Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Typical job duties performed with this occupation include:

TASK DUTIES
Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.
Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
Clean, tin, and splice corresponding conductors by twisting ends together or by joining ends with metal clamps and soldering connections.
Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.
Coordinate work assignment preparation and completion with other workers.
Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.
Dig holes, using augers, and set poles, using cranes and power equipment.
Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.
Identify defective sectionalizing devices, circuit breakers, fuses, voltage regulators, transformers, switches, relays, or wiring, using wiring diagrams and electrical-testing instruments.
Inspect and test power lines and auxiliary equipment to locate and identify problems, using reading and testing instruments.
Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.
Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.
Place insulating or fireproofing materials over conductors and joints.
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Replace or straighten damaged poles.
Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
Test conductors, according to electrical diagrams and specifications, to identify corresponding conductors and to prevent incorrect connections.
Travel in trucks, helicopters, and airplanes to inspect lines for freedom from obstruction and adequacy of insulation.
Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.
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*Note: Not all occupations will have a full list of Task Duties or associated programs

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Training for this occupational program or those in a similar family of programs can be located at the following postsecondary institutions in the State of Kansas. Please check with a program advisor at the postsecondary institution for more information on the particular focus of each program listed. Programs nearest the local area appear first. Click on the program to find more information.

INSTITUTION NAME	CITY	INSTITUTION TYPE	PROGRAM TITLE	AWARDS	HOURS
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	ELECTRIC POWER AND DISTRIBUTION	Associate Degree - AAS	63
Manhattan Area Technical College	Manhattan	Public	ELECTRIC POWER AND DISTRIBUTION	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	51
Pratt Community College	Pratt	Public	ELECTRICAL & POWER TRANSMISSION	Two-year Technical Certificate - CERT	47
Pratt Community College	Pratt	Public	ELECTRICAL & POWER TRANSMISSION	Associate Degree - AAS	65

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