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Overview

The B&B Mechanic (Carpenter) position at the Long Island Rail Road involves the maintenance and construction of structural assets, including wooden railroad bridges and various carpentry tasks. The LIRR is the largest and oldest continuously operating commuter railroad in the U.S., serving millions of riders annually.

Responsibilities

  • Repair wooden railroad bridges, trestles, and tunnel supports.
  • Repair/replace structural members of bridges.
  • Perform a variety of concrete and conventional carpentry and construction work.
  • Handle painting, general masonry work, tiling, taping, spackling, and wallpapering.
  • Conduct snow removal/shoveling.
  • Utilize and handle both hand and power tools.
  • Dig trenches and holes.

Requirements

  • Must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent (GED or TASC).
  • Prior carpentry or related construction experience.
  • Must have a valid Drivers License and be able to obtain a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) permit at time of hire.
  • Ability to demonstrate good oral and written communication skills.
  • Must be able to read simple blueprints or drawings.
  • Must provide own hand-tools and customary carpentry tools.

Additional Information

  • Position is safety sensitive.
  • Employees driving company vehicles must complete defensive driver training every three years.
  • Selection process may include a pre-screening assessment and interview.
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How this job compares in Jamaica, NY

Pay in context

At roughly $47/hr, this posting sits about 46% above the $32/hr median for welding jobs across New York — toward the top of a $27–$41/hr middle band drawn from 101 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 86% 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 Jamaica, NY

Jamaica, NY currently has 5 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 4 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across New York as a whole we're tracking 152 other active welding openings from 96 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Jamaica, or widen the search to New York.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority currently has 9 other openings live in New York, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in New York at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in New York, NY (22), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (9), and Con Edison (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 $41/hr, Brooklyn at $38/hr, and Bronx at $30/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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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. B&B Mechanic (Carpenter) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.