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Who Actually Works on a Live 765kV Line?
Watching footage of linemen in Faraday suits sitting on live half-million-volt conductors raises an obvious question: who signs up for this? The answer is more structured than it looks. The trade splits into distribution and transmission, and the gap between a bucket-truck lineman and a helicopter barehand specialist is enormous. This episode walks through the IBEW apprenticeship pipeline, the aptitude test that filters thousands of applicants down to a few dozen seats, the pay that pushes past $200,000 with storm work, and the safety data that shows electrocution, falls, and the drive to the…
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