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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.

What you’d do

  • Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
  • Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
  • Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
  • Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
  • Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
  • Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
  • Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
  • Replace or straighten damaged poles.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Troubleshooting
  • Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Complex Problem Solving

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Electrical Lineman
  • Lineworker
  • Power Lineman
  • Service Man
  • Class Gloving Electrical Lineman
  • Class Rubber Gloving Lineman

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