Can he scale his business to more than a single employee? Does he get many connections that allow him to move on - e.g. become a senior engineer at a nuclear facility? What happens to him when we move on to some other "smart" electricity scheme which outdates all of his practical skills?
> What happens to him when we move on to some other "smart" electricity scheme which outdates all of his practical skills?
Maxwell's equations aren't going out of fashion. Some regulatory updates are necessary, though. Cost of doing business.
The practical skills are unlikely to become outdated quickly, since they are mainly about standards compliance and electrical safety. Even if something as large as the shift from gas lighting to electricity >100 years ago happened today, there would probably still be need for electricians, just as we still have gas engineers now.
Also, does every business need to scale more than 1 employee? Even if it's 2, 3 people max, that level of "freedom from worry" would make that duo/trio very happy indeed.
AFAIK smart electricity for scheme for even a block level is notoriously hard with today's tech, the number of edge cases must be enormous.
Most can take on other workers or young apprentices quite easily. The two i know that have done it now only work their trade 2-3 days a week and spend most their time doing the admin / business side.
Not sure how piratical skills in electricity can become outdated? New legislation can be released around safety i guess...?