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[–] Angryelectrician 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

My state no longer recognizes Master electrician as a title. There is only Apprentice, Journeyman, Contractor. That is really how it should be. The mythical "Master" of electrical work doesn't exist because the field itself is far too dynamic to master anything. The NEC is re-written almost annually. And the trade itself covers such a vast scope of actual work that it would somebody a lifetime to master any one particular aspect, let alone the entire trade itself. Not to mention all of the changes in technology that will continually pop up and hamstring any type of pursuit.

edit* To your second point. I've met electrical engineers that couldn't put a receptacle in a wall without step by step instructions. I'm not one of these old bastards criticizing college kids either. They are just vastly different areas of knowledge. One exists in a utopia of how it should work. The other exists in a place where you have to be smart and experienced enough to make it work. These are relying on two different aspects of intelligence and therefore are very hard to cross examine.