Lineman Program

Do you have what it takes to be a journeyman lineman?

Take this self-assessment to determine whether or not you have the right skill set needed for a successful and fulfilling career as a journeyman lineman.

How physically fit are you?

The work of a journeyman lineman is physically demanding, requiring climbing and loading and unloading equipment.

Please rate your physical strength and stamina?

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Are you afraid of heights?

As a journeyman lineman you'll be spending some of your time climbing utility poles and working at heights
of up to 200 feet.

Please rate your ability to work at heights of 300 feet or more on a daily basis?

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Will you mind working away from home?

As a journeyman lineman you'll be working on-the-road, away from home throughout most of the week.

Please rate how comfortable you will working and living on the road?

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Will you mind working away from home?

As a journeyman lineman you'll be working on-the-road, away from home throughout most of the week.

How understanding will your family, spouse or significant other be about career that will take you away from home during the week?

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How are your money management skills?

Because of the costs associated with being on-the-road (meals, accommodations, etc.), successful journeyman lineman need solid financial management skills.

Please rate yourself as a responsible money manager?

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Are you a good student/learner?

A journeyman lineman needs a solid understanding of basic math and electricity, which will require the successful completion of classroom training.

Please rate your study habits?

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Are you comfortable around electricity?

Journeymen linemen work on high voltage electrical lines.

Please rate your comfort working with potentially dangerous electrical energy?

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Are you a team player?

As a journeyman lineman you’ll be working as a member of a crew.

Please rate your ability to work well with others in completing tasks?

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Do you like the outdoors?

Journeymen linemen work in tough and rugged outdoor environments throughout the year.

Please rate your tolerance for working in the cold of winter and the heat of the summer for extended periods of time?

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How trustworthy are you?

As a journeyman lineman you’ll have access to the tools, equipment and other property of co-workers and organizations.

Please rate your ability to be trusted and respectful of the property of others?

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Can you pass a drug test?



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Are you ready?

From our experience, successful journeymen linemen select this as a career path rather than simply coming to it from another job.

Please rate your understanding of the challenges and opportunities you will face as a
journeyman lineman?

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Your total is: 44

44-55 You have what it takes to succeed as a journeyman lineman. Apply today.

23-43Seems like you have the right qualifications. Our apprenticeship program should help you develop those skills and some new ones. Apply today.

Below 22 Chances are our apprenticeship program will be a very challenging and frustrating experience for you. You may want to pursue another career option.

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Since 1941, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) have partnered to train linemen. Missouri Valley Line Constructors is proud to represent this partnership in the upper Midwest states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri.

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