Journeyman lineman with 9 years building and maintaining overhead and underground distribution for an electric cooperative. Works energized lines up to 25 kV with rubber gloves and hot sticks, and led storm crews that restored 14,000 customers in 72 hours after a 2024 ice storm with no recordable injuries.
Experience
Journeyman Lineman, Bluestem Electric Cooperative (Tulsa, OK)
May 2020 – Present
Build, upgrade and repair 12.47 kV and 25 kV overhead distribution, setting poles, framing crossarms and hanging transformers
Led a 5-person storm crew through a 2024 ice storm, helping restore 14,000 members within 72 hours
Converted 6 miles of aging overhead line to underground URD with directional-bore subcontractors, cutting outage calls on the circuit by 40%
Hold a 6-year record without a recordable injury, leading daily tailboards under OSHA 1910.269
Apprentice Lineman, Redbud Utility Services (Oklahoma City, OK)
Mar 2017 – Apr 2020
Completed a 7,000-hour DOL-registered apprenticeship on contract distribution and transmission crews
Operated digger derricks and bucket trucks for 300+ pole changeouts across rural service territory
Education
Electrical Lineworker Certificate, Northwest Lineman College (Aug 2016 – Dec 2016)
Skills
Licenses: CDL Class A, Journeyman Lineman (DOL-registered), OSHA 1910.269 trained, First Aid/CPR
Line work: energized work to 25 kV, rubber glove and hot stick methods, URD terminations, transformer banking
Equipment: digger derricks, bucket trucks, tensioners, pole climbing
Safety: tailboards, grounding and bonding, pole-top and bucket rescue
How to write a Lineman resume
A strong Lineman resume shows the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Certifications
Experience
Skills
Education
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Blueprint and schematic reading
Licences and trade certifications
Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO)
Troubleshooting and diagnostics
Preventive maintenance
PLCs and controls
Precision measurement and GD&T
Welding and fabrication
CMMS (Maximo, Fiix, UpKeep)
Lean manufacturing and 5S
Example bullet points
Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months
Passed 3G and 4G AWS D1.1 bend tests and held a weld reject rate under 1% on structural steel
Wired 120 kVA of new service and panels to NEC 2023 with zero failed inspections across 30 commercial jobs
Tips from recruiters
Put licences and certifications near the top with the issuing body, state and number of hours or expiry date where relevant.
Name the machines, controls and processes you know (Haas, Fanuc, Allen-Bradley, GTAW) because hiring managers and ATS filters search for them.
Quantify safety and quality as well as output: incident-free hours, scrap, rework and inspection pass rates all count.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Lineman resume FAQ
What should a Lineman resume include?
A Lineman resume should show the licences you hold, the equipment and systems you work on, and how your work improved safety, uptime, quality or output. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Certifications, Experience, Skills and Education. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Lineman?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Lineman roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Lineman resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Lineman put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Lineman roles are Blueprint and schematic reading, Licences and trade certifications, Safety compliance (OSHA, NFPA 70E, LOTO), Troubleshooting and diagnostics, Preventive maintenance and PLCs and controls.
How do I write strong Lineman resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as equipment uptime, scrap rate and OEE. For example: "Rebuilt the PM schedule for 14 injection molders in Fiix, cutting unplanned downtime from 9% to 4% in six months."