Pay by city Government data
BLS publishes electrical lineworker pay for 2 Puerto Rico metros: San Juan and Aguadilla.
| Metro | Median pay | Real pay | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| San JuanPUERTO RICO · PR | $78,680 | — | 320 |
| AguadillaPUERTO RICO · PR | $78,630 | — | 50 |
Pay: BLS OEWS, May 2025 (metro-level). Real pay: BEA price parities, 2024. How we calculate
The job (national)
Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems. May erect poles and light or heavy duty transmission towers.
Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10.3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,900 openings a year. Typical training: long-term on-the-job training.
Nationally, electrical lineworkers have 177 injuries or illnesses serious enough to miss work per 10,000 full-time workers, 2.0× the rate for all jobs (87). The most common cause is overexertion and repetitive strain.
What the work is like Government data
How often electrical lineworkers deal with each condition, from surveys of workers in the job.
Getting started usually takes some preparation (high school plus months of training).
O*NET 31.0 Work Context and Job Zones (U.S. Department of Labor), national.
Registered apprenticeships Government data
Of electrical lineworker apprentices in Puerto Rico who finished or left a registered program in fiscal years 2020–2024, 100% completed (U.S.: 68%), about 40 graduates a year. The typical program runs 6,000 hours, about 3 years of full-time work. Search open registered programs near you on the official Apprenticeship Finder.
U.S. Department of Labor, RAPIDS apprentice records (Completion Rate Analysis), FY2020–2024 exits.
Serious injuries & deaths reported to OSHA Government data
Puerto Rico runs its own workplace-safety program (an OSHA State Plan), so its injury reports aren't in the federal dataset. Nationally, in states federal OSHA covers, electric power distribution companies filed 450 severe injury reports from 2015 to 2024; the most common cause was electric shock (34%).
OSHA Severe Injury Reports, January 2015–December 2024 (states under federal OSHA only).
Fatality investigations: OSHA Fatality Inspection Data, events 2015–2024, all states.
Where to train in Puerto Rico Government data
18 schools in Puerto Rico offer electrical and power line installer programs below the bachelor's level. Many people in this trade learn through an apprenticeship instead; a program can shorten it or get you hired as a helper.
Where published, graduates earned a median of $25,312 in their first year out.
| School | Credential | Yearly cost | Recent grads | First-year pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUC University Bayamon, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $19,031 | 700 | $25,606 |
| Escuela Tecnica de Electricidad Ponce, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $12,431 | 241 | $24,972 |
| Mech-Tech College Caguas, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $20,396 | 95 | $25,040 |
| Liceo de Arte y Tecnologia San Juan, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $18,900 | 82 | $24,229 |
| Advantage Technical College Manati, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $11,426 | 78 | $25,585 |
| Professional Technical Institution Bayamon, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $10,944 | 67 | — |
| Universal Technology College of Puerto Rico Aguadilla, PR · Private nonprofit | Certificate | $12,713 | 48 | — |
| Advantage Technical College-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR · Private for-profit | Certificate | $11,302 | 42 | $25,585 |
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (data updated October 2026). Cost is the school's average yearly cost of attendance before financial aid; earnings are the median for graduates one year after finishing, shown only where the school has enough graduates to publish. “—” means not published.
Licensing in Puerto Rico Official source
Check with local authorities in Puerto Rico. Check with the building or licensing office where you plan to work.
Requirements for electrical lineworkers vary by state and sometimes by city; always confirm with the official agency.
Cities in Puerto Rico
All trades in Puerto Rico.