Memphis, TN
Lineman Jobs in Memphis
Average lineman pay in Memphis is about $82,540 a year, which buys more here than the same number does in most metros of this size. One utility dominates: Memphis Light, Gas and Water is the largest municipal utility in the country, and it runs city linework on TVA-fed transmission. IBEW Local 1288 covers MLGW linework, and most journeyman positions require a Class A CDL.
Who hires
Memphis Employers and What They Run
MLGW is a muni, so its hiring process looks nothing like a contractor's. Know how municipal utilities hire before you assume a resume drop gets you anywhere.
Memphis Light, Gas & WaterMuni
City-owned, IBEW 1288 represented, and the anchor employer for the metro.
TVA contractorsTransmission
High-voltage transmission work feeding MLGW and the wider Valley.
Pike ElectricContractor
Distribution construction and storm restoration across the Mid-South.
MasTec Utility ServicesContractor
Contract line crews, travel and storm duty expected.
Storm work and where crews travel
Memphis sits at a three-state corner, so a job here can put you in Southaven, Mississippi; West Memphis, Arkansas; or out east through Bartlett and Collierville. Mississippi River storm systems drive the restoration season, with severe thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks peaking in spring and again in late fall, plus winter ice events that hit hardest on rural feeders. That callout volume is where a lot of Memphis linemen make their real money.
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