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Journeyman Line/Troubleman

Ameren

Peoria, ILFull-time$56.52/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$56.52/hr
Location
Peoria, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Class A CDL Or Ability To ObtainState/Federal Driver Licensing Requirements

Job overview

The Journeyman Line/Troubleman performs overhead line construction and maintenance on electrical transmission, sub-transmission, distribution, and service systems. The work may involve lines that are dead or energized and at all voltages, as well as similar, less-skilled work. The position is based in Peoria, Illinois, and requires completion of an approved lineman training program or equivalent.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Overhead Line ConstructionLine Maintenance

Qualifications

ALBAT or Equivalent Lineman TrainingHigh School Diploma or EquivalentClass a CDL or Ability to ObtainState/Federal Driver Licensing RequirementsMedical TestingDrug Screening25-Mile Residency Requirement

Full job description

Peoria, IL

Full time

034391

About Ameren Illinois

Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service. Every day, we deliver electricity to 1.2 million electric and 816,000 natural gas customers in central and southern Illinois. We deliver safe, reliable energy to more than 1,200 communities.

Duties:

Under direct but not constant supervision, to do a full range of overhead line construction and maintenance work on the electrical transmission, sub-transmission, distribution, or service systems; to do such work on lines either dead or energized and at all voltages; and to perform similar and less skilled work as required.

Qualifications:

  • For consideration to this position, candidates MUST have successfully completed A.L.B.A.T. (American Line Builders Apprentice Training) or an equivalent lineman training program.

  • Possess a High School diploma or equivalent

  • Possess or have the ability to obtain a valid Class A Commercial Driver's License.

  • As a condition of acceptance on this job, candidates who are otherwise qualified will be required to take and pass the appropriate State/Federal driver's licensing requirements, medical testing and drug screening

  • This position is covered by the IBEW bargaining agreement.

  • This position requires a 25 mile residency requirement

Hourly Pay:

Grade Step BW 069 Step 1 of 1 (Top Step) - 56.52 USD

Position is eligible for annual incentive payments based on company performance and subject to sole management discretion. Visit our Benefits & Perks (https://www.ameren.com/company/careers/why-ameren/benefits) Page for more information on benefits provided to regular full-time employees.

If end date is listed, the posting will come down at 12:00 am on that date:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, military service or status, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other class, trait, or status protected by law.

Ameren is a leader in the energy industry, and our transformation toward more clean, renewable energy is also transforming other industries and infrastructure in our communities. As a regional company serving local customers, we not only serve our communities, we're a part of them. This isn't just a job. At Ameren, we invest in you, so you can power the quality of life you want.

Please be aware that Ameren uses artificial intelligence (AI) in connection with its recruitment and employment processes. However, all final hiring and employment decisions are made by a human.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,684 open Electrician jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$56.52/hr
  • Illinois median$36–44/hr21 hourly ranges
  • US median$35–45/hr846 hourly ranges

This rate, $56.52/hr, is 37% above the Illinois median midpoint ($41/hr) — in the top quarter of Electrician hourly ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 34 open Electrician jobs in Illinois and 1,684 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Electrician postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (1,104 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 664 of the 1,684 open Electrician jobs (39%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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