Installs, maintains, and repairs electric wires, poles, supports, transformers, and other equipment and accessories of electric power for distribution and transmission lines between generating stations, substations, and consumers.

Typical tasks performed include most of the following:

Opens required high-voltage switches to deenergize line or equipment to be worked on, tests for the voltage, and clamps grounding device to equipment to insure safety of workers. Climbs poles to service broken or defective wires or equipment. Secures new wires to crossarm insulators and connects wire to adjoining section of line to complete circuit. Transfer wires from existing poles to other poles. Erects new poles and crossarms, directs groundmen in digging holes, setting poles and installing guy wires and other supports, and pulls and sags wires. Installs and maintains transformers, capacitors, insulators, lightning arrestors, switches, circuit breakers, and other accessories used in connection with high-voltage distribution and transmission lines. When necessary, works in, near, or on "hot lines" using appropriate equipment.

NOTE: The term "pole or poles" may be wood or metal structures or towers.