How do they match: Power Distributors and Dispatchers

  • Lineman
  • Distribution Lineman
  • Distribution A Class Lineman

  • Coordinate with engineers, planners, field personnel, or other utility workers to provide information such as clearances, switching orders, or distribution process changes.
  • Distribute or regulate the flow of power between entities, such as generating stations, substations, distribution lines, or users, keeping track of the status of circuits or connections.
  • Prepare switching orders that will isolate work areas without causing power outages, referring to drawings of power systems.
  • Respond to emergencies, such as transformer or transmission line failures, and route current around affected areas.

  • Calculate specific material, equipment, or labor requirements for production.
  • Clean production equipment.
  • Direct operational or production activities.
  • Inspect production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Plan production or operational procedures or sequences.
  • Record operational or production data.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.