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Originally Posted by Kurty
Has anyone completed (or currently training) in NEAT 1968 apprenticeship program?
I have some questions as far as training, travel and scope of work.
Also, are they as slow as the rest of our industry?
Thanks,
Kurty
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I had never heard of NEAT 1968 until today....I wish I heard about it 15 years ago.
IMHO, the work outlook for a lineman does not compare to electrical work in the building trades.
In NJ, much of the work is maint. type work - some new, but mostly maint. ~ replacing insulators, blown up transformers, tree/line clearance...that sort of thing.
Line work is different than "regular" building trades electrical work.
When something goes "boom" in the night....properly trained and qualified line men are needed ~ not some schmuck off craig's list.
It seems every year - somewhere in the country - there is a disaster...be it ice storms, hurricanes, etc. The local lineman work force cannot handle the volume of work in a timely fashion and a "nationwide" call goes out for linemen and trucks....
...and off they go to work in crappy weather conditions day & night.
In the not too distant future....there will be a 500kv line coming from Susquehanna, Pa to Roseland, NJ ~ replacing an existing 238kv line.
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http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/divisions...squehanna.html ]
That's roughly 150 miles....that is a LOT of work.
I'd go with you if I was 15 years younger.
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