The Pedernales Electric Cooperative hosted more than 100 students and teachers from Marble Falls, Burnet, and Johnson City during its first-ever Job Shadow Day on Oct. 2. The event gave students a hands-on look at careers in electric linework, a trade that’s growing in demand across Texas and the nation.

“Students got a bird’s-eye view of everything this facility and our programs have to offer—from what the benefits and pay look like, to what skills they’ll learn each year,” said PEC Community Outreach Specialist Mikayla Herron in an Oct. 6 media release. “In a safe and controlled environment, they got to put on gear, climb poles, and ride up in a bucket truck to see what linework is really like.”

Experiences like Job Shadow Day are increasingly important as more students nationwide re

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