Ameren Missouri anchors line work here, and the mix is dense urban distribution, metro transmission maintenance, and outage restoration along the Mississippi River corridor. Average lineman pay in St. Louis is about $85,036 a year, near the middle of the national range. Ameren's apprenticeship progression counts climbing school, utility, tower, tree, and military experience toward entry, so you do not need a lineman title to be considered.
The metro's investor-owned utility and the largest single employer of linemen in the area.
Telecom line contractor, closer to telecom lineman work than power.
Utility engineering firm supporting distribution and transmission projects.
Communications infrastructure work, not electrical distribution.
Florissant, St. Charles, O'Fallon, and Alton sit inside the Missouri side of the metro. Belleville is across the river in Illinois, which puts it in a different utility territory and a different IBEW jurisdiction, so check which side of the state line a posting sits on before you apply.
Average pay is around $85,036 per year. Ameren journeyman scale sits at the upper end of that; apprentices and telecom contractors sit well below it.
Ameren's lineworker apprenticeship progression accepts climbing school, utility, tower, tree, and military backgrounds as qualifying field experience. If none of those apply, start as a groundman and build the hours.
Yes, but it is derecho, ice, and severe-thunderstorm driven rather than hurricane driven, so it hits in spring and winter without a defined season. Ameren crews also travel out for mutual aid, which is where most storm pay is earned.