Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborer / Skilled Trades

Laborers and tradespeople are an integral part of Amtrak’s workforce as part of our Mechanical and Engineering teams. Your skills are critical to the safety of our passengers and employees and the reliability of the service we provide.

Mechanical employees are responsible for inspection, testing, maintenance, repair and overhaul of more than 2,000 passenger cars, locomotives, and switch engines. Members of the mechanical team work to enhance the customer experience by creating and implementing an efficient maintenance program that consistently provides safe, clean and reliable passenger rolling stock equipment and components that comply with various regulatory and Amtrak maintenance and quality standards.

Job opportunities in the mechanical workforce encompass a full range of mechanical crafts including electricians, machinists, car repair and sheet metal workers, fuel truck drivers, motor equipment operators, and boilermakers/welders in three major back shops and 12 terminals and maintenance yards throughout the United States.

Engineering employees are part of a team that plans, designs, constructs, operates and maintains the only high-speed railroad in North America. These projects are mission critical to the safety of our passengers and employees, and the reliability of the service we provide.

Career opportunities in our engineering workforce encompass a full range of engineering crafts including lineman, helpers (communications and Signals trainees), trackmen, substation electricians, and bridges and building (B&B) mechanics, and more.

Amtrak is a 24/7 operation, and mechanical and engineering employees work various shifts (including nights, weekends, and holidays). Our business never sleeps.

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Carmen Journeymen - 90146497 - Miami, FL
Carmen Journeymen - 90146497 - Miami, FL Miami, FL, US, 33147 Aug 1, 2025
Miami, FL, US, 33147 Aug 1, 2025
Motor Equipment Operator - 90387945 - Los Angeles
Motor Equipment Operator - 90387945 - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Jul 31, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Jul 31, 2025
Sheetmetal Worker Journeyman - 90007554 - Sanford
Sheetmetal Worker Journeyman - 90007554 - Sanford Sanford, FL, US, 32771 Jul 31, 2025
Sanford, FL, US, 32771 Jul 31, 2025
Crmn Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90027963 - Seattle
Crmn Jrnm Wk Tm Sea - 90027963 - Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 31, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 31, 2025
Substation Trainee - 90396569 - Philadelphia, PA
Substation Trainee - 90396569 - Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 30, 2025
Philadelphia, PA, US, 19104 Jul 30, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90348258 - Seattle, WA
Electrician Journeyman - 90348258 - Seattle, WA Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Jul 29, 2025
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Substation Trainee - 90396571 - Chester/Lamokin, PA
Substation Trainee - 90396571 - Chester/Lamokin, PA Chester, PA, US, 19103 Jul 29, 2025
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Substation Trainee - 90396567 - Lancaster, PA
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Substation Trainee - 90396513 - Odenton, MD
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Odenton, MD, US, 21113 Jul 29, 2025
Substation Trainee - 90396510 - Baltimore
Substation Trainee - 90396510 - Baltimore Baltimore, MD, US, 21205 Jul 29, 2025
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Electrician Substation Trainee - 90396515 - Perryville, MD
Electrician Substation Trainee - 90396515 - Perryville, MD Perryville, MD, US, 21903 Jul 29, 2025
Perryville, MD, US, 21903 Jul 29, 2025
Electrician Substation Trainee - 90396501 - North Brunswick, NJ
Electrician Substation Trainee - 90396501 - North Brunswick, NJ North Brunswick, NJ, US, 08902 Jul 28, 2025
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Machinist Journeymen - 90279532 - Rensselaer, NY
Machinist Journeymen - 90279532 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 27, 2025
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Road Mechanic - 90369769 - Providence, RI
Road Mechanic - 90369769 - Providence, RI Providence, Rhode Island, US Jul 24, 2025
Providence, Rhode Island, US Jul 24, 2025
Road Mechanic - 90365515 - Groton, CT
Road Mechanic - 90365515 - Groton, CT Groton, Connecticut, US Jul 24, 2025
Groton, Connecticut, US Jul 24, 2025
Electrician - 90351863 - Rensselaer, NY
Electrician - 90351863 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 17, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Jul 17, 2025
High Speed Rail Electrician Technician - 90035207 - Boston, MA Boston, MA, US, 02118 Jul 9, 2025