Measured from live jobs
Lineman skills employers ask for
From 150 open Lineman job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Lineman postings that mention each skill.
- CDLdistinctive84%
- Drivingdistinctive46%
- Troubleshootingdistinctive45%
- OSHAdistinctive31%
- Workplace safety22%
- Blueprint readingdistinctive21%
- Teaching19%
- Customer service17%
- Leadership12%
- Construction managementdistinctive11%
- Inventory management9%
- Regulatory compliance9%
- Bilingual Spanish7%
- Process improvement5%
“Distinctive” means Lineman postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Lineman skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- School Bus Driver93% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Bilingual SpanishHow to switch
- Bus Driver93% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Bilingual SpanishHow to switch
- Truck Driver87% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Customer serviceHow to switch
- Transportation Inspector83% overlapShared: CDL, LeadershipHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Lineman need?
- In 150 current Lineman job postings, the skills asked for most often are CDL (84%), Driving (46%), Troubleshooting (45%), OSHA (31%), Workplace safety (22%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Lineman move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are School Bus Driver, Bus Driver, Truck Driver, Transportation Inspector. School Bus Driver shares skills such as CDL, Driving, Workplace safety.
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