Step 01. Pay
CEL&P lineman pay
On the Lineman Central job board (August 2026) a Journeyman Line Worker posting listed $50.50/hr. CEL&P advertised competitive pay and municipal benefits on that hire. Confirm the current figure on the live posting.

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Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power
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Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power (CEL&P) is the city-owned electric utility in Crawfordsville, Indiana: public power since 1890, a member of the Indiana Municipal Power Agency. Local board, local crews, one town.
Step 01. Pay
On the Lineman Central job board (August 2026) a Journeyman Line Worker posting listed $50.50/hr. CEL&P advertised competitive pay and municipal benefits on that hire. Confirm the current figure on the live posting.
Step 02. Apprentice
This is a small municipal. Hires are often journeyman line worker, not a large apprentice class. When they train, it is on the Crawfordsville system: distribution construction and maintenance for one community, not a statewide contractor bid.
Step 03. Journeyman
Keep Crawfordsville's distribution system up. Storms, street lights, UG and overhead, customer work. IMPA member: generation is pooled; the line crew owns the wires in town.
Step 04. Hiring
They posted a Journeyman Line Worker on the Lineman Central career center in 2026 and pointed resumes at jobs@celp.com. Start on our board so the apply click is counted, then send what they ask for.
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