Birds typically have a life expectancy of 10-30 years. The parrot family as a whole - including parakeets, cockatoos, macaws and cockateels - tends to live longer. These birds can have a lifespan of 70 years or more.
apprentice. 1  a person under legal agreement to work a specified length of time for a master craftsman in a craft or trade in return for instruction and, formerly, support. 2  a person who is acquiring a trade, craft, or skill under specified conditions, usually as a member of a labor union. 3  any learner or beginner; novice.
An apprentice is permitted to work on a project subject to California prevailing wage. requirements at less than the prevailing rate prescribed for the trade she performs. However, persons may only be employed at the apprentice wage rate on projects. involving public works in limited circumstances.