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KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program

The KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program is a get-paid-to-learn apprenticeship. Graduates often find employment with top companies like Evergy, Kansas City Power & Light.

2026 Program Cost: Not listed
Program Length: 4 Years
Next Start: Quarterly

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Term Length: 4 Years
Term Beginning Date(s): Quarterly
2025 Enrollment: 67
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: No
Possible Scholarships?: No
Completion Rate: 90%
Employment Rate: 95%
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $61,300

Details about KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program

The KMU Lineworker Apprenticeship Program is a comprehensive training program providing employees of KMU Member Cities with the tools needed to cultivate and develop electric lineworkers from within their own communities. The program includes monthly classroom instruction and OJT at the sponsoring utility.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program

The program also offers a chance for seasoned veterans in public power systems to obtain their professional credentials.

Openings Near Me

Companies hiring entry level line workers from KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program

Evergy, Kansas City Power & Light

How long does KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program take?

4 Years

How to get into KMU Lineworker Apprenticehip Program

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McPherson

McPherson is a city in and the county seat of McPherson County, Kansas. Lineman in this area enjoy fishing at McPherson State Fishing Lake.

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Kansas

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 1,610 employed. The band below uses BLS percentile data as an illustrative range from early-career to experienced lineworkers in the state.

Early career (10th pct.): $50,510
Typical (median): $101,620
Experienced (90th pct.): $122,970

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The Line Trade Around This Program

Who Hires in Kansas

Employers posting lineman jobs in Kansas, by current openings.

Local Unions in Kansas

Many graduates enter the trade through an IBEW local's apprenticeship after training.

IBEW 1523Wichita, Kansas, 337 membersView local →

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