Construction Trades
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to install indoor and outdoor residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems, and associated power transmission lines. Covers electricity, safety procedures, wiring, insulation and grounding, schematic blueprint interpretation, equipment operation and maintenance, and applicable codes and standards.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 4 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General
- Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to install indoor and outdoor residential, commercial, and industrial electrical systems, and associated power transmission lines. Covers electricity, safety procedures, wiring, insulation and grounding, schematic blueprint interpretation, equipment operation and maintenance, and applicable codes and standards.
- Electrician
- Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain, and repair electric apparatus and systems such as residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring; and DC and AC motors, controls, and electrical distribution panels. Covers the principles of electronics and electrical systems, wiring, power transmission, safety, industrial and household appliances, job estimation, electrical testing and inspection, and applicable codes and standards.
- Lineworker
- Prepares you to apply technical knowledge and skills to install, operate, maintain and repair local, long-distance, and rural electric power cables and communication lines; erect and construct pole and tower lines; and install underground lines and cables. Covers cable installation and repair, fibre-optic technology, trenching, mobile equipment and crane operation, high-voltage installations, maintenance and inspection, safety, remote communications, and applicable codes and standards.
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers, Other
- Electrical and power transmission installation not listed above.
Also called Construction Electrician, Industrial Electrician
Also called Power Line Electrician, Power Lineman, Powerline Technician, Powerline Technician (Operating)
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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- Median pay
- $79,860
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.1%
- Job openings a year
- 48,900
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing fastElectricians
- Median pay
- $63,190
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.2%
- Job openings a year
- 72,700
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career GrowingFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Median pay
- $79,920
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 67,000
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this career Growing fastElectrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
- Median pay
- $95,320
- Hiring change through 2035
- 10.3%
- Job openings a year
- 10,900
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Explore this career GrowingSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
- Median pay
- $60,070
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.8%
- Job openings a year
- 8,500
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- Median pay
- $103,020
- Hiring change through 2035
- 9.7%
- Job openings a year
- 1,800
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Explore this career Growing slowlySignal and Track Switch Repairers
- Median pay
- $92,460
- Hiring change through 2035
- 1.8%
- Job openings a year
- 800
To get hiredHigh school diploma or equivalent
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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This field leads to a mix of in-person and computer-based work. About 45 of every 100 openings require working close to other people or spending time on your feet.