What Does Journeyman Electrician Mean?

In theatre, the master electrician is responsible for implementing the lighting design for a production drawn up by the lighting designer. This involves overseeing the preparation, hanging, connection and focusing of stage lighting fixtures.

What is the difference between a journeyman and an electrician?

Work: A journeyman electrician works without direct supervision, installing working outlets, and fixtures. ... A master electrician can become an electrical contractor and run his own business. As a contractor, he or she is required by law to maintain state-required insurance coverage, while a journeyman is not.

What makes an electrician a journeyman?

Journeyman electricians are electricians who have acquired the training and experience necessary to work independently, but who have not attained licensure as master electricians.