Job Description Construction electrical lineworkers erect electric transmission and distribution lines for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural customers. They assemble and erect steel towers, frame and erect wood poles, install hardware insulators, conductors, and secondary and primary cable, set poles, trim trees, and replace transformers and string conductors.
Work is done under and above ground.
Working Conditions Lineworkers work outdoors in all types of weather and may travel from job site to job site. Workers must be agile and able to perform strenuous work under adverse conditions. Workers climb and work on poles or structures near conductors energized at high voltage and on high voltage electrical transmission lines. Lineworkers may be required to work extended hours during weather emergencies to restore damaged electric power lines. Wages Beginning apprentices start at 60 percent of the journey-level wage.