On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:04:44 GMT, Ecnerwal
wrote:

Chinese language, and "Living contentedly on 5 cents per day".

I wish that was actually more of a joke than it is.

For as long as there's still a manufacturing or heavy industry of any
sort sited locally, there's still need for panel wiring electricians.
You just can't offshore this sort of on-site work.

Even with added complexity of components and the disappearance of the
old relay cabinets of yore, there's still a call for panel electricians
because an operator control needs a switch and a switch needs a wire,
whether it's simple 24V or optical fibre data.

If you're looking at training though, get some PLC knowledge in there
too.