Step 01. Pay
Nashville Electric Service Lineman Pay and Salary Information
The average annual salary for a lineworker at the Nashville Electrc is $70,830.
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Nashville Electric Service is hiring linemen. Nashville Electric Service (NES) is one of the 12 largest public electric utilities in the nation, distributing energy to more than 400,000 customers over a 700 square mile area in Middle Tennessee. NES was founded in 1939 with the mission to provide safe, reliable and affordable power.
Step 02. Apprentice
Lineman Apprenticeships at Nashville Electric Service
Lineworker apprentices at Nashville Electric Service will experience with both sticking and gloving methods of work Apprentices will learn all aspects of Line work while completing on the job training (OJT) hours. Assist in the construction of new overhead and underground services and service upgrades. Operate heavy and light equipment including digger derricks, aerial lift devices, pulling and tensioning equipment, forklifts, dump trucks and various dirt equipment. Apprentice must, at all times, follow all safety policies and procedures
Step 03. Journeyman
Nashville Electric Service Journeyman Lineman Jobs
Journeyman lineman at Nashville Electric Service Lineman constructs, maintains, and repairs overhead and underground transmission lines. Performs site preparation tasks, including digging holes or trenches, installing anchors, climbing poles, and using equipment like digger derricks, aerial lifts, pulling and tensioning equipment, forklifts, and dump trucks.
Step 04. Hiring
Nashville Electric Service Lineman Job Hiring Process
Lineman at Nashville Electric Service required Must successfully pass qualification test. 3years of job experience, preferably in the electrical fields.
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Where Nashville Electric Service hires
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Step 01. Schools
Training programs that feed this market
Start with the National Public Power online pre-apprenticeship, then compare college and trade programs employers hire from.
National Public Power Pre-Apprenticeship
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- Pre-apprenticeship
- $399
Tennesse Valley Authority Lineman Apprentice Program
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Tennessee College of Applied Technology Powerline Program
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- Huntsville
- $3,975
Tennessee Valley Public Power Association Lineman Education Service
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- Chattanooga
North American Lineman Training Center
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- McEwen
- $12,875
Columbia State Community College Pre-Apprentice Lineworker Academy
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- Columbia
- $4,500
Step 02. Unions
IBEW locals in this employer's territory
Locals we've seen tied to this employer's system. Utility crews are usually hired direct, not dispatched off the books.
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