I was just getting married and the local town in Ill. I was in had an ad in the paper they were hiring an Appretice Lineman. Ma Bell Was also Hiring Apprentice Linemen. I went with the utility cause It was 25 cents more an hour. :-) They sent me to schools and I was trained by the old Linemen. This was back 40 odd years ago though. Ya really can't do that nowdays. Ya need to go to a school...pay money, and hope for the best when ya get out. If ya got a CDL, you could try to hire on with a contractor, Union or non. That would get your foot in the door and go from there. Non union contractors would hire you right off the street with a CDL. Don't know about union contractors. Good Luck To ya!!