Step 01. Pay
CORE Electric Cooperative Lineman Pay and Salary Information
The average annual salary for a lineworker at Core Electric Cooperative is $68,340.

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CORE Electric Cooperative is hiring linemen. CORE provides reliable and affordable power to more than 165,000 members, making it one of the largest electric utility cooperatives in the U.S. CORE is a member-owned electric utility serving a 5,000-square-mile area in central Colorado.
Step 01. Pay
The average annual salary for a lineworker at Core Electric Cooperative is $68,340.
Step 02. Apprentice
The apprentice lineworkers at CORE Electric work under general supervision of the Foreman the Lineman performs skilled line work in the operation, maintenance and repair of overhead and underground electrical distribution and transmission systems. Learn and assist with operating, inspecting, and maintaining aerial devices, digger/derricks, excavation equipment, and other electric line related equipment. Assist Journeyman class with performing distribution switching, documentation and mapping information, and perform other related duties as assigned.
Step 03. Journeyman
Journeyman lineman at CORE Electric Cooperative including medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.
Step 04. Hiring
A high school diploma or equivalent is required plus at least four years of apprenticeship training as a Lineman I or apprentice in the construction and maintenance of electric transmission and distribution lines in CORE Electric Cooperative.
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