The Electricians Fix Kit
Built for electricians: apprentice, journeyman and master electricians.
The electricians earning the most aren't necessarily the most experienced — they're the ones who found the union, the specialization, or the travel assignment that stacks on top of the same base license everyone else has. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 6 leaks it covers
3 you can close it · 2 the other side owes it · 1 a pro decides
- Specialty skills and certifications not reflected in your rateWhere to look first: Write down every specialty you actually do and every certification you hold: fire alarm, controls, solar, data center, anything else.Keep it from coming back: Each time you earn a new certification or take on specialty work, write it down and ask about the rate right then - not at your annual review.You can close it
- Going out on your own without pricing insurance, bonding and admin costsWhere to look first: Before you decide, get real written quotes for: general liability insurance, any bond or contractor license your state or city requires, workers' comp if you will hire, and a vehicle policy for business use.Keep it from coming back: Never set your first price as a business owner from your old hourly wage. Set it from your cost floor plus what you want to take home.You can close it
- Comparing your pay to the union base rate instead of the full packageWhere to look first: Get the current wage sheet for the local in your area - ask the hall directly or check the local's website. Look for two numbers: the base hourly rate and the total package (base plus health, pension and other fringes).Keep it from coming back: Every time you compare an offer or a union rate, write both numbers - base and total package - and the effective date before deciding anything.You can close it
- Travel per diem: days paid, W-2 treatment, and the one-year temporary ruleWhere to look first: Pull your W-2 and your pay stubs from the travel job. Check whether per diem shows as its own line on the stub and whether it was added into the wages box on the W-2.Keep it from coming back: Before you accept a travel job, get in writing: the daily amount, whether it pays seven days or days worked, and the expected length. Log every extension date the day you hear about it.The other side owes it
- Apprentice pay step tracked by years instead of logged hoursWhere to look first: Confirm your apprenticeship is registered - your sponsor or training coordinator can tell you, and it should be on your paperwork.Keep it from coming back: Log your hours yourself every week and check each pay stub when you cross into a new period. The middle of the program is where the biggest step usually sits - watch that one.The other side owes it
- Self-employment tax not set aside from untaxed business/contract incomeWhere to look first: Open a separate savings account used only for tax.Keep it from coming back: Move the set-aside the same day each payment lands. Put every estimated-tax date your CPA gives you on the calendar at the start of the year.A pro decides
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Specialty skills and certifications not reflected in your rate
You can close it- Write down every specialty you actually do and every certification you hold: fire alarm, controls, solar, data center, anything else.
- Look at current job postings in your own area for that specialty and for general journeyman work, and write down the posted rates side by side. Use postings from your area, not national averages.
- If the specialty postings pay more than you get, take that list to your employer and ask whether there is a specialty rate.
- If you are self-employed, price specialty jobs as their own line, not at your general rate.
- If you do no specialty work, there is nothing to fix here - this is a choice, not a leak.
Your part: Collect the postings, have the conversation, and decide.
Message to your supervisor: 'Hi [NAME], this is [YOUR NAME]. Over the last [PERIOD] I've been doing [SPECIALTY] work on [JOBS / NUMBER OF JOBS], and I hold [CERTIFICATION]. Current postings for [SPECIALTY] in [AREA] are listing [RATE RANGE YOU FOUND]. I'd like to talk about whether my rate can reflect that work. When can we sit down? Thanks, [YOUR NAME].'
Each time you earn a new certification or take on specialty work, write it down and ask about the rate right then - not at your annual review.
What this kit can't decide for you: We do not claim any specialty pays more by a set amount. The comparison comes from your own local postings.
That's 1 of 6. The other 5 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When electricians go looking for answers, they search things like “electrician per diem”, “electrician salary”, “journeyman electrician pay”, “electrician pay” and “electrician hourly rate”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 6 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
Is my electrician pay fair?
Compare against the full package, not the union base rate alone, and make sure your specialty skills show up in your rate. The kit walks you through it.
How does travel per diem work for electricians?
Check the days paid, how it's treated on your W-2, and the one-year temporary rule. The kit covers each.
Does apprentice pay go by years or hours?
Many steps go by logged hours. The kit shows how to track yours.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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