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What raises your pay

• Transmission work

  The big steel towers and the highest voltages. Harder, more travel, better money than distribution.

• Troubleman

  The experienced lineworker who rolls alone to find and fix faults. Usually a premium rate.

• Substation and relay technician

  A related path inside the fence, less climbing, more testing equipment.

• Foreman or general foreman

  Running a crew. Adds pay and paperwork.

• Storm travel crews

  Volunteering for mutual aid work after hurricanes and ice storms is the fastest way to a big year.