Power line technician

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2/5

Key facts

+7.6%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +7.6% (BLS).

The job

Electrical line installers and repairers (ISCO 7413). Electrical line installers and repairers install, repair and join electrical transmission and supply cables and related equipment.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

55 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

cable installation electrician
cable installer
cable jointer
cable maintenance electrician
cabler
control cable jointer
distribution cable jointer
electric powerline cabler
electric powerline technician
electric powerline worker
electrical cable maintenance worker
electrical cable installer
electricity cable jointer
electricity distribution technician
electricity distribution worker
electricity power line worker
electricity transmission worker
high voltage cable jointer
high voltage electricity cable jointer
high voltage lineworker
highway lighting installation electrician
highway lighting operative
highway lighting repair electrician
highway lights operative
HV cable jointer
jointer
lineman
linesman
lineswoman
linewoman
lineworker
low voltage cable jointer
low voltage electricity cable jointer
low voltage lineworker
LV cable jointer
network cable jointer
overhead line engineer
overhead line technician
overhead line worker
overhead linesman
overhead linesworker
overhead lineworker
overhead power line worker
overhead transmission and distribution linesman
overhead transmission and distribution linesperson
power cable jointer
power lines construction worker
powerline worker
street light electrician
street light operative
street light repair electrician
street lighting electrician
street lighting installation electrician
street lighting operative
street lighting repair electrician

Training

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Gauges

Risk 2/5 · Low

AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Electrical power-line installers and repairers; Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay; Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $92,405

EntryMediumBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics

Checked on 27 October 2026.