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Build and repair the overhead and underground power lines that carry electricity from plants to homes, businesses and data centers.
Licensing: No national lineworker license. OSHA 1910.269 requires employers to train line workers in safe work practices and emergency procedures such as pole top rescue, and to have first aid trained persons on crews. Most employers want a CDL Class A. The usual route is a pre apprentice lineworker school followed by a roughly four year registered apprenticeship (Massachusetts lists 8,000 hours).
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Commercial Driver's License (CDL)FMCSA / state licensing agenciesYou earn a learner's permit by passing knowledge tests and a DOT medical check, complete required training, then pass the vehicle inspection, basic controls and road tests for a Class A, B or C license.Sometimes requiredPrice not published14 daysOSHA 1910.269 line work safety and emergency rescue training (pole top and manhole rescue)OSHA Outreach / authorized trainersUnder OSHA 1910.269 your employer must train you in the safety related work practices for your job assignment, including pole top rescue if you work on overhead lines and manhole rescue if you work underground.RequiredVariesDecarbonizing the Power Sector: The Critical Role of AI and Data Centers (DC0108EN)Schneider Electric UniversitySchneider Electric course on how AI and data center growth affect the power sector and how AI is used to run a cleaner grid; useful background for grid workers, not a field skills course.TrainingFreeSelf pacedOutside Lineman Registered Apprenticeship (IBEW and NECA JATCs)electrical training ALLIANCE (IBEW and NECA)In the first year of related classroom training you learn AC and DC electrical theory, electrical and construction safety including OSHA rules, the National Electrical Code, and the labor history behind the trade, alongside paid line work.TrainingVaries000 hrsAI and Robotics for Energy Integrity (micro credential)University of Houston, UH EnergyIn this seven week hybrid course you learn how machine learning supports nondestructive testing, how deep learning and computer vision help robots analyze inspection data, and how photogrammetry builds digital twins of energy assets.Certificate$1,4007 weeksSouthside Virginia Community College Power Line Worker ProgramSouthside Virginia Community CollegeIn 11 weeks of classroom and hands on training built on NCCER curriculum, you learn to climb poles, build overhead aerial framing, rig loads and run utility equipment, and you leave with a CDL, OSHA 10, CPR and first aid and NCCER Level 1.Certificate$14,10011 weeksNorthwest Lineman College Electrical Lineworker ProgramNorthwest Lineman CollegeIn 15 weeks you learn to climb poles, run bucket trucks and digger derricks, rig loads and build overhead and underground distribution, and you leave with Class A CDL training, OSHA 10 Hour ET&D, and pole top rescue credentials.Certificate$18,83515 weeksAdult First Aid/CPR/AED (Blended Learning)American Red CrossYou finish about two hours of online lessons, then attend an instructor led skills session where you practice recognizing and caring for adult first aid, breathing and cardiac emergencies, earning a two year digital certificate.CertificatePrice not published2 hrsIEEE Artificial Intelligence for Power and Energy Systems (5 course program)IEEE Learning Network (IEEE Educational Activities)Across five short courses you learn how AI is used in power systems for load and energy forecasting, faster modeling and control, physics informed and explainable AI, and generative AI and LLMs for utility operations.CertificatePrice not published5 hrsNFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace Online Self StudyNational Fire Protection AssociationYou complete six one hour modules on the 2021 edition of NFPA 70E, learning the parts of an electrical safety program, how to run a risk assessment, and how to tell electrical hazards from risks.CertificatePrice not published6 hrsOSHA 10 Hour Construction OutreachOSHA Outreach / authorized trainersYou learn to recognize and avoid the Focus Four construction hazards, falls, electrocution, struck by and caught in or between, and you cover protective equipment, health hazards on site and your rights under OSHA.CertificateVariesOSHA 30 Hour Construction OutreachOSHA Outreach / authorized trainersYou go further than the 10 hour course, studying how to manage a site safety and health program, the Focus Four hazards, protective equipment, health hazards, stairways and ladders, and at least six electives such as cranes or excavations.CertificateVariesIntermediateBuild on the basics. Some experience or a first certificate helps.2
Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED (Blended Learning)American Red CrossYou complete about 2.5 hours online, then show your skills in an instructor led session. You learn to recognize and respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, children and infants, and earn a certificate valid for two years.Certification$372.5 hrsNCCER Power Line Worker (Level 1, then Distribution, Transmission or Substation)NCCERLevel 1 gives you about 322 hours of lineworker fundamentals, from safety and electrical theory to climbing wooden poles and other structures, aerial framing, rigging and setting poles, before you move into a distribution, transmission or substation track.CertificationVariesClick any line for full cost, rules, renewal and sources.
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