Electrician's apprentice reveals why he ditched university for a trade that could earn him £100k a year
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Electrician's apprentice reveals why he ditched university for a trade that could earn him £100k a year.
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As hundreds of thousands of students collect their A-level results today, one apprentice electrician says he has no regrets about turning down university for a trade – and insists the earning potential took him by surprise.Demis Swallow, an apprentice at London-based Doctor Electric, told GB News that earning while he learned had appealed to him more than heading off to university."Before I started, I knew you could make a decent living from a trade, but I didn't realise quite how much potential there was," he said.
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Seeing that some sole traders are running businesses bringing in over £100,000 a year has definitely changed my expectations."His boss, Doctor Electric founder Dean Griffin, said demand for skilled tradespeople has never been stronger but that finding enough people to meet it remains a constant struggle.
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