Line worker

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What does a line worker do?

Installs and repairs electric-energy transmission and distribution lines and energy transformer stations
 Deals with all aspects of overhead or underground lines, from erecting a structure to installing a cable network to maintenance and repairs

Line workers may work for construction contractors specializing in this area or for a network operator (e.g., Hydro-Québec)

 Prepare to erect walls, floors, roofs.

What does it take to become a line worker?

AUTONOMY – CAREFULNESS – GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION – GOOD DEXTERITY – GOOD SENSE OF BALANCE (AGILITY AND FLEXIBILITY) INTEREST in acquiring knowledge related to application of concepts of electricity, mathematics, physics, and chemistry APTITUDE for working at heights

Hourly wage

According to the collective agreements (May 2023)
Between $36.71 and $44.91

Job prospects
Good

Training
DEP between 900 and 1,140 hours

Interesting! Which academic program should I take?

Training required:

Diplôme d’études professionnelles – Montage de lignes électriques (5185) – available until June 2022 – or Montage de lignes électriques et de télécommunications (5375) – starting in 2021

Training generally offered in the following regions:

Chaudière-Appalaches
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Would you like to know about the program content? Consult Inforoute FPT

Academic prerequisites

There are different options for accessing the training program

HOLD A DIPLOMA

  • Hold a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent

OR

  • Hold a postsecondary diploma, such as a diploma of college studies or a bachelor’s degree

BE AT LEAST 15 YEARS OLD

  • Be at least 15 years old on June 30 of the school year preceding admission to a concurrent admission pilot project or the Trades and Occupations with a Promising Future training path

AND

  • Have reached vocational maturity
  • Have passed the Secondary 2 units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics 
  • Continue general education (in youth or adult sector) concurrently with the vocational training to acquire the missing Secondary 3 prerequisites in order to obtain the diploma of vocational studies or the secondary school diploma as part of the Trades and Occupations with a Promising Future training path. Authorization from the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec (MEQ) is required for a student in concurrent admission in Secondary 3 to enter this study program.

BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD

  • Be at least 16 years old on September 30 of the school year during which the person begins the training program

AND

  • Have passed the Secondary 3 units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics in the study programs established by the MEQ

OR 

  • Have completed recognized equivalent training

OR

  • Hold a training certificate for a semiskilled trade and have passed the required units in language of instruction, second language, and mathematics in Secondary Cycle One in general education in the youth sector or in Secondary 2 in general education in the adult sector

BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD 

  • Be at least 18 years old at the time training begins

AND

  • Have the functional prerequisites: have passed the general development test (GDT)
  • Have the prerequisites specific to the study program concerned

OR

  • Have completed recognized equivalent training
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