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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
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
Cities: ChillicotheFremontLebanonLucasvilleMarionNew PhiladelphiaNewarkRio GrandeZanesville
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren County Career Center | Lebanon | Public technical college | 40 | $63,067 | $8,233 | 77% | $27,799 |
| Pickaway Ross Joint Vocational School District | Chillicothe | Public technical college | 23 | $49,105 | $5,097 | 100% | not reported |
| Buckeye Joint Vocational School | New Philadelphia | Public technical college | 5 | $46,537 | not reported | 88% | $11,864 |
| Mid-EastCTC-Adult Education | Zanesville | Public community college | 15 | $44,233 | $5,500 | 72% | not reported |
| Scioto County Career Technical Center | Lucasville | Public technical college | 6 | $35,834 | not reported | 80% | $23,561 |
| Marion Technical College | Marion | Public college | 15 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Buckeye Hills Career Center | Rio Grande | Public technical college | 13 | not reported | not reported | 90% | $23,041 |
| Career and Technology Education Centers of Licking County | Newark | Public technical college | 11 | not reported | not reported | 79% | not reported |
| Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center | Fremont | Public technical college | 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.