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Lineman schools in North Dakota

North Dakota has 1 accredited campuses awarding lineworker credentials. If you finish and work as a power-line installer in North Dakota, expect to start around $61,020–$82,880 and reach a median of $105,870 with experience; the top quarter earn $114,820 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, North Dakota). Graduates of these North Dakota programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $54,876 in their first year, against $57,416 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What electrical power-line installers and repairers earn in North Dakota

$61,020starting (10th percentile)
$82,880early career (25th)
$105,870median, all experience
$114,820experienced (75th)
$121,990top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 740 employed in North Dakota. National median: $95,320.

Campuses in North Dakota, ranked by what their graduates earned

1campuses in North Dakota
52credentials awarded / yr
$54,876median earnings, yr 1 (North Dakota)
$57,416median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: Bismarck

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Bismarck State College Bismarck Public 52 $55,659 $5,500 not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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