This essay sheds light on how to become an electrician, explicates how to be highly successful as an electrician, and elucidates how to earn revenue as an electrician. While becoming an electrician may seem be an eminently cumbersome, expensive, time-consuming, and daunting undertaking, it is viably possible to become an electrician. Much to the relief of prospective electricians, it is possible to become an electrician in four to five year time span and the journey to become an electrician is not as lengthy as the journey to pursue certain other occupations, such as the occupations of a medical doctor or attorney. The pathway that a prospective electrician can follow to become an electrician is fraught with challenges that are not a cinch to surmount. It can be arduous to fulfill the duties of an electrician. Electrician skills are highly desirable skills to possess. As of January of 2021, only an infinitesimal fraction of one percent of the global population are employed as electricians. In the US, for instance, less than 670,000 are employed as electricians even though the US population is comprised of over 328,000,000 people as of January of 2021. As of January of 2021, less than .21% of people in the US are employed as electricians. This means that out of 500 random people in the US, about only one person at most would be employed as an electrician as of January of 2021. As of January of 2021, it was estimated that there were more medical doctors and attorneys in the US than electricians even though it takes far more years to fulfill the ample mandatory requirements to become a medical doctor or attorney than it takes to fulfill the mandatory requirements to become an electrician. As of January of 2021, the economy is unequivocally in dire need of more electricians, especially since technologies are powered by electricity. It is essential that technologies that are powered by electricity remain usable since they render it possible for professionals to perform their job functions. Without electricity, professionals would not be able to perform their job functions as efficiently as they otherwise could perform their job functions if they had access to technologies. Technologies that are powered by electricity lose their utility if they become non-functional as a result of not having access to electricity that is needed to energize them. For instance, computers, smartphones, and tablets, lose their utility if they cannot even be turned on as a result of not having access to electricity that is needed to energize them. When devices cannot be turned on, people are unable to access the internet, smartphone applications, and software programs. Internet-connected devices that are powered by electricity render it possible for people be able to seamlessly communicate with one another irrespective of how many miles far apart they may be located from one another. Without electricity, the world would be less luminious at evening hours and midnight hours. Without electricity, the world would also be a somber world since electricity is needed to power LED light bulbs that illuminate houses, condominiums, and the establishments of businesses. Electricians perform essential functions since they ensure that electrical systems are functional. The job of an electrician is not for a faint of heart to be pursuant of and can be difficult to carry out. The job functions of an electrician are multitudinous and are of eminent importance for an electrician to perform. "Electricians install, maintain and repair electric power in rural, residential and commercial areas. Electricians stay up-to-date on safety codes and might work in homes, be contracted by large businesses, or work in factories. Electricians are skilled at reading blueprints and technical diagrams, figuring out the best methods for installing new wiring, replacing old electrical systems, and identifying problems through the use of the proper devices". Electricians fulfill a vast variety of job functions that extend beyond the ambit of them ensuring that electrical systems are functional. "Electricians often work alone, though sometimes they work in teams, especially when designing and implementing electrical systems for new home or commercial construction". It can take thousands of hours to become a competent electrician. It is not an easy feat to become a competent electrician, especially since prospective electricians are often unfamiliar with the field of electrical systems. The pathway to become an electrician involves enrolling in an electrician apprenticeship program and subsequently passing the journeyman electrician licensing examination in order to become a licensed journeyman electrician. The requirements to become a journeyman electrician can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. The requirements to complete an electrician apprenticeship program can vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.