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Read some Reddit posts where people ask linemen how much they make. People reply with over $200k.
by bluedino 4y ago
Read some Reddit posts where people ask linemen how much they make. People reply with over $200k.
- Tokkemon 4y agoYeah, because that's more reliable data.
- hotpotamus 4y agoHave you considered that they may not be telling the truth?
- bluedino 4y agoI know a lot of linemen and they do pretty well. $70k would be zero overtime. Do you think they don't earn 30-40 per hour and have the ability to make tons of overtime? The power company pays office workers time and a half to do "line watch" where they just park by a downed power line with a light on their roof until a crew shows up to fix it.
- stonogo 4y agoI don't feel the need to read Reddit, since I worked as a lineman for several years. It's possible to make bank in all kinds of trades, but that is absolutely not the norm, or even the average.
- AngryData 4y agoTradesmen are some of the first people to inflate their actual wage because otherwise they not only have a "lower class" career, but they are also not doing as well as everyone else and it makes them feel like shit. I would not accept their personal anecdotes over documented tax returns.