Thanks Tom. I'm mostly interested in finding an NLO position to get my foot in the door so that I can start working my way through qualification and training toward SRO. My coursework was pre-engineering coursework at the University of Kansas. I wasn't looking to major in engineering at the time, but had thought about grad school in the health field, so I was trying to keep my options open.
I looked at the AS degrees and I guess since I have around 95hrs it seems counterproductive, but on the other hand for an engineering degree at the local university (UAB) the counselor told me it'd be just as fast for me to get a BA in psychology and then do an MS Eng. because of the way the undergraduate engineering course offering is geared toward the traditional student.
I have an opportunity to get into some transmission/construction lineman work starting late this summer, but it's not what I'm looking for as an in to the utility industry, mainly the heights/dangers. In a perfect world I'd like to find a NLO position wherever I can.
I also wouldn't be against doing some outage work while trying to find a place to start. I mean if I'm willing to do transmission linework, I'm definitely willing to do some outage work without a problem, but I would definitely appreciate any direction that could be offered for finding an NLO position or outage work.