Careers · Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers · Virginia

Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Virginia

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 Virginia the median pay is $76,590 a year, 20% below the national median of $95,320.

$76,590median pay in Virginia, per year

$60,740–$100,460middle half earn

2,920employed in Virginia

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

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Openings in Virginia and remote

Surface Maintenance Repairer (Title 32) (Permanent) · Army National Guard Units · Troutville, Virginia · $24.44–$31.73
Marine Machinery Repairer · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Norfolk, Virginia · $21.74–$29.79
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Fort Belvoir, Virginia · $31.2–$36.24
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL AND FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-08 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $28.6–$33.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-4818-10 · Army National Guard Units · Wheeling, West Virginia · $31.69–$36.99
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Bowling Green, Virginia · $32.85–$38.41
Heavy Mobile Equipment Repairer · U.S. Army Reserve Command · Wheeling, West Virginia · $30.26–$35.3
TITLE 32 AIRCRAFT SURVIVAL FLIGHT EQUIPMENT REPAIRER WG-10 · Air National Guard Units · Martinsburg, West Virginia · $42.17–$49.19

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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 Virginia

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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, Virginia, annual.