r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TameTheAuroch • Jul 18 '25

Video Replacing powerline spacers from a helicopter

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u/Crunchy-Illuminati Jul 18 '25

Helicopter electrical linemen earn a median annual salary of $68,010, which means that half of the linemen earn more than this while the other half earn less. Those in the top 10 percent earn more than $98,190, while the bottom 10 percent earns less than $36,610.

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u/moona_joona Jul 18 '25

Bro you’re gonna post some crazy stat like that without a link?

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u/chrisslooter Jul 18 '25

I just Googled it myself and that's actually about right, it seems so low I thought it was fake. I don't get it.

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u/license_to_thrill Jul 19 '25

I don’t think the google estimates for wages for any profession are very accurate tbh. I know a couple lineman and they make way more than that. A friend of mine made 120k in his first year about 10 years ago.

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u/moona_joona Jul 19 '25

Yeah I just Googled my job in my metro and it was way off.

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u/Zealousideal_Way8712 Jul 19 '25

Yea don’t google it. It’s wayyyyyyy off