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Power Line Worker Workplace Records
Power-line installation and repair involves coordinated crews, equipment preparation and changing field assignments. For an employment review, explain your specific duty and who directed it. Keep the employment event separate from technical judgments about a line’s condition, and do not use a personal evidence-gathering effort to create additional site risk.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Assigned role
List the crew duty and changed instruction without including infrastructure or customer-identifying details.
Time question
Match your own deployment and preparation account to recorded hours, clearly marking estimated times.
Report response
Record the concern raised, recipient and response without making an unsupported technical finding.
Start with the work you actually do
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (49-9051.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Adhere to safety practices and procedures, such as checking equipment regularly and erecting barriers around work areas.Source task 8412 · updated 08/2021
- Drive vehicles equipped with tools and materials to job sites.Source task 8418 · updated 08/2021
- Open switches or attach grounding devices to remove electrical hazards from disturbed or fallen lines or to facilitate repairs.Source task 8413 · updated 08/2021
- Climb poles or use truck-mounted buckets to access equipment.Source task 8414 · updated 08/2021
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (SOC 49-9051). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $30.30 | $44.24 | $49.11 | $92,030 |
| Alaska | $29.39 | $44.46 | $58.07 | $92,470 |
| Arizona | $27.79 | $36.26 | $48.24 | $75,420 |
| Arkansas | $30.50 | $39.16 | $51.88 | $81,450 |
| Connecticut | $43.63 | $60.99 | $63.07 | $126,850 |
| Delaware | $36.54 | $46.72 | $51.24 | $97,180 |
| Florida | $30.68 | $41.76 | $49.85 | $86,870 |
| Georgia | $29.39 | $38.50 | $48.45 | $80,080 |
| Hawaii | $47.68 | $64.59 | $65.15 | $134,340 |
| Idaho | $47.61 | $60.29 | $61.58 | $125,410 |
| Indiana | $35.12 | $49.06 | $52.68 | $102,040 |
| Iowa | $38.40 | $48.17 | $49.75 | $100,200 |
| Kansas | $34.36 | $48.86 | $53.70 | $101,620 |
| Kentucky | $28.45 | $37.03 | $45.68 | $77,020 |
| Louisiana | $25.68 | $36.74 | $48.27 | $76,410 |
| Maine | $30.50 | $39.95 | $49.83 | $83,090 |
| Michigan | $40.89 | $51.39 | $60.12 | $106,890 |
| Minnesota | $43.62 | $50.09 | $55.64 | $104,180 |
| Mississippi | $24.27 | $36.49 | $44.00 | $75,890 |
| Missouri | $36.08 | $46.33 | $49.33 | $96,360 |
| Montana | $41.87 | $53.04 | $57.13 | $110,320 |
| Nebraska | $34.53 | $44.30 | $52.20 | $92,150 |
| New Hampshire | $37.82 | $49.12 | $57.98 | $102,170 |
| New Mexico | $28.36 | $36.76 | $46.15 | $76,470 |
| New York | $39.69 | $58.31 | $64.58 | $121,280 |
| North Carolina | $29.08 | $37.15 | $48.23 | $77,270 |
| North Dakota | $39.84 | $50.90 | $55.20 | $105,870 |
| Ohio | $35.34 | $44.78 | $50.09 | $93,150 |
| Oklahoma | $28.99 | $36.54 | $47.15 | $76,010 |
| Pennsylvania | $44.24 | $51.07 | $56.70 | $106,230 |
| Rhode Island | $37.46 | $50.30 | $58.96 | $104,620 |
| South Dakota | $42.06 | $46.79 | $49.66 | $97,310 |
| Tennessee | $31.82 | $40.22 | $46.63 | $83,660 |
| Texas | $28.92 | $37.95 | $47.65 | $78,940 |
| Utah | $31.03 | $48.66 | $58.30 | $101,220 |
| Vermont | $46.60 | $52.17 | $58.18 | $108,520 |
| Virginia | $29.20 | $36.82 | $48.30 | $76,590 |
| West Virginia | $30.99 | $40.29 | $51.57 | $83,810 |
| Wisconsin | $39.50 | $50.88 | $53.92 | $105,820 |
| Wyoming | $30.08 | $45.12 | $52.25 | $93,860 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map the crew instruction
Describe the general work category, your assigned role and any reassignment. Identify the role providing the instruction and when it changed. Distinguish your direct observations from information relayed by another crew member; do not assume your presence establishes responsibility for every switching or repair decision.
Account for preparation and deployment
Record required equipment checks, travel between assigned work areas, waiting and cleanup relevant to your own time entry. Note who directed a delay or extension. Vehicle movement and outage duration do not necessarily capture every task or the hours each crew member worked.
Leave infrastructure evidence secure
Keep your own training, schedule, pay records and permitted employment messages. Do not take network maps, switching records, customer information or restricted site photographs. Identify relevant operational records for review, and never approach equipment or recreate an electrical condition to document the employment concern.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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