Step 01. Pay
Bowlin Group Lineman Pay and Salary Information
Lineman salaries at Bowlin Group can range from $40-$43 per hour. Bowlin Group benefits and perks, including insurance benefits, retirement benefits, and vacation policy.

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Kentucky
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Bowlin Group is hiring linemen. The Bowlin Group has experienced substantial and steady growth since its founding in 1997. Bowlin Group have become a long-term outsource partner for some of the foremost and largest providers of Wireless, Broadband and Energy companies throughout the United States.
Step 01. Pay
Lineman salaries at Bowlin Group can range from $40-$43 per hour. Bowlin Group benefits and perks, including insurance benefits, retirement benefits, and vacation policy.
Step 02. Apprentice
The lineworker apprentice at Bowlin Group is responsible for a variety of tasks and accepts assignments from Line Supervisor on shift and shall be assigned to work directly with a 1st Class Lineman. Learns to perform those tasks required in the construction, maintenance or operation of electrical power transmission and distribution facilities. Lineman Apprentice I shall be assigned to a Line Supervisor on 1 of 4 rotating shift schedule: midnight to 08:00 a.m.; 08:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m.; and 04:00 p.m. to midnight and a swing-shift.
Step 03. Journeyman
Journeyman lineman at Bowlin Group Responsibilities vary dependent on level of experience and journeyman classification. Repairs and replaces transmission and distribution power lines between generating stations, substations, and consumers.
Step 04. Hiring
Lineman at Bowlin Group have a working knowledge of Aerial & Underground construction. Experience with Ditch Witch Sub-Site Tracker, Vermeer F2 or equal trackers. Valid driver’s license (CDL Class A with Tanker Endorsement is preferred). Must possess a High School diploma or G.E.D.
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