Join other successful women:

become an electrician

EMPLOYERS WANT YOU!“Women are more than half the population and we are missing out on a huge talent pool if we do not recruit and encourage women in the industry.” Adam Pinsky, CFO, SME Inc. of Seattle

What you’ll do:Electricians install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and fixtures. Ensure that work is in accordance with relevant codes. May also install or service street lights, intercom systems, or electrical control systems.

Stacie and Lara’s success could be yours:“I started my apprenticeship training when I was 40 years old and have NEVER regretted my decision. The money is great but I go to work because I love what I do.” Stacie, journey level electrician and 1999 graduate of CITC

“For the first time in my life I’m making a living wage! Making considerably more than I was as a key carrying, full-time retail manger.” Lara, second year apprentice

Earn while you learn:•Apprentices get classroom training and on-the-job

training with experienced journey workers

•Wages increase with experience

Get started:To apply for an apprenticeship program, visit us at: www.citcwa.org. or Call Nan – 425-285-2333

(425) 454-2482 or (877) 428-0442WWW.CITCWA.ORG

(425) 454-2482 or (877) 428-0442WWW.CITCWA.ORG

As an apprentice you are paid while learning your trade.By the time you graduate you will earn more than the

average college graduate.

If you’re not registered with a state-approved

apprenticeship program like CITC, then you are not a

state-registered apprentice, and you will not receive

the skills and financial benefits of participation.

APPRENTICESHIP PAYS!Our female electricians tell their stories:Lara, second year apprentice: “Since high school I worked in retail and once had the chance to work with a woman who had been an

electrician in the Navy. She suggested I check out electrical work and I went to CITC’s website, signed up and within three months had a job.

I’m now in my second year and for the first time in my life I’m making a living wage and have benefits. It’s far more than I

made as a key carrying, full-time retail manager.”

Stacie, journey level electrician for 12 years: “While my kids were young, I worked close to home to be near them. I waitressed and worked as a corporate manager for a rental car agency but could barely make

ends meet. When they got older, I went to work for friend who was a general contractor and got to see all the trades working.

In watching all the trades, the electricians amazed me the most. Not only that but I guess I didn’t realize that it was in my blood. My father is a retired Electrician.

Once I decided that was what I wanted to do, the next step was getting started. I had a friend who knew one of the large electrical companies and they talked with me and recommended CITC. After that, the application was easy.

When I started working I was hooked. I can honestly say, I have never regretted my decision.”

“We are dedicated to our apprentices and committed to diversity,” Halene Sigmund, President CITC

(425) 454-2482 or (877) 428-0442WWW.CITCWA.ORG

AS AN ELECTRICIAN YOU WILL:• Earnalivingwage• Bepartofagrowingindustry

• Havelimitlessopportunitiesforgrowth

Contact CITC NOW to begin your career!

How Education Boosts Your Bottom LineSource: 2006 Bureau of Labor & Statistics

% Unemployment rate in 2006 Education attained Median weekly earnings in 2006

1.1 Professional degree $1,474

1.4 Doctoral degree $1,441

Journey Skilled/Apprentice Trained $992-$1,240

1.7 Master’s degree $1,140

2.3 Bachelor’s degree $962

3.0 Associate degree $721

3.9 Some college, no degree $674

4.3 High-school graduate $595

6.8 Less than a high school diploma $419

National worker shortage!National worker shortage!