Also called: Human External Cargo Lineworker, Aerial Lineman
Hangs from a helicopter or sits on its skid to repair live high-voltage power lines.
Aerial linemen are flown to transmission towers hundreds of feet up, sometimes clipped to a line beneath the helicopter, and work on lines carrying hundreds of thousands of volts while wearing special conductive suits.
Estimate; BLS lineworker median is about $86k, with aerial specialists earning more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 5 years after high school. Lineworker apprenticeship (about 4 years) plus specialized aerial training.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Lineworker (apprenticeship).
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Drones now inspect lines and robots are being tested on live wires, but repairing transmission lines from a helicopter stays skilled human work.
Classes: Electrical CTE, Physics, Algebra II, PE/weight training.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9051.
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