Rate of Pay

[jpt]

Anyone know what the rate of pay for live line transmission work is.

[RadonHuffer]

I have seen guys start out at $17.00 an hour, I have made up to $36.00 an hour.

I have not had stable work in a while $27.00-$30.00 is looking pretty good.

[jpt]

thanks for the info

[Pootnaigle]

A wholelot of that rate of pay thing depends on whether or not you are working in a Right to work state or a closed shop state.Typically a right to work state pays lower wages, and even in those the differences in pay can be dramatic between a union contractor and a non union contractor. Munis and co-ops often are smaller and there fore pay a little less than a major utility.In some cases its worth the difference not to hafta put up with that corporate culture.

[bluestreak]

In Connecticut the rate for a utility transmission lineman is $39.96 an hour I can only assume the contractor's out of local 42 is a couple a bucks more. Of course that's also over $4 a gal of gas and more taxes and B.S. politicians you can shake a stick at.

[reppy007]

In Connecticut the rate for a utility transmission lineman is $39.96 an hour I can only assume the contractor's out of local 42 is a couple a bucks more. Of course that's also over $4 a gal of gas and more taxes and B.S. politicians you can shake a stick at.

This sherrif knows the feeling,I went to get a little gas for the lawnmower,and was going to put a small amount in my car..........well I did put some gas in a red plastic container,but didnt have enough for the car....five dollars and couldnt fill up a gas can......just bought myself a nice cowboy hat...bought a little scoal,chewing tabacco.........might head towards Flordia soon.nice having a small ranch in the sunshine state.

[Swamprat]

Anyone know what the rate of pay for live line transmission work is.

LOT of factors involved. As poot said, Right to Work or Closed Shop States, are Alot different.

Alot that also goes with that is... "North or South".

Meanin, ya may make more money per hr. up north, but that's because ya are paid more for the Cold weather, the extra stuff, clothes, heating bills, and just the miserable winters you'll be workin and livin in.

I moved to Florida in 1972. Took a buck an hour cut in pay as a Journeyman Lineman when I moved down from Ill. Quickly found out EVERYTHING was cheaper in Florida! Milk, gas, clothing, electricity...Everything. AND, No State Income Tax.

So, when ya talk about all the "Big Wages"...ya need to take Everything into consideration, in the State you're lookin to work in. Most times, there's other reasons the wages are higher.
Alot of times, it's an "offsetting" factor.

[gumbo]

Anyone know what the rate of pay for live line transmission work is. Mostly it's $2 to $4 / hr over scale. Sometimes a safety bonus. Sometimes they pay all expenses. The problem is__the utilities save anywhere up to millions a day when they don't have to shut that line down. Let's share the weath a bit more to make it worth our while. I'm told that being part of the field doesn't affect you, but why are they still spending all that money studying the effects of that little bit of EMF that computer operators recieve?? Things that make you go hhhummm.....:confused:

[gumbo]

Mostly it's $2 to $4 / hr over scale. Sometimes a safety bonus. Sometimes they pay all expenses. The problem is__the utilities save anywhere up to millions a day when they don't have to shut that line down. Let's share the weath a bit more to make it worth our while. I'm told that being part of the field doesn't affect you, but why are they still spending all that money studying the effects of that little bit of EMF that computer operators recieve?? Things that make you go hhhummm.....:confused: maybe I should clarify that I am speaking about the barehand method here