The Alabama News Center — Lineworker Career Days encourage high school seniors to reach new heights in southeast Alabama

By: Teisha Wallace

Lineworkers are the superheroes of the utility industry, often working in unpleasant weather conditions and difficult terrains. At Alabama Power, lineworkers start their careers as apprentices where they learn the fundamentals of electricity as well as the skills needed to safely work on power lines. After undergoing intensive training, they are ready to tackle the hard work of being a full-capacity lineworker.

Alabama Power is always looking toward the future with a goal of ensuring the company has a skilled workforce to continue providing reliable and sustainable power to Alabama for years to come. One of the ways the company reaches this goal is by educating the next generation of lineworkers. Alabama Power’s Southeast Division recently held two career days at the crew headquarters in Headland and Phenix City to encourage local high school students to seek careers in the energy industry.

Over the course of these two career days, approximately 70 high schoolers from more than 20 schools across the Wiregrass area had an opportunity to shadow seasoned professionals to better understand the skills it takes to be a successful lineman.

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