When Thomas Alva Edison invented the light bulb, he created an entire industry of energy. Not long afterward, Edison’s power company lit up New York City, with the first power station running electricity to a small amount of customers in Lower Manhattan. You see, it was not just the light bulb or the lightning bolt that made the electrical industry, but the invention of the system that could deliver the electricity throughout our world safely. As our awareness of consumption grows, the electrical industry becomes a part of a greater industry - the energy industry. Electrical contractors are adapting to the ways energy production is changing, and have been doing so since Edison.
In the early days, electrical contractors found themselves in a world developing new uses for electricity, and a growing need to bring electricity into homes and businesses safely. Today, that same need is expanding to encompass new efficiency standards, like green energy and low voltage technology. The technologies that generate energy are developing rapidly, and electricians are in demand more than ever as our world is literally rewiring the way it uses energy. Solar, wind, and nuclear energy are playing a serious role in our world and our economy. More efficient ways of harnessing electricity means we need more efficient electrical systems. Electrical contractors are learning and implementing these new systems. The field of energy, electricity and its corresponding vertical industries are among the few to harbor a growing job market, and electricians are large part of that growth. An understanding of these new technologies means job security for those electrical contractors who expand their knowledge to new electrical systems.
The future holds different opportunities for those who take on the challenge of being an electrical contractor of tomorrow. They will repair electrical systems in an increasing number of robots used in factories, businesses and homes. Power grids of solar, wind and maybe fusion technologies will need electrical contractors rethinking and rewiring systems to operate more efficiently. There may not even be wires in the future of our energy systems! Nikola Tesla dreamt of - and experimented with - the wireless transmission of electricity in the early twentieth century. With the growing shift to wireless technology (and some wireless energy transmission already) electrical contractors may face dramatic shifts in their industry in the coming years.
As our economy shifts, electricians are proving to be on the top of the list for job growth and opportunities. There is a projected deficit in the field of electricians and electrical contractors as the baby-boomer generation ages out, and new technologies and population growth demand that the electrical industry increase to cover the gap. Now is a better time than ever to jump into the future as an electrical contractor.
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