How do they match: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.

Install watt-hour meters and connect service drops between power lines and consumers' facilities.
Install, maintain, and repair electrical distribution and transmission systems, including conduits, cables, wires, and related equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers, and switches.
Attach cross-arms, insulators, and auxiliary equipment to poles prior to installing them.
Cut and peel lead sheathing and insulation from defective or newly installed cables and conduits prior to splicing.
Cut trenches for laying underground cables, using trenchers and cable plows.
Lay underground cable directly in trenches, or string it through conduit running through the trenches.
Pull up cable by hand from large reels mounted on trucks.
Splice or solder cables together or to overhead transmission lines, customer service lines, or street light lines, using hand tools, epoxies, or specialized equipment.
String wire conductors and cables between poles, towers, trenches, pylons, and buildings, setting lines in place and using winches to adjust tension.
Trim trees that could be hazardous to the functioning of cables or wires.

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