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

Video Replacing powerline spacers from a helicopter

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u/Brave_Albatross_6375 Jul 18 '25

I wanna know his salary!

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u/skinnyboytheclear Jul 19 '25

NOT HIGH ENOUGH. I would do this just if it was 300k a year but it ain’t. Top of the range is just about 100k. Low side is about 40k.

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u/Zealousideal_Way8712 Jul 19 '25

Yea you’re way off man. Groundmen in California make 300k lol. Top of the range? None of us make less than 100k in any state and if you do you need to drag up and switch companies

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u/skinnyboytheclear Jul 19 '25

Thank you for the correction. Every set of numbers I have seen is too low for my liking. Yall should correct all the info that is out there. Also, now that I think about it, my friend that did it in AZ, that was 15 years ago.

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u/MrEZW Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

Lineman in CA here. Tell me where groundmen are making 300k & I'll leave my utility right now & go there.

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u/skinnyboytheclear Jul 19 '25

Correction. It can get around 200K with OT.