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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
7 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers, trained hybrid, time-based, competency-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for Transmission Line Worker (competency-based).
| 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 |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What electrical power-line installers and repairers earn, by state
Hawaii has the highest state median for electrical power-line installers and repairers ($134,340) and Guam the lowest ($64,650), across the 53 states with a published figure.
| 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 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
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Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).