It is July. Literally millions of beads of sweat are beating down your brow every minute. The sweaty grip you have on the voltage tester that you are holding over your head while standing on a ladder in an un-airconditioned pre-finished McMansion is slipping. So are your pants, your socks, and the bandanna holding the sweaty salty mess of hair atop your head. Your sense of reality slipping, you stop to pause and ask yourself. Am I tripping? Or am I really the electrician Houston needs?
Weird, huh? Every town needs electricians. If you are part of that crowd of in demand, job hunting skilled trades men and women, it is important to consider your desires and capabilities in an honest fashion. Here is a quick look at different factors to consider before you take that job in Houston, Texas or McMurdo Base, Antarctica.
Climate is one of the big ones. This is your overall environmental state of work. Look mainly at the Summer and Winter as indicators of the type of extremes occurring as our planet makes its way around our Sun. Think about what type of person you are and in which conditions you are most happy, productive and alive. Use this reaction to guide your decision. Houston has typically hot, sunshiny sweltering humid summers. Winters are clammy, cool and somewhat rainy, but relatively warm.
Although electrical systems remain mostly conceptually the same across the board for building styles, observing the predominant styles and practices of building of the region is good to note. The types of buildings and situations that you will be working in are your micro environment that you will be in day in and day out, up close and personal. You will not be working much underground in Houston. They do not have basements, for the most part. You will be working in hot stuffy attics, though. These points are good to consider if you are claustrophobic or afraid of those kinds of spaces. Most of Houston is stick frame housing with a building code that, like most of the south, is less restrictive than the demands and building code of the rest of the country.
Regionally specific environmental catastrophes are also to be wisely observed. Wherever you live and work, there are occasional mudslides, blizzards, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons and such to take into consideration. These affect those working in the construction industry especially. On one side, they mean occasional interruptions or special demands of work or emergency efforts. They also could mean special periods of increased work and business, and even higher wages depending on the risk. In Houston, the Hurricane season brings some special situations for electricians from July to November, and, in some cases, year round work relating to this particular happening. After hurricanes, there are often sudden demands for electricians and most special trade workers, as well as spikes in compensation. The demands are real, though, and workers can expect long days, difficult, or even dangerous, situations.
Competition is another big factor to look at. Who is in your horizontal as far as your competitive scaffolding is concerned? Is there a public display of the need for your skill? Are there postings for trade workers on Craigslist, Monster and so forth being discussed from the town in question? It might be good to contact a contractor to discuss the weather of the industry, and, if they are open, how their business is going. The population of Houston is currently around two point three million, and is the fourth largest city in the United States of America. This is great for business, but there are also many electricians who have a long history and a great relationship with the city and its inhabitants. Size it all up before you go!
Author Resource:
On Time Electric is located at 1111 Rusk Suite 5, Houston, TX 77002 and provides one hour and same day service for homes and businesses
throughout the Houston metro area. On Time Electric and Air is the electrician Houston trusts.
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