Electrician Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

A Handy-Dandy Guide

We at The Electric Connection are proud to be among the leading electricians in Los Angeles. We have been licensed electrical contractors in L.A. since 1979.

Here's a Handy-Dandy Guide to the Los Angeles area for your use. Over on the left we've listed contact info for key community services and attractions.

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About

Los Angeles is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the country. About 40% of our population speaks Spanish at home. L.A. also has its own Koreatown, Little Tokyo, Little Armenia, the Fairfax Jewish area, and many other ethnic enclaves.

The population of the city itself is a little over 4 million people while that of Los Angeles County is a little over 10 million. Los Angeles County includes over 4,752 square miles of land and water. It includes 88 cities, among others: the City of Los Angeles, Burbank, Malibu, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Long Beach, Pasadena, Monterey Park, San Marino, Century City, Santa Monica, and Torrance.

Sports

Los Angeles is a World Class city when it comes to teams and sporting events. Los Angeles teams include the Los Angeles Dodgers (baseball), Los Angeles Lakers (basketball), Los Angeles Clippers (basketball), Los Angeles Kings (ice hockey), LA Galaxy (soccer), UCLA Bruins (college football), and USC Trojans (college football).

Los Angeles is the scene of the one of the biggest cross-town college football rivalries, the USC Trojans versus the UCLA Bruins.

Los Angeles is also home to the Pasadena Rose Bowl , the stadium where every New Year's Day, two of the top national professional football teams match up in the bowl game that's The Grand-Daddy of Them All. This game comes on the heels of the famed Rose Parade. The parade is a procession of floats decorated with millions of flower petals. It also features celebrities, marching bands, dancers, and fireworks.

Los Angeles hosts sporting events at a number of stadiums including Dodgers Stadium, Staples Center, and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home to the USC Trojans football team.

Arts

The part of the City of Los Angeles that the world knows as "Hollywood," is still the center of English-language film-making. As you drive through Hollywood and also North Hollywood and through the City of Burbank, you can see the large warehouse-like studios where movies and TV shows are produced and even today, shot.

Many movie stars make their homes in Los Angeles County, especially in the part of the City of L.A. called "the Hollywood Hills," and the cities of Malibu, Beverly Hills, and Bel Aire. Of course, Los Angeles also hosts the annual Academy Awards show which is hosted by L.A.'s Kodak Theater and broadcast to millions around the world.

Little Theaters dot our neighborhoods. World-class plays and concerts are performed in the many larger theaters and auditoriums throughout L.A. These include among others:

• Shrine Auditorium
• Wilshire Theatre
• Kodak Theater
• Walt Disney Concert Hall (home of the world renowned Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Pepperdine Center for the Arts
• Pacific Amphitheater
• Mark Taper Theatre
• Almanson Theater
• Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Electrical Services in Los Angeles

At night, looking down on L.A. from Griffith Observatory, you can see lines of lights streaming in all directions. Electrical service provided by Los Angeles electricians like us, The Electric Connection, help to keep these lights burning.

If you are looking for an electrician in Los Angeles, check us out. We are fully licensed electricians and offer a complete range of Electrical Services. Whether you need electrical troubleshooting or a complete house rewire, give us a call.

Free Electrical Help

Need electrical help? We offer Free Estimates, a Free Home Safety Inspection with every paid service, and free over-the-phone help. Sometimes, electrical problems can be solved by a simple action like flipping a breaker box switch. That's what free over-the-phone help is for. Also, check out the electrical tips on our website. If you're handy, you can resolve some electrical problems yourself.

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Contact Us

A live person answers our phone during business hours, 8-5 weekdays. For your Los Angeles electrician, contact The Electric Connection at (800) 990-9490 or go to our contact page.

Employment - Work as an Electrician

If you are in a conscientious and productive electrician in Los Angeles and want your pay to match what you're worth, consider becoming an electrician for The Electric Connection of Los Angeles. We hire journeyman electricians, electrical helpers, and office staff.

Becoming a Los Angeles Electrician

If you aren't an electrician, but would like to become one, you can get started in a variety of ways. One way is to enroll in an electrical apprenticeship program. In an electrical apprenticeship program, you work and study for several years while being paid a limited amount. Click here for information about electrical apprenticeship programs in Los Angeles.

You can also start by going to a trade school for electricians. Click here to find a trade school for electricians in L.A.

Some electricians get their start by finding a job as an electrical helper that requires no experience or training. But experience and study of electrical theory and the National Electrical Code are necessary for the next step - becoming a journeyman, an electrician who can work without immediate supervision.

If you want to run your own business as a Los Angeles electrician, you'll need to become a licensed electrical contractor. This requires passing a licensing exam administered by the Contractors State License Board. Many special schools offer assistance in studying for the licensing exam. Once you are an electrical contractor, you can be your own boss and earn a higher income.

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