San Francisco power company lineman in the group?

[Chiquita]

Hello group,

If you are a lineman for any of the San Francisco area power company's, please PM me. I like to get recommendations about a career as a lineman.

Thanks

 

[Dusty Stevens]

Get a CDL as soon as you can anywhere you can. They have gotten hard to get and that makes or breaks us from hiring linemen. Also these linemen schools are where we hire from. California is hurting for linemen, and we are too here in arkansas

 

[divingin]

SF falls under Pacific Gas and Electric, as does most of the northern part of the state.

Working at Pacific Gas and Electric Company

Browse available job openings at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

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[Kracken McGraw]

Get a CDL as soon as you can anywhere you can. They have gotten hard to get and that makes or breaks us from hiring linemen. Also these linemen schools are where we hire from. California is hurting for linemen, and we are too here in arkansas

How much of a young mans game is that? I figure 35 is getting to be old for that job.

 

[outasite`08]

How much of a young mans game is that? I figure 35 is getting to be old for that job.

I wouldn`t have wanted to start at 35. The job can be tough,but the newer equipment helps to ease the pain. Climbing a pole is the same now as it was in the beginning. The more fit you stay the better off you will be for a long career. Jeff

 

[ebb]

Go to work for Pike electric they train more linemen than any company I know of, but Pike operates in another world from San Fran.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

How much of a young mans game is that? I figure 35 is getting to be old for that job.

By 35 you better be a senior journeyman so you can stay on the ground. A 21yr old can be a very rich man by 40 working for us. 99% of the time our linemen get paid 24/7 time and a half with some doubletime. They work 16, hog out then get paid 8 for rest time then get somebody to call them out again. Very healthy paychecks. They are tough and stay at it. They dont have to work hard but its still work. You better be tough and have thick skin to be a lineman if thats what you want to do. No beta males make it very long

 

[22turborimfire]

Hog log I ain't heard that saying since I was a elejic lineman. I've seen one or 2 start in their 30's few and far between. You need a strong back and a weak mind .Dusty double time was anything after 16 and time and a half was after 8 or before or after your normal work schedule. Every now and again triple time comes around and we finally start getting paid what we are worth . Great job I worked for Dominion Energy great retirement bennys as well.

 

[Uncle Mike]

I started at 39. Retired at 59. Not a full pension but pretty well used up so I had to go. But still it was good work and good pay. No complaints here just telling it from my experience.

 

[mudduck]

Go to work for Pike electric they train more linemen than any company I know of, but Pike operates in another world from San Fran.

I heard from some friends that work for the local co-op here that Pike has went down hill. They ran a new 3 phase line though our farm but never talked to any off the workers.

 

[dryhumor]

If you can qualify for the US Navy, and have an interest, look into the Seabees. Construction Electrician. We did all of it; generation, over and underground distribution, interior, and more. A good foundation to build upon if you do a hitch or two. A good career if you retire at it.

Work now to get an associates degree, if you don’t have one. Many private utilities have been requiring them for virtually every job for some time now.

A lot of apprenticeship opportunities out there in the world. Never be afraid to take a chance to relocate for an opportunity for professional growth. Grow your skills and the money will follow.

 

[Chiquita]

It is for my son. He is 19, tough guy and is a certified welder.

I don't know if the lineman schools are legit or just out there to get my cash. Any suggestions?

Thank you all for your replies.

 

[mudduck]

It is for my son. He is 19, tough guy and is a certified welder.

I don't know if the lineman schools are legit or just out there to get my cash. Any suggestions?

Thank you all for your replies.

They are legit.well some I guess. My buddy that works for the local co-op his son went to a lineman school spent a lot of time on the road but his first year he made more than $250,000

 

[Chiquita]

They are legit.well some I guess. My buddy that works for the local co-op his son went to a lineman school spent a lot of time on the road but his first year he made more than $250,000

Which school did he attend?

 

[ebb]

I live in a rural section of south Florida and Pike ran all of our power in the whole city under ground so we don't have trees taking down the lines in event of a hurricane. I am kinda high on them at this point

 

[Cecil S.]

Stick with the trade ...... it has served me very well!

 

[Cecil S.]

I was brought up old school in the trade. There was no "woke" or "time out" if you wanted it you had to own it. I try to teach this with my newbies.

 

[nmkid]

It is for my son. He is 19, tough guy and is a certified welder.

I don't know if the lineman schools are legit or just out there to get my cash. Any suggestions?

Thank you all for your replies.

I don't know the name of the school but a nephew attended it in Boise, ID. He's 23 and already finished a 3-year program with the company he hired with and is making more money than he ever thought he would ever earn.

 

[Cecil S.]

The trades are getting thin so the good ones will move to the front of the pay scale.

 

[dryhumor]

Might find some good info here:

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