Ever wondered what happens when a roomful of future sparkies swap punchlines instead of plug tops?

We asked past and present Elec Training learners to send us their favourite electrician jokes, and they did not disappoint, the groan-worthy one-liners that get cracked in workshop tea breaks and on late-night call-outs.

From puns about live wires to tales of sockets gone rogue, we’ve rounded up the best (and worst) quips that prove electrical folks really do have current humour.

Ready to light up your day? Let’s flick the switch.

1. I told my mate I was wiring his house with love. He said “Cool. What amp fuse does that need?”
2. Electricians don’t ghost you. They just short circuit emotionally and need a new breaker.
3. My client said, “You lit up my life.” I said, “No worries, that’s a 240V three-phase supply.”
4. I tried to flirt with an electrician once. She grounded me.
5. My toolbox and I have a lot in common. Both full of loose connections.
6. Electricians don’t panic, we just rewire the anxiety.
7. Tried meditating. Turns out, I only relax when I hear a fuse click.
8. What’s an electrician’s favourite pickup line? “Is it hot in here, or is that just an uninsulated live wire behind you?”
9. I once dated a spark who only spoke in wiring diagrams. I guess I wasn’t her type.
10. I asked for a sign from the universe. It tripped the main breaker and set off a fault alarm. Message received.
11. My ex said I never opened up. I said, “I’ve literally opened every panel in your house.”
12. Electricians don’t have bad days. We just have polarity issues.
13. You know you’re an electrician when your nightmares include someone using masking tape as insulation.
14. Every time I get paid, I buy tools I already own, but shinier. It’s a disorder. It’s called socket-to-me syndrome.
15. If electricians had horoscopes: “Today, Mercury is in retrograde. So is your client’s consumer unit.”
16. Most people avoid drama. Electricians are trained to run toward sparks.
17. Love is temporary. Earth leakage faults are forever.
18. I once had a crush on a data cable installer. But we couldn’t connect. Wrong protocol.
19. Electricians don’t fear the dark. We just invoice for emergency call-outs.
20. “Do you believe in fate?” “Only in fixed wiring regs.”
21. Being an electrician taught me emotional regulation. You cry later. First, isolate the circuit.
22. Therapy is expensive. Fitting a new RCD board? Surprisingly cathartic.
23. If I had a pound for every confused client, I’d finally be able to afford insulated coffee mugs.
24. Electricians don’t break up. We just get disconnected by mutual isolation.
25. My MRS said the spark’s gone. Mate, I told her, I AM the spark.
26. Two antennas get married… The wedding was OK but the reception was brilliant!
27. What’s an electrician’s favourite band? AC/DC.
28. Shakespearean electrician discussing lighting with clients: 2D or not 2D, that is the question.