Electrician U covers topics related to electricity, electrical theory, code basics, and trade skills, delivering tutorials, explanations, and educational content for electricians, apprentices, and those curious about how electricity works. The channel features vlogs, how-tos, and deep-dives with a focus on theory, code, and training, and uploads content that averages about 0.9 videos per week with an average view count around 30.6K per video (based on the newest sample), across a library of 723 published videos since joining in 2016.
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The Engineering Mindset delivers short, tutorial-style videos on core engineering topics, focusing on electrical and mechanical concepts such as how electricity works, transistors, capacitors, resistors, motors, and wiring. The channel emphasizes practical explanations and foundational knowledge through tutorials, with content likely geared toward students and engineers, and publishes a high-volume library of tutorials that attract an average of about 7.7 million views per video.
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Content Landscape
Top competitors include The Engineering Mindset (84% match, 4.3M subscribers) and Electrical Code Coach (59% match, 90.4K subscribers). These channels overlap with Electrician U on electrical theory, circuit breaker operation, electrical terminology, and electrical code basics, respectively. The Engineering Mindset is substantially larger in subscriber count, while Electrical Code Coach is closer in niche focus to code and testing methods. Other noted rivals are American Electrician (62% match, 76.9K subscribers), BESA Research (59% match, 1.8K subscribers), and MikeHoltNEC (58% match, 133K subscribers), all sharing topics around electrical trade skills, code, and testing. Electrician U has 908K subscribers, significantly smaller than The Engineering Mindset but larger than most of the other listed competitors, highlighting a varied landscape where overlap centers on theory, code, and practical electrical knowledge.
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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Electrician U?
The Engineering Mindset — 84% match, 4.3M subscribers; American Electrician — 62% match, 76.9K subscribers; BESA Research — 59% match, 1.8K subscribers. They share a focus on electrical engineering and electrical trades content, with topics covering theory, codes, and practical electrical projects similar to Electrician U.
What type of content does Electrician U make?
Electrician U creates educational electrical content, including topics like voltage, amperage, wattage, ohms, code requirements, panel upgrades, and connectors, as shown by video titles such as 'Voltage vs Amperage vs Wattage vs Ohmage?', 'Splices And Terminations That Fail Code In The 2026 NEC', and 'Upgrading Your Electrical Panel to 400 Amps | Cost Breakdown'. The channel uploads about 0.9 videos per week, with an average of approximately 30.6K views per video.
How do we determine which channels are similar to Electrician U?
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