Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Career

The role of Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers is to install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $85,900 and $41 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 120,170 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers is $9,622. The average length of the programs is 836 hours and the average completion time is 8.75 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	65	$8,819	$1,694	741 Hours	7.00 Months
Lineworker	70	$10,552	$3,042	817 Hours	8.50 Months
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (other)	17	$9,495	$900	950 Hours	10.75 Months

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The following 20 occupations are related to Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers.

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Pipelayers	34,840	$52,840	$25
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	436K	$67,840	$33
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Helpers--Electricians	68,670	$41,240	$20
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Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	47,780	$72,360	$35
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	98,950	$69,040	$33
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Signal and Track Switch Repairers	9,200	$81,810	$39
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Vocational Programs for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Career

120K

$41.30

$85,900

Vocational Programs to Prepare Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers Career

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