.

 

[jumper]

So in some places they would rather put such a person on welfare and let everyone pay for his living then to let him have a job (possibly a good job on top of that) and he supports himself, maybe even contributes to the economy in general because he can afford to spend money on more then just basic needs?

Easy now, I was not commenting for or against such policies, merely stating that they exist.

 

[kwired]

Easy now, I was not commenting for or against such policies, merely stating that they exist.

Fair enough, not all rules consider the potential outcome- I will leave it at that.