Careers · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · Pennsylvania

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Pennsylvania

Electrical power-line installers and repairers install, maintain, and repair cables and wires in electrical power and distribution systems. They may also erect poles and transmission towers In Pennsylvania the median pay is $106,230 a year, 11% above the national median of $95,320.

$106,230median pay in Pennsylvania, per year

$92,030–$117,940middle half earn

4,150employed in Pennsylvania

$95,320U.S. median, for comparison

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Openings in Pennsylvania and remote

Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · Defense Logistics Agency · New Cumberland Defense Logistics Center, Pennsylvania · $28.06–$32.72
AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER · Air National Guard Units · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · $31.69–$36.99
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania · $25.09–$29.28
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Johnstown, Pennsylvania · $28.6–$33.3
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Reading, Pennsylvania · $29.5–$34.53
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer Leader · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania · $32.56–$37.99

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What it takes

Preparation: Some preparation (usually high school; some on-the-job training). Most hold a high school diploma.

Skills that matter most

Active ListeningTroubleshootingMonitoringOperations MonitoringOperation and ControlCritical ThinkingCoordinationComplex Problem Solving

Knowledge areas

Building and ConstructionEnglish LanguageEducation and TrainingPublic Safety and SecurityTransportationMechanical

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Licenses and training in Pennsylvania

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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers pay in other states

Hawaii · $134,340 Washington · $133,060 Oregon · $131,090 California · $129,040 Connecticut · $126,850 Idaho · $125,410 New Jersey · $121,580 New York · $121,280 Montana · $110,320 Massachusetts · $110,210

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O*NET-SOC 49-9051.00. Pay: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Pennsylvania, annual.