I'm not sure how the classifications break down in your local, here inside wireman never touch low voltage with the exception of fire alarm. Also the inside wiremen make way more than linemen but (not to sound cocky) here in Detroit we do have the best and most knowledgable wiremen in the U.S. mainly because of the industry we have had here for the last 100 years.

As far as splicing I was referring to high voltage joint splicing it's a pretty cool part of the trade and very highly specialized.

Detroit is an amazing place to live, I have been able to watch it go from being a very depressed place to the techno underground capital and now the new hip place to be. The shop I work at is in midtown where a lot of that growth is happening. It's weird because it is just a city, but this place has a soul like no other place and I'm very proud to be a part of what is happening here now.