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Seattle City Light Pre-Apprentice Lineworker
Sponsored by Seattle City Light · Pre-apprentice lineworker
What families should know
A paid, six-month preparation role for Seattle City Light’s lineworker apprenticeship. Check the pay, eligibility rules, physical demands, and application status.
Decision facts
What we could verify
These facts describe the reviewed pathway. Program registration and current availability are separate checks; neither confirms an open seat or a job offer.
- Registration status
- The PAL program is state-approved and accredited; it prepares participants for City Light's registered Lineworker Apprenticeship but is not represented as a Registered Apprenticeship itself.
- Service area
- Seattle City Light North and South Service Centers
- Listed location
- Seattle, Washington This may be a sponsor, training, or service region, not a work site.
- Delivery mode
- in person
- Who the verified information describes
- Applicants who can work full time in Seattle and meet the posting's education, driving, testing, and employment requirements.
- Eligibility
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- High school diploma or equivalent, vocational-school graduation, or an associate degree
- Qualifying algebra, geometry, trigonometry, or BEAM coursework
- Valid Washington driver license by hire and ability to obtain the required Class A CDL
- Successful completion of competitive testing and all pre-employment conditions
- Compensation
- Paid full-time City position; the current posting lists $50.28 per hour.
- Duration
- Six months / 1,040 hours before possible advancement into the 3.5-year / 7,000-hour Lineworker Apprenticeship.
- Credential
- No standalone credential is promised; participants must satisfy physical, CDL, skills-evaluation, and climbing standards to advance into the Lineworker Apprenticeship.
Next action
What happens next
The 2026 application window closed September 1. Check the official Seattle City Light apprenticeship page for the next posting.
Fit and tradeoffs
Questions to resolve before applying
- The application closes September 1, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific and must be rechecked immediately after that deadline.
- Pre-apprenticeship completion does not guarantee progression; participants who do not meet final standards do not advance.
Sources and review details
Where these details came from
Quan Pathways keeps evidence for registered apprenticeships and other structured pathways separate from current availability sources and displays the date each source was checked.
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Supports: identity, registration, applicant-route, access-state, location, learner-stage, paid-status, duration, requirements, limitations. Observed Oct 8, 2026.
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