career outlook

Power delivery is a robust, vibrant, growing industry that provides rewarding careers to hundreds of thousands of individuals. As illustrated below, employment prospects continue to look up for the foreseeable future.

A CAREER THAT CAN’T BE OUTSOURCED

+ increased retirements

+ increased customer reliance on electricity

+ increased installation and maintenance of the power grid

+ increased domestic and global initiatives to develop and utilize more clean energy sources

= 114,000+ ELECTRICAL LINEWORKERS NATIONWIDE

Occupation wage data reflects numbers reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as of May 2021. For more details on the occupations listed above, search the Occupational Outlook Handbook at: bls.gov/ooh/