Get an inside look at skilled trades careers through real stories from women professionals within the energy industry. This time we are joined by Traci Mitts, Journey Level Industrial Painter, Chantel Richard, Journey Level Electrician, and Jessica Downey, Journey Level Lineworker.

This episode dives into the daily lives, the challenges, and the pathways they took in their roles. In Part 1, our panel breaks down:

• What a typical day looks like for a line worker, electrician, and industrial painter

• The apprenticeship process, including steps, hours, and advancement

• Project-based work versus location-based assignments in the energy sector

• Top challenges faced, including job security and balancing career with family responsibilities

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lF609u89GS4

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⚡For more conversations about energy careers, skilled trades, and opportunities for women in the industry, visit https://www.hirepowher.org/

Hire PowHER! introduces women to the skilled trades of the energy industry by offering a career roadmap and diving into the opportunities for fulfilling, well-paying careers with purpose. Concetta Defa, experienced IBEW journey worker and proud supporter of women in the trades, brings real role models from women in the trades for real talk and real guidance. A new initiative by the Center for Energy Workforce Development, Hire PowHER! is for anyone with passion or curiosity about the energy sector. There's a place and need for you in energy, whether you're hands-on, strategic, creative, or community-driven. Join our next webinar here and step into a career where your PowHER truly matters: https://getintoenergy.org/hire-powher/powher-hours/

This episode features the webinar "A Closer look at high demand skilled trades careers within the energy industry – Part 1" from October 21, 2025.

Produced by Through The Noise: https://www.getthroughthenoise.com/