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    Can I just add that while welding is a bit specialised for linework, it's still a useful skill to have anyway. Even for personal projects.
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    As a general rule, no, linemen do not need to weld. However, it depends on what you want to do with your career. If all you want to do is poles and wires then forget about it. But if you want to get into other areas such as substation construction then it is a very useful skill. Company I used to work for decided to start building their substations in house. I volunteered and became certified in MIG and TIG for steel and aluminum and built up what seemed like miles of buswork. Was always challenging and interesting figuring out the angles and how to hold everything together while you welded it up. Not something I would have wanted to do every day for the rest of my working life but made a nice change of pace. And as Clive said, its a great skill to have for personal use.
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    Aluminum welding we are in short supply in this industry. Buss work and silver tin jumper at substations. Plus when we mandate equipotential grounding all steel monopoles will have welded ground studs. High dollar projects will have a need for your skill. Cap plates for piling on transmission. Too many people here are utility distribution lineman. In the industry as a whole, you are essential and needed. In the sub I worked we had over 5000 silver tin jumpers maybe 10000 pieces of buss. In another job we piled about 700 pieces of 4 foot pipe and the the welders bolted bolt pattern on. It used in lieu of concrete foundation. Yeah your in need. The best advice I can give to you is get all your state certifications everywhere. And you will probably do a a lot of bus work. When these windmills and eventual windmill farms come on line, you will be very busy. Especially Texas, Californian, Alberta and near London Ontario. God bless!

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