Any Linemen on here
01-14-2012, 08:35 AM
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IMO if you want to do this dont go to the school,go find some contractors working near you and see if they are hiring.Most of the better ones have thier own training facility that they will Pay you to go to.Almost everything you need to know about this trade will be learned on the job. The company I worked for Mastec sent me to thier climbing school in Gaffney SC, transformer school in Carrollton Ga. When I went to work at the co-op They required me to go through thier apprenticeship TVPPA soo if you pay for this school it may be a waste of your money. Get in the trade and get your CDL'S asap this will get you more money.
01-14-2012, 12:32 PM
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Thanks Justin. I don't mind traveling but would kind of like to be home on the weekends. Sounds like most guys doing this are. Okefenokee Tech offers it right now in Waycross. Did he take it at Altamaha Tech in Baxley? Because im already enrolled there at the Brunswick Campus.
Whipple how did you get in? Did you take the course at a trade school to get into your apprenticeship? This is something I am really looking into.
Thanks for all the information guys and 1969x11 for showing me where to look for jobs.
Whipple how did you get in? Did you take the course at a trade school to get into your apprenticeship? This is something I am really looking into.
Thanks for all the information guys and 1969x11 for showing me where to look for jobs.
and im with 1969x11, friend that got me the job they paid for him to go do the school and he said its a joke. the one he went to they teach you to climb like nobodys business but thats it. i worked with a few from the school and most of the time i have found all they come out of the class with is a CDL and not knowing much of building line. but it is a great job and i enjoy it very much. good luck
01-14-2012, 12:42 PM
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Thanks for the heads up I will Definitely look around and see what I can find. I just thought having the schooling would help get into a job and browning points for having the course done. But I did talk to a friend that has a friend that is a lineman and he said the same thing, that the course is a joke and he has learned everything on the job. And I like the fact that you get your CDL's while you are there. Would if make any difference if the course would be free? In GA we have the hope scholarship so we don't pay tuition. So it like getting free "training" and then they help you find a apprenticeship. Would start out pay vary much going to school then finding a job rather than just trying to find a job that offers their own schooling?
01-14-2012, 01:40 PM
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Thanks for the heads up I will Definitely look around and see what I can find. I just thought having the schooling would help get into a job and browning points for having the course done. But I did talk to a friend that has a friend that is a lineman and he said the same thing, that the course is a joke and he has learned everything on the job. And I like the fact that you get your CDL's while you are there. Would if make any difference if the course would be free? In GA we have the hope scholarship so we don't pay tuition. So it like getting free "training" and then they help you find a apprenticeship. Would start out pay vary much going to school then finding a job rather than just trying to find a job that offers their own schooling?
01-15-2012, 09:58 PM
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SLTC | Southeast Lineman Training Center My buddy attended this school right out of high school for 15 weeks . Was only home for two weeks and found a job. Started off at 15$ an hour.
02-01-2012, 10:16 AM
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Although I am not a lineman, I have done the work as a coop and work with them everyday as a distribution engineer. If the school is free, it would be advantageous for you to take it as it will give you a leg up in the selection pool and interview process. If you are hied on with a large utility, such as Southern Company, you will receive LOTS of training from them. If you think you may want to get on with SoCo, go ahead and get on the schedule to take the qualifying tests. As others have stated, you will travel more and have higher earning potential with a contractor but will have more stability with a local utility. Even with a local utility, you will have a chance to travel on storm teams and make overtime during local outage events. It is a good field to be in as the power industry is not going away anytime soon.
