Electrical Line Tech

Career Focus

Prepared for immediate employment, apprenticeship opportunities, advanced certifications, and further education

Details

Students will attend courses at a training site at K.I. Sawyer near Gwinn, Michigan. Students will receive introductory elevated outdoor work-site field experiences related to electrical power. Graduates are prepared for employment as professional linemen, able to install and repair cables, wires, and structures used in electrical transmission and distribution systems.

What You Will Learn

Students enrolled in the Electrical Line Technician Certificate Program at NMU will learn how to develop a variety of knowledge and skills related to activities of power distribution including:

Workplace safety
Employability practices
Transmission and distribution systems
Pole climbing
Pole setting and framing
Guying
Bucket and digger truck operation
Principles of electricity
Fundamentals of current flow in series, parallel, and compound circuits
Industry safety rules

Job Opportunities

Apprenticeships with electrical contractors
Electrical utilities
Cable TV and telephone installers
Communications tower installation and maintenance companies
Job opportunities are available worldwide

Resources

NMU'S Electrical Line Technician Program

Explore Electrical Power-Line Careers Using the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Build Your Future! Explore Careers and their Paths

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Industry Certification

Industry-recognized Certification

Commercial Driver’s License*
Class B CDL

*Credentials are nationally recognized, portable and stackable, which means students have the option of attaining more advanced credentials in the future.