Matthias,

You might be surprised by how many Electricians have gone back to school to get their EE degree to find a better job and ended up back working with the tools, or at least running big crews as project superintendents.
The reasons are fairly simple- the pay is better than most EE's can make in the market, and a lot of guys find out that once they get out of school, they miss the work and the camaradie on the jobsite. I find this especially on large, complicated projects that are challenging and interesting like big mill jobs or new high tech buildings and manufacturing plants.
But once you've got the degree, you've always got it- so you can always use it once you get too old to work with the tools.- Sheister

Never underestimate your ability to overestimate your ability.