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Retired IBEW 1245 shop steward here. Never, ever say "I know." Take everything anybody ever shows you as a gold plated gift and be appreciative, even if you've already mastered it. If you can aim for an industrial electrician that's good money, good benefits, and steady work. Likewise, what Stomper said is true. Controls are a very lucrative field. I started out as an industrial instrument tech, then advanced to control tech. That required first getting the instrument tech card, and then the electrician's card. You had to have both before you could apprentice for control tech.
Industrial stuff is generally high voltage work. Most everything runs on a minimum of 480V in a power plant or factory. Whatever you're involved with in this field keep in mind the old saying, "There are old electricians and bold electricians, but there are no old, bold electricians." I saw a contractor one day drill into a JB to install a conduit fitting and hit a live 480V conductor. The only reason he lived was it blasted him off the ladder. Safety first, always, just like with firearms.
That said, if you can pull your weight without complaining, and try to be grateful for what people try to teach you you'll do fine.
Industrial stuff is generally high voltage work. Most everything runs on a minimum of 480V in a power plant or factory. Whatever you're involved with in this field keep in mind the old saying, "There are old electricians and bold electricians, but there are no old, bold electricians." I saw a contractor one day drill into a JB to install a conduit fitting and hit a live 480V conductor. The only reason he lived was it blasted him off the ladder. Safety first, always, just like with firearms.
That said, if you can pull your weight without complaining, and try to be grateful for what people try to teach you you'll do fine.