Builds, installs, and repairs lit signs and billboards.
You ride a bucket truck 40 feet up to wire a new LED sign for a store, then fix a dead billboard on the highway.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Sign electrician license in many states; on-the-job training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Design software and CNC cutting speed up sign shops, but wiring LEDs and working from bucket trucks on-site stays human.
Classes: Electrical CTE, Art or graphic design, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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