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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay

O*NET-SOC 49-9051.00 · Lineworker Programs

Approved titles

RAPIDS codes

Shortest term

2,000 h

longest minimum 8,000 h

National median pay

$95,320

a year, BLS May 2025

Jobs nationally

131,070

BLS May 2025

Approved apprenticeship titles

Training approaches: hybrid, time-based, competency-based
Shortest approved term: 2,000 hours, Transmission Line Worker (competency-based)
State medians: $134,340 in Hawaii to $64,650 in Guam (53 states publish one)

Title	RAPIDS code	Approach and term
CABLE INSTALLER-REPARIER (Alternate Title: Cable Systems Installer/Maintainer)	0056	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
CABLE SPLICER	0058	Hybrid: 8,000 to 10,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours
LINE ERECTOR (POWER-LINE DISTRIBUTION ERECTOR)	0281	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
LINE MAINTAINER (Alternate Title: High Voltage Electrician)	0283	Competency-Based: 8,000 hours Hybrid: 7,000 to 8,750 hours Hybrid: 6,000 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 7,000 hours
LINE REPAIRER	0284	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours
Transmission Line Worker	0282	Competency-Based: 2,000 hours
TROUBLE SHOOTER II	0858	Hybrid: 6,000 to 7,500 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours

State	Median pay	Hourly	Jobs
Hawaii	$134,340	$64.59	600
Washington	$133,060	$63.97	2,340
Oregon	$131,090	$63.02	1,640
California	$129,040	$62.04	8,930
Connecticut	$126,850	$60.99	940
Idaho	$125,410	$60.29	860
New Jersey	$121,580	$58.45	1,310
New York	$121,280	$58.31	5,840
Montana	$110,320	$53.04	680
Massachusetts	$110,210	$52.99	2,350
Vermont	$108,520	$52.17	270
Illinois	$108,120	$51.98	3,090
Michigan	$106,890	$51.39	2,800
Pennsylvania	$106,230	$51.07	4,150
Maryland	$106,090	$51.01	1,830
North Dakota	$105,870	$50.90	740
Wisconsin	$105,820	$50.88	2,520
Rhode Island	$104,620	$50.30	120
Minnesota	$104,180	$50.09	2,190
Colorado	$103,980	$49.99	2,370
New Hampshire	$102,170	$49.12	560
Indiana	$102,040	$49.06	2,540
Kansas	$101,620	$48.86	1,610
District of Columbia	$101,240	$48.67	150
Utah	$101,220	$48.66	1,030
Iowa	$100,200	$48.17	1,390
South Dakota	$97,310	$46.79	740
Delaware	$97,180	$46.72	330
Nevada	$96,560	$46.42	920
Missouri	$96,360	$46.33	3,440
Wyoming	$93,860	$45.12	670
Ohio	$93,150	$44.78	4,260
Alaska	$92,470	$44.46	490
Nebraska	$92,150	$44.30	1,490
Alabama	$92,030	$44.24	2,730
Florida	$86,870	$41.76	6,420
West Virginia	$83,810	$40.29	1,260
Tennessee	$83,660	$40.22	3,900
Maine	$83,090	$39.95	1,160
Arkansas	$81,450	$39.16	1,510
Georgia	$80,080	$38.50	4,960
Texas	$78,940	$37.95	17,280
North Carolina	$77,270	$37.15	5,650
Puerto Rico	$77,050	$37.04	600
Kentucky	$77,020	$37.03	2,930
South Carolina	$76,870	$36.96	2,690
Virginia	$76,590	$36.82	2,920
New Mexico	$76,470	$36.76	1,020
Louisiana	$76,410	$36.74	2,520
Oklahoma	$76,010	$36.54	3,290
Mississippi	$75,890	$36.49	2,290
Arizona	$75,420	$36.26	3,360
Guam	$64,650	$31.08	50