Installation & Repair
Electrical Powerline Installers
SOC 49-9051
Build and repair the power lines that carry electricity, often after storms.
The job
Median pay
$95k
$67k to $110k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+10% projected
Openings a year
11k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school plus training
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
6/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
4th pct
More exposed than 4% of occupations · modeled estimate · 38th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
67/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
- Speaking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 17,280 | 1.2 | 1.5× | $79k |
| California | 8,930 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $129k |
| Florida | 6,420 | 0.6 | 0.8× | $87k |
| New York | 5,840 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $121k |
| North Carolina | 5,650 | 1.1 | 1.4× | $77k |
| Georgia | 4,960 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $80k |
| Ohio | 4,260 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $93k |
| Pennsylvania | 4,150 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $106k |
| Tennessee | 3,900 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $84k |
| Missouri | 3,440 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $96k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,360 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $75k |
| Oklahoma | 3,290 | 1.9 | 2.3× | $76k |
| Illinois | 3,090 | 0.5 | 0.6× | $108k |
| Kentucky | 2,930 | 1.5 | 1.7× | $77k |
| Virginia | 2,920 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Michigan | 2,800 | 0.6 | 0.8× | $107k |
| Alabama | 2,730 | 1.3 | 1.5× | $92k |
| South Carolina | 2,690 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $77k |
| Indiana | 2,540 | 0.8 | 0.9× | $102k |
| Louisiana | 2,520 | 1.3 | 1.6× | $76k |
| Wisconsin | 2,520 | 0.9 | 1.0× | $106k |
| Colorado | 2,370 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $104k |
| Massachusetts | 2,350 | 0.6 | 0.8× | $110k |
| Washington | 2,340 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $133k |
| Mississippi | 2,290 | 2.0 | 2.3× | $76k |
| Minnesota | 2,190 | 0.7 | 0.9× | $104k |
| Maryland | 1,830 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $106k |
| Oregon | 1,640 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $131k |
| Kansas | 1,610 | 1.1 | 1.3× | $102k |
| Arkansas | 1,510 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $81k |
| Nebraska | 1,490 | 1.5 | 1.7× | $92k |
| Iowa | 1,390 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $100k |
| New Jersey | 1,310 | 0.3 | 0.4× | $122k |
| West Virginia | 1,260 | 1.8 | 2.1× | $84k |
| Maine | 1,160 | 1.8 | 2.1× | $83k |
| Utah | 1,030 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $101k |
| New Mexico | 1,020 | 1.2 | 1.4× | $76k |
| Connecticut | 940 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $127k |
| Nevada | 920 | 0.6 | 0.7× | $97k |
| Idaho | 860 | 1.0 | 1.2× | $125k |
| North Dakota | 740 | 1.7 | 2.0× | $106k |
| South Dakota | 740 | 1.6 | 1.9× | $97k |
| Montana | 680 | 1.3 | 1.6× | $110k |
| Wyoming | 670 | 2.4 | 2.8× | $94k |
| Hawaii | 600 | 1.0 | 1.1× | $134k |
| New Hampshire | 560 | 0.8 | 1.0× | $102k |
| Alaska | 490 | 1.5 | 1.8× | $92k |
| Delaware | 330 | 0.7 | 0.8× | $97k |
| Vermont | 270 | 0.9 | 1.1× | $109k |
| Washington DC | 150 | 0.2 | 0.3× | $101k |
| Rhode Island | 120 | 0.2 | 0.3× | $105k |
Top metro areas
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX4,380 jobs · $83k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX3,930 jobs · $78k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ3,850 jobs · $122k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ2,810 jobs · $75k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA2,660 jobs · $84k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA2,140 jobs · $130k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN1,830 jobs · $123k median
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA1,580 jobs · $129k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Electrical Powerline Installers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.