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Amtrak

Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman - 90343403 - Long Island City

Location

New York, NY

Wage

$30.95 – $41.26/hr

Employment Type

Full-time

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Posted on August 8, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Amtrak is seeking a Sheet Metal Worker Journeyman to perform inspection, testing, and maintenance of plumbing, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems for High Speed Trainsets. The company values safety, diversity, and employee contributions while providing a fulfilling work environment.

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: New York
  • Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
  • Relocation Offered: No

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $36/hr, this posting sits about 20% above the $30/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $25–$39/hr middle band drawn from 99 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 74% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 12 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 10 different employers. None of them were added in the last week, so this is a slower-moving market. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 156 other active welding openings from 110 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in New York, or widen the search to New York.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (15), Veterans Health Administration (4), and Collins Aerospace (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are New York at $54/hr, Brooklyn at $33/hr, and Rochester at $25/hr. New York is among them.

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