Also called: Aerial Lineman, Barehand Lineman
Works on live high-voltage transmission lines while hanging from a helicopter.
You sit on a platform outside a helicopter as the pilot moves you next to a line carrying 500,000 volts. You bond yourself to the line and repair it while it stays energized, wearing a special conductive suit.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. Journeyman lineworker plus years of transmission experience and special training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Lineworker (trade school).
Growing faster than average (about 7% over 10 years). Uses BLS line installer projection.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones now inspect towers, but live-wire repair from a helicopter is skilled hands-on work no robot is close to doing.
Classes: Physics, Auto or electrical CTE class, Weight training, Welding CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9051.
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