Power Line and Cable Workers
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Job description
These individuals install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution systems.
Environment
- Climatic conditions
- Equipment, machinery, tools
- Hazardous workplaces
- Electricity
Main tasks
- Erect and maintain poles, towers, and cables.
- Splice (assemble), weld, and insulate conductors and cables.
- Check and test power lines and cables.
- Climb ladders or use aerial baskets to work at heights.
- Lay and maintain cables in confined spaces (trenches, tunnels, etc.).
- Install and maintain street lighting networks.
- Communicate with other workers to coordinate work.
Advancement and mobility
- Qualified Power Line Technicians receive a Red Seal endorsement upon successful completion of the Interprovincial Examination.
- Experience leads to supervisory positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $28.00
- Median
- $39.00
- Maximum
- $48.72
Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Very good
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
3,000
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 3.3% Female
- 96.7% Male
Not available.
- 3.3% Female
- 96.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$98,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2268% of jobs
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NAICS 2323% of jobs
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NAICS 912% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54141% of jobs
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NAICS 211% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 2268% of jobs
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NAICS 2323% of jobs
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NAICS 912% of jobs
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NAICS 5413, 54141% of jobs
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NAICS 211% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
Secondary
DVS in montage de lignes électriques et de télécommunications
Code : 5375
Placement rate: 86.2%
2.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Result evaluation
- Troubleshooting
- Critical thought
- Monitoring operations
- Quality control analysis
- Coordination
- Oral expression
- Operations and control
- Time management
- Judgment and decision-making
- Repair
- Solving complex problems
- Information processing
- Active learning
- Reading comprehension
- Equipment maintenance
- Human resource management
Abilities
- Limb coordination
- Awareness of issues
- Hand-arm stability
- Near vision
- Oral comprehension
- Manual dexterity
- Information organization
- Control accuracy
- Deductive reasoning
- Digital dexterity
- Inductive reasoning
- Verbal skills
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Overall balance of the body
- Static muscle power
- Colour perception and distinction
- Reaction time
- Selective attention
- Written comprehension
- Speed control
- Written expression
- Depth perception
- Perception speed
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Visualization
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Focussed on results
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
- Tolerance to frequent temperature variations
- Tolerance to routine work
- Timeliness
Interests
- Make, build, install
- Work manually
- Work outdoors
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
Official name of the NOC 72203
Electrical power line and cable workers
Job titles
- Power lineman/woman
- Tower lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Cable installer - electric power systems
- Cable repairer - electric power systems
- Power line patroller
- Apprentice lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Apprentice line maintainer - electric power systems
- Apprentice power line repairer
- Lead splicer - electric power systems
- Lead lineman/woman - electricity production and transmission
- Lead lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Underground cable splicer - electric power systems
- Line patroller - electric power systems
- High-voltage power line patroller - electric power systems
- Cable installer and repairer - electric power systems
- Meter installer - electric power systems
- Electric meter installer - electric power systems
- Conduit installer - electric power systems
- Underground lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Cable jointer - electric power systems
- Assistant transmission lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Line maintainer - electric power systems
- Line servicer - electric power systems
- Lineman/woman trainee - electricity production and transmission
- Lineman/woman trainee - electric power systems
- Repair lineman/woman - electric power systems
- High-voltage maintenance lineman/woman
- Lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Lineworker - electrical power systems
- Lineman/woman - electric streetcar
- High voltage lineman/linewoman
- High voltage lineman/woman - electric power systems
- High-voltage tower lineman/woman
- Distribution construction lineman
- Transmission lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Power lineman/woman - electricity production and transmission
- Construction lineman/woman - electrical power line
- Construction lineman/woman - electric power systems
- Cable line worker - electric power systems
- Power line maintainer - electric power systems
- Tower line maintainer - electric power systems
- Streetlight serviceman/woman - electric power systems
- Emergency servicer - electric power systems
- Electric meter setter - electric power systems
- Traffic light repairer
- Streetlight repairer
- Streetlight repairer - electric power systems
- Line repairer - electric power systems
- Emergency line repairer - electric power systems
- Power line repairer - electric power systems
- Line installation trainee - electric power systems
- Powerline technician
- Line checker - electric power systems
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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