Oklahoma

Certificate Program

PTC Lineworker Academy

The PTC Lineworker Academy offers a comprehensive $12,500 program. Graduates often find employment with top companies like Peoples Electric Cooperative, OG&E.

2026 Program Cost: $12,500
Program Length: 11 months
Next Start: August

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2026 Program Cost: $12,500
Term Length: 11 months
Term Beginning Date(s): August
2025 Enrollment: 12
Housing Available?: No
Boots/Tools Included?: Yes
Possible Scholarships?: Yes
2025 Graduate Average Starting Wage: $78,310

Details about PTC Lineworker Academy

PTC is committed to anticipating needs and educating our customers to provide a trained workforce in Oklahoma. Our Lineworker program is a result of district employers expressing a need for skilled employees with high quality training. One of the great advantages students at PTC enjoy are our small class sizes. This means a high level of one-on-one instruction.

Lineman Job Opportunities for Graduates from PTC Lineworker Academy

Opportunity to Become a Class A Lineworker

Openings Near Me

Companies hiring entry level line workers from PTC Lineworker Academy

Peoples Electric Cooperative, OG&E

How long does PTC Lineworker Academy take?

11 months

How to get into PTC Lineworker Academy

18 years or older, drive a standard transmission, pass athletic physical, pass DOT physical, and drug screening

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This program is located in southeast Oklahoma

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Local pay in context

What Linemen Earn in Oklahoma

Statewide wages for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051), 3,290 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.): $48,630
Typical (median): $76,010
Experienced (90th pct.): $117,020

Program cost in context: tuition of $12,500 is about 16.4% of one year at the Oklahoma median lineman wage.

Scholarships & Ways to Pay

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Who teaches here

Instructors

Jamie Perry
Lineworker Academy Instructor
30+ years in the trade
Veteran lineman with over 30 years of experience.

The Line Trade Around This Program

Who Hires in Oklahoma

Employers posting lineman jobs in Oklahoma, by current openings.

Local Unions in Oklahoma

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

IBEW 1002Tulsa, Oklahoma, 942 membersView local →

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