Power technician vs power line lineman

The differences between power technicians and power line linemen can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a power line lineman has an average salary of $69,711, which is higher than the $57,396 average annual salary of a power technician.

The top three skills for a power technician include OSHA, hand tools and PLC. The most important skills for a power line lineman are hand tools, CDL, and OSHA.

Power technician vs power line lineman overview

	Power Technician	Power Line Lineman
Yearly salary	$57,396	$69,711
Hourly rate	$27.59	$33.51
Growth rate	-15%	6%
Number of jobs	26,150	49,714
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	46	39
Years of experience	-	-

Power technician vs power line lineman salary

Power technicians and power line linemen have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Power Technician	Power Line Lineman
Average salary	$57,396	$69,711
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $101,000	Between $50,000 And $96,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between power technician and power line lineman education

There are a few differences between a power technician and a power line lineman in terms of educational background:

	Power Technician	Power Line Lineman
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 32%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Electrical Engineering	Business
Most common college	-	-

Power technician vs power line lineman demographics

Here are the differences between power technicians' and power line linemen' demographics:

	Power Technician	Power Line Lineman
Average age	46	39
Gender ratio	Male, 95.1% Female, 4.9%	Male, 97.5% Female, 2.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Asian, 1.5% White, 76.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.4%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% Asian, 1.2% White, 75.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	4%

Differences between power technician and power line lineman duties and responsibilities

Power technician example responsibilities.

Perform trouble shooting of equipment such as rectifiers, disconnects and battery plants.
Specialize in maintenance testing and repair of automatic transfer switches, low and medium voltage distribution equipment.
Repair automatic transfer switches at different sites throughout the state.
Install alternating current applications such as rectifiers, environmental circuits, etc.
Install, configure and troubleshoot LTE, UMTS wireless systems on ATT and Verizon network.
Perform installation, upgrades and reconfiguration to integrate UMTS 850/1900 and LTE 700/1900/AWS into existing UMTS/CDMA sites.

Power line lineman example responsibilities.

Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers, cable plows and backhoes.
Set up cranes at work location and establish a control access zone to prevent injury to others on the job site.
Obtain multiple certifications for various machines.

Power technician vs power line lineman skills

Common power technician skills

OSHA, 17%
Hand Tools, 12%
PLC, 10%
Electrical Distribution, 8%
A/C, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%

Common power line lineman skills

Hand Tools, 20%
CDL, 18%
OSHA, 16%
Electrical Distribution, 11%
Distribution Systems, 10%
Distribution Lines, 9%