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Overview
Overhead line workers install and maintain power supply and control cables on poles and transmission towers, and repair customer connections to the electricity network.
In job descriptions, look for overhead power lines, line installation, cable repair, work at heights, protective gear, electrical power safety, construction supplies, outages and emergency response.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Overhead line workers spend much of the role around poles, towers, cables and customer connections. The work combines installation, inspection, repair, safe access at height and coordination during outages or planned distribution work.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes overhead power line inspection, line installation, cable repair, electrical current, transmission towers, protective gear, working at heights, construction supplies and electrical power safety procedures.
Salary context
Salary context depends on voltage environment, height work, emergency response, travel, weather exposure, responsibility for customer connections, safety-critical tasks and whether underground cable repair is also included.
Career paths
Paths can move toward senior line worker, crew lead, electricity distribution technician, power line installation planning, outage response coordination, safety supervision or training new line crews.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name overhead or underground cables, towers, poles, live-line restrictions, outage response, protective equipment, construction materials, travel area and safety procedures for work at height.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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Occupation group
electricity distribution technician (7413.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7052fd94-f563-46a9-8e2d-cba6c20f3e71 |
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| ESCO code | 7413.1.2 |
| ISCO group | 7413 |
| Concept type | Occupation |