Certificate of Achievement in Overhead Line Worker Upon successful completion of 25.5 units of course requirements and 2000 hours of related work experience, students will be eligible for the Overhead Line Worker Apprenticeship approved by the State of California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Graduates are employed as Overhead Line Workers, a high-level Way, Power, and Signal maintenance position in the mass transit field. An Overhead Line Worker working at a transit agency can train and promote to Overhead Line Worker Foreperson as the next step in the Way, Power, and Signal maintenance career path. Depending on qualifications, the Overhead Line Worker can also apply for a range of other transit occupations. Career/ Transfer Opportunities: Career opportunities for qualified persons entering the public transit industry are very diverse. Depending on the student’s career interest and courses taken, Overhead Line Worker graduates find employment as line workers and supervisors; and are eligible to transfer to other public transit careers such as maintenance, scheduling, or information technology (IT).