Step 01. Pay
Rochester Gas and Electric Lineman Pay and Salary Information
Average annual salary pay for the RGE in Rochester is $77,884 a year. Rochester Gas and Electric offers insurance benefits and retirement benefits.

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Rochester Gas and Electric is hiring linemen. RG&E are subsidiaries of Iberdrola USA. NYSEG serves 873,000 electricity customers and 259,000 natural gas customers across more than 40% of upstate New York. RG&E serves 362,000 electricity customers and 299,000 natural gas customers in a nine-county region centered on the City of Rochester.
Step 01. Pay
Average annual salary pay for the RGE in Rochester is $77,884 a year. Rochester Gas and Electric offers insurance benefits and retirement benefits.
Step 02. Apprentice
Lineman apprentices at Rochester Electric will be responsible for construction, maintenance and operations. Use shovels, sledge hammers and 90 lb jack hammers. Perform aerial work in a safety belt in a safe and efficient manner
Step 03. Journeyman
Journeyman lineman at Rochester Gas and Electric As a Journeyman Lineman you will install, maintain and repair all transmission and distribution electrical systems and associated equipment, both overhead and underground, while utilizing line trucks, aerial boom, lifts and wire pulling equipment
Step 04. Hiring
Linema required at Rochester Gas and Electric driver's license and work clothing, tools and gear and has High Voltage experience.
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