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Lineman schools in Ohio

Ohio has 9 accredited campuses awarding lineworker credentials. If you finish and work as a power-line installer in Ohio, expect to start around $58,840–$73,510 and reach a median of $93,150 with experience; the top quarter earn $104,200 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Ohio). Graduates of these Ohio programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $46,537 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 Ohio

$58,840starting (10th percentile)
$73,510early career (25th)
$93,150median, all experience
$104,200experienced (75th)
$111,760top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 4,260 employed in Ohio. National median: $95,320.

Campuses in Ohio, ranked by what their graduates earned

9campuses in Ohio
132credentials awarded / yr
$46,537median earnings, yr 1 (Ohio)
$57,416median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: ChillicotheFremontLebanonLucasvilleMarionNew PhiladelphiaNewarkRio GrandeZanesville

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Warren County Career Center Lebanon Public 40 $63,067 $8,233 77% $27,799
Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District Chillicothe Public 23 $49,105 $5,097 100% not reported
Buckeye Joint Vocational School New Philadelphia Public 5 $46,537 not reported 88% $11,864
Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education Zanesville Public 15 $44,233 $5,500 72% not reported
Scioto County Career Technical Center Lucasville Public 6 $35,834 not reported 80% $23,561
Marion Technical College Marion Public 15 not reported not reported not reported not reported
Buckeye Hills Career Center Rio Grande Public 13 not reported not reported 90% $23,041
Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County Newark Public 11 not reported not reported 79% not reported
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Fremont Public 4 not reported not reported 100% 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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