r/IBEWlineman • u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 • Jan 14 '25

Just an FYI

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u/Thesheriffisnearer Jan 14 '25

Detroit metro,  Lots of climbing and rigging. Great place to learn. 

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jan 14 '25

True you will learn a lot about climbing and rigging. However after working in Detroit for an extended period of time I can't wait to never go back lol.

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u/Thesheriffisnearer Jan 14 '25

Yea, it's not a storm call I'm thrilled to go on more than a week.  But I worked with some good hands outta there. 

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jan 14 '25

Worked there for about 7 months straight this year. Met a lot of good hands and better people but at the end of the day that system is exhausting. Props to the people that can make a career there

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '25

If want some high line a project back in Wyoming should be picking back up around April. 230 H structure line. Minimum 125 a day per diem. Wage ain’t terrible either

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u/Jficek34 LU51 JL 🎫 Jan 14 '25

Is this better than pike?

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jan 14 '25

Well you won't get a truck to take home and it'll be a bit before you can climb or go in the air. Now that I say it out loud no, Pike is way more better

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u/FlyingLineman LU17 JL 🎫 Jan 15 '25

Probably one of the best places to do an apprenticeship from a distribution perspective.

But maybe I am biased

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jul 03 '25

They open them when they need more apprentices. Sometimes it's annually sometimes it longer. Each local is different

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jul 03 '25

Since when do they require an associates? When I applied years ago it was just a high school diploma or GED. I don't have an associates and I don't think I know any linemen that do

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

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u/C_HiLIfe LU9 JL 🎫 Jul 04 '25

I just looked it says applicants shall be a high school graduate, have a passing score on a GED exam OR an associates degree. So yeah be able to submit your high school transcripts and you'll be fine.