Don't think I've ever seen a two prong outlet, with the exception of a few low voltage extension cords(ones you would only use for floor lamps or Christmas lights), most are three pronged. Of the four outlets that I can see in my room are three pronged. In the event you do run into a two pronged outlet that adapter that was posted should work but you could just as easily replace the outlet for just a few dollars.
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I was an electrician. You will not make $55 an hour in the union. Everything is different here. I would suggest getting a job working for a licensed electrician. Salary is commensurate with experience. For instance I started with a private electrician making about $17 an hour learning as I go along. You need to learn the codes here and we run on different voltage then Australia IIRC.
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Yeah pretty much nothing what he said.^
To the lovely folks here who lives in the United States, I have a "similar" question:
Is it possible to go to the USA, or Canada, and get employeed, even if you have no education? (Finished 10th grade, I'm 19). I really want to travel and live... Somewhere else. I have my reasons, would a fresh start without nothing be doable? Is the american dream still alive?
I've got a friend in New York that makes approximately $35 an hour as a journeyman electrician. You probably won't make much more than that anywhere. Good luck though.
For America, it will depend on where you go. Some places have better chances to get a job then others. A degree would help that a lot. The area I am in has next to no jobs hiring beyond those of a manager position, yet where my brother lives, even a guy with a record(been in trouble with the law), and no education can get a job easily.
You have an education and a skilled trade and you are wanting to come to the US through legal channels... I wish you the very best of luck with that, even though the climate favors holding you at the back of the line. As to what you might find in terms of work, electricians and electrical contractors in the US do what it sounds like you yourself do, it's not like they "mean" different things here that I can tell from what you describe. As to the US payscale, no idea. I mostly am hung up on the hurdles that await you with entering the US.
Well the goal at least here is that by the end of the first year of apprenticeship, you should be able to Rough out and wire a single family home without help. My personal areas of expertise lie in Rigging, and Controls, though I've also spent a lot of time doing service work, teldata, fire alarm, and commercial alterations. I can't attest to some of the more rural areas of the US, but at least in the cities and suburbs, there are very few aspects of the electrical trade we don't have our hands in.
Electricians make around 30 an hour. It scales up and down a little depending on the areas cost of living.
I have no idea what the scales are in Australia, but 30/hour is almost 50k a year, which is fairly decent in the US.
Edit: Now that I think about it, there's two ways to get licensed. One is the apprenticeship that the majority do, and then there's the CE program. The CE lasts 8 years, but you can "test ahead" by taking a hands on test. If you know a ton, you could probably jump up to CE 6, which as the name implies is a 6th year in the CE program.
The exact details vary between states, or even cities. The one I just described is in Atlanta, Georgia. Heres a random process from IBEW Iowa. You'll note how different they are: http://www.ibew22.org/?zone=/unionac...&HomeID=183395
You can also get a limited license (not recommended, but doesn't take school): http://www.tn.gov/regboards/contract...ctrician.shtml
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I live in Norway, but I've always wanted to pack my bags and go to the USA.