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Amtrak

Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman - 90408216 - Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Wage

$29.9 – $41.26/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 5, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Amtrak is seeking a Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman in Chicago to be responsible for the inspection, testing, and maintenance of plumbing, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems for High Speed Trainsets, ensuring compliance with FRA and Amtrak Tier II standards.

Responsibilities

  • Perform inspection, testing, and maintenance in accordance with 49CFR regulations and Amtrak Tier II standards on High Speed Trainset equipment.
  • Troubleshoot equipment to determine corrective actions and causes of equipment failures.
  • Install, maintain, and repair hydraulic and pneumatic circuits and systems.
  • Repair tilting system, brake, water heating, and sanitation systems.
  • Install, maintain, and repair heating and cooling equipment and related piping.
  • Maintain proper care and use of materials, test equipment, machines, and hand tools.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Experience in troubleshooting, repair, replacement, and rebuilding of mechanical equipment and systems.
  • Experience testing equipment and repairs to water and sanitation systems.
  • Must successfully complete training and attain/retain certification applicable to assigned job.
  • Knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings.
  • Knowledge and skill in the use of electrical tools and equipment.
  • Ability to train others in attaining higher skill levels in inspections and repairs.
  • Demonstrated computer skills.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k

Additional Information

  • Posting Location: Illinois
  • Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
  • Relocation Offered: No

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in Chicago, IL

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting lands within a few percent of the $36/hr median for welding jobs in Chicago, IL, whose middle half runs $29–$50/hr across 76 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 46% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. In other words it is a market-rate offer, so benefits, overtime, and shift schedule are where the real difference between this and the next posting on the list shows up.

The local market in Chicago, IL

We're tracking 104 other active welding openings in Chicago, IL right now, from 73 different employers. 36 of them were added in the last week. Across Illinois as a whole we're tracking 349 other active welding openings from 257 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Chicago, or widen the search to Illinois.

Amtrak currently has 1 other opening live in Illinois, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Illinois at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are S&C Electric Company (16), Gerber Collision & Glass (7), and Ingersoll Rand (5). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Illinois, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Chicago at $36/hr, Itasca at $36/hr, and Melrose Park at $34/hr. Chicago is among them.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman - 90408216 - Chicago figures were last recalculated when this page was built.