Step 01. Pay
Southern Company Lineman Pay and Salary Information
Average Southern Company Lineperson yearly pay in the United States is approximately $51,979. Southern Company Including health insurance benefits.
3
2026 current openings
Georgia
Headquarters
Groundmen · Apprentices · Journeymen
Hiring for
Utility · before you apply
Southern Company is hiring linemen. Together with its subsidiaries, Southern Company delivers energy to about 9 million customers, with a stated focus on clean, safe, reliable, and affordable service.
Step 02. Apprentice
Lineman Apprenticeships at Southern Company
The lineworker apprentice at Southern Company are 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
Southern Company Journeyman Lineman Jobs
Journeyman lineman at Southern Company Know the tooling for line work and how to use, adjust and calibrate them. Know what safety equipment is used in line work and how to test and examine it before use. now electric Safety and how electricity works. (Static, AC, DC, Grounding, Phases, Step.
Step 04. Hiring
Southern Company Lineman Job Hiring Process
Lineman required at Southern Company thorough knowledge of first aid and CPR. Basic computer knowledge, work clothing.
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Where Southern Company hires
Southern Company is listed on Lineman Central for hiring in Georgia. Tap the shaded state for local jobs, pay, and schools.
- HQ · Georgia
- 2 states listed
- 3 surveyed openings
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Step 01. Schools
Training programs that feed this market
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National Public Power Pre-Apprenticeship
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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.
IBEW 84
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- Atlanta, Georgia
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- Meridian, Mississippi
IBEW 1204
Local- IBEW local
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi
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