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Job Description

Overview

The Electrician provides electrical services throughout the Smithsonian facilities for the installation of electrical wiring systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment, ensuring the mission, health, comfort, and safety of occupants and visitors, under the general supervision of the Craft Shop Supervisor.

Responsibilities

  • Provide electrical services for the installation of electrical wiring systems, fixtures, controls, and equipment.
  • Repair, modify, maintain, and troubleshoot premise wiring systems including interior and exterior wiring, lighting, control circuits, and emergency power systems.
  • Adapt methods for the fabrication, installation, modification, and troubleshooting of specialized electrical control or monitoring systems.

Requirements

  • Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation.
  • May need to complete a Probationary Period.
  • Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer.
  • Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
  • Must have an active or inactive Journeyman or Master electrician's license.
  • Must have a valid State or District of Columbia driver's license.
  • Must be available to work late shifts, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • This position is included in the bargaining unit.
  • Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position.

Benefits

Health Insurance
PTO
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How this job compares in New York, NY

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in New York, NY currently run a median of $40/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$48/hr across 29 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in New York, NY

We're tracking 46 other active welding openings in New York, NY right now, from 36 different employers. 27 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 165 other active welding openings from 106 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 (16), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (8), and Veterans Health Administration (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 New York, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Bronx at $43/hr, New York at $40/hr, and Brooklyn at $40/hr. New York is among them.

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