Richard Vincent, Power Line Technician
MY DAY
Learn on the job
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"For this particular job, I've learned a lot of it just on the job as a replacement. They give you the basic training, they teach you what the tools are. You don't do much; you don't do any climbing - you're just mostly doing groundwork, helping the guy out who's up there.
"But when you get out there for six months, and then you start with the new hires, you've got six months of job experience. That's where I get most of my experience is on the job.
"And then in school they teach you a little more electricity theory and stuff like that, and just how to be safer out there."