Hey /diy/ I'm currently in the middle of an electricians

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2016-07-05 02:17:13 Post No. 1018122
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:17:13 Post No. 1018122 [Report]

Hey /diy/

I'm currently in the middle of an electricians apprenticeship, but I was thinking it would be fucking awesome to become an outdoor lineman

>get to see areas most people dont see
>work on powerlines, from helicopters if you get good
>travel the country if not the continent

How does one get into this work?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:20:14 Post No.1018123
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:20:14 Post No.1018123 [Report]

>>1018122
Know someone in the business that can give you a line on job openings before they are posted anywhere.

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:23:39 Post No.1018124
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:23:39 Post No.1018124 [Report]

Distribution or transmission?

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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:42:00 Post No.1018127
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Anonymous 2016-07-05 02:42:00 Post No.1018127 [Report]

>>1018124

Whichever one allows me to do helicopter work

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Anonymous 2016-07-07 22:43:09 Post No.1019470
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Anonymous 2016-07-07 22:43:09 Post No.1019470 [Report]

>>1018122
Lineman here. Never even touched a helicopter.

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Anonymous 2016-07-07 23:58:31 Post No.1019493
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Anonymous 2016-07-07 23:58:31 Post No.1019493 [Report]

>>1018122
You'll need to find a job in transmission, then just ask. If you're good at your job you could be stringing or fixing/inspecting existing lines in especially remote areas.

I'm not aware of companies that exclusively do aerial line work though.