Leads a crew of lineworkers building and repairing power lines.
After a hurricane you lead your crew through flooded streets, plan how to safely re-energize a neighborhood, and work 16-hour days until the lights come back on.
Storm-restoration overtime can push pay much higher.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 10 years after high school. Paid lineworker apprenticeship (about 3-4 years, 7,000+ hours) through a utility or IBEW, often after a short pre-apprentice line school: earn while you learn. Then years as a journeyman lineworker.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Lineworker Apprenticeship, Electrical Line Technology.
Growing faster than average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Outage maps and AI dispatch guide crews, but leading live-line work in storms is human judgment and safety.
Classes: Algebra, Physics, Electrical CTE, Leadership or speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-1011.
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