Your Mission

If you've ever lost power, you already know that without electricians, we'd all spend our nights playing games or reading by candlelight. It can be fun for a little while, but going without conveniences like television, lights, and electronic gadgets gets old, very fast. Electricians are the people who keep us plugged into the conveniences of modern life.

Electricians read blueprints, solve complex math problems, and install electrical systems. If you like exercising your brain while working with your hands, then a job as an electrician may be right for you! Most electricians are qualified to choose from a variety of work environments including new construction, electrical maintenance, and renovations.

As federal and state regulations change for public buildings, many counties and municipalities are choosing to build new modern facilities. The older buildings are often not large enough to accommodate an increasing population, are outdated, and do not meet modern federal guidelines. These older buildings are generally in decent condition and can be rented for office space, but they need renovations.

Your job is to renovate the electrical wiring of a county nursing home that was built in the 1960s. The renovated space will be leased at low cost to nonprofit organizations for offices, meeting spaces, activity centers, and kitchen facilities. All electrical wiring for computers, televisions, video surveillance, and sound systems must be updated. You will need to compile a materials list and estimate the cost of completing the job.

Your work will be part of a presentation to convince Congress to make federal dollars available to poor counties for similar projects. Counties may apply for the money to retrofit abandoned facilities for use by nonprofit organizations. If the effort is successful, poor counties will enjoy a new source of income from rental facilities and more services will be available to the county residents.