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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Electrician Jrnymn - 90350620 - Chicago, IL
Electrician Jrnymn - 90350620 - Chicago, IL Chicago, IL, US, 60607 Oct 17, 2025
Chicago, IL, US, 60607 Oct 17, 2025
Sheet Metal Worker (Pipefitter) - 90197162 - Chicago, IL
Sheet Metal Worker (Pipefitter) - 90197162 - Chicago, IL Chicago, IL, US, 60616 Oct 17, 2025
Chicago, IL, US, 60616 Oct 17, 2025
Motor Equipment Operator - 90348293 - Rensselaer, NY
Motor Equipment Operator - 90348293 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 17, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 17, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90369105 - Wilmington, DE
Machinist Journeyman - 90369105 - Wilmington, DE Wilmington, DE, US, 19802 Oct 15, 2025
Wilmington, DE, US, 19802 Oct 15, 2025
Motor Equip Opr - 90051524 - Rensselaer
Motor Equip Opr - 90051524 - Rensselaer Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 15, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 15, 2025
Large Equip Operator - 90336716 - Washington
Large Equip Operator - 90336716 - Washington Washington, DC, US, 20018 Oct 15, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20018 Oct 15, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90103942 - Washington, DC
Machinist Journeyman - 90103942 - Washington, DC Washington, DC, US, 20018 Oct 15, 2025
Washington, DC, US, 20018 Oct 15, 2025
Sheetmetal Welder - 90016288 - Miami
Sheetmetal Welder - 90016288 - Miami Miami, FL, US, 33147 Oct 15, 2025
Miami, FL, US, 33147 Oct 15, 2025
Carmen Journeymen - 90389503 - Miami
Carmen Journeymen - 90389503 - Miami Miami, FL, US, 33147 Oct 15, 2025
Miami, FL, US, 33147 Oct 15, 2025
Carman Journeyman - 90398709 - Los Angeles, CA
Carman Journeyman - 90398709 - Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90398716 - Los Angeles, CA
Machinist Journeyman - 90398716 - Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Motor Equipment Operator - 90398715 - Los Angeles
Motor Equipment Operator - 90398715 - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Sheetmetal Worker Journeyman - 90398712 - Los Angeles
Sheetmetal Worker Journeyman - 90398712 - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90398713 - Los Angeles, CA
Electrician Journeyman - 90398713 - Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 15, 2025
Machinist Journeyman - 90158249 - Seattle, WA
Machinist Journeyman - 90158249 - Seattle, WA Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 15, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 15, 2025
Motor Equipment Operator - 90255725 - Seattle
Motor Equipment Operator - 90255725 - Seattle Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 15, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 15, 2025
Motor Equipment Operator - 90074905 - Seattle, WA
Motor Equipment Operator - 90074905 - Seattle, WA Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 14, 2025
Seattle, WA, US, 98134 Oct 14, 2025
Carmen Journeymen - 90030102 - New Orleans, LA
Carmen Journeymen - 90030102 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA, US, 70125 Oct 14, 2025
New Orleans, LA, US, 70125 Oct 14, 2025
Carmen Journeymen Ful - 90010363 - Niagara Falls, NY
Carmen Journeymen Ful - 90010363 - Niagara Falls, NY Niagara Falls, NY, US, 14305 Oct 14, 2025
Niagara Falls, NY, US, 14305 Oct 14, 2025
Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman - 90381625 - New Orleans
Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman - 90381625 - New Orleans New Orleans, LA, US, 70125 Oct 14, 2025
New Orleans, LA, US, 70125 Oct 14, 2025
Foreman II - 90347923 - New Haven
Foreman II - 90347923 - New Haven New Haven, CT, US, 06519 Oct 14, 2025
New Haven, CT, US, 06519 Oct 14, 2025
Carmen Journeymen Ful - 90006189 - Rensselaer, NY
Carmen Journeymen Ful - 90006189 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 9, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 9, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90337197 - Rensselaer, NY
Electrician Journeyman - 90337197 - Rensselaer, NY Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 9, 2025
Rensselaer, NY, US, 12144 Oct 9, 2025
Electrician Journeyman - 90386651 - Los Angeles, Ca
Electrician Journeyman - 90386651 - Los Angeles, Ca Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 8, 2025
Los Angeles, CA, US, 90021 Oct 8, 2025
Foreman II - 90005778 - Boston, MA
Foreman II - 90005778 - Boston, MA Boston, MA, US, 02118 Oct 8, 2025
Boston, MA, US, 02118 Oct 8, 2025