wiremen

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You can't work as an electrician (actually they're called "indoor wiremen") or a lineman without an apprenticeship, and you can't get an apprenticeship without knowing someone in the business already.

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  • The most available men for the purpose were, of course, those who had been accustomed to wiring for the simpler electrical systems then in vogue-- telephones, district-messenger calls, burglar alarms, house annunciators, etc., and a number of these "wiremen" were engaged and instructed patiently in the rudiments of the new art by means of a blackboard and oral lessons. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • The Electrical Workers 'Union, made up principally of inside wiremen, conducts apprentice classes taught by journeymen. —  Wage Earning and Education
  • Inside wiremen and fixture hangers | 750 | —  Wage Earning and Education
  • Inside wiremen | Between 16 and 21 | —  Wage Earning and Education
  • You can't work as an electrician (actually they're called "indoor wiremen") or a lineman without an apprenticeship, and you can't get an apprenticeship without knowing someone in the business already. —  doggdot.us
 

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