{"id":1430,"date":"2026-08-17T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T19:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/job\/journeyman-electrician-commercial-washington-dc-35-36-hr-per-diem\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T16:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T20:15:55","slug":"journeyman-electrician-commercial-washington-dc-35-36-hr-per-diem","status":"publish","type":"rt_job","link":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/job\/journeyman-electrician-commercial-washington-dc-35-36-hr-per-diem\/","title":{"rendered":"Journeyman Electrician \u2014 Commercial Projects, Washington DC ($35-36\/hr, Per Diem for Travelers)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PeopleReady Skilled Trades is hiring licensed Journeyman Electricians for long-term commercial projects across Washington DC and Northern Virginia.<\/strong> $35-36\/hour, 50-60 hours a week with consistent overtime, and per diem for travelers.<\/p>\n<h2>The job<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$35-36\/hour<\/strong>, weekly pay<\/li>\n<li><strong>Washington, DC<\/strong> and the Northern Virginia area \u2014 commercial and power projects<\/li>\n<li><strong>50-60 hours per week<\/strong>, consistent overtime<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long-term<\/strong> \u2014 these are not one-week calls<\/li>\n<li><strong>Per diem provided for travelers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Job duties<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Install, maintain and repair electrical systems in commercial buildings<\/li>\n<li>Run and bend conduit (EMT, Rigid)<\/li>\n<li>Pull wire; terminate panels, switches and fixtures<\/li>\n<li>Read blueprints, schematics and electrical drawings<\/li>\n<li>Ensure work meets code and safety standards<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with the other trades on site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lo que necesitas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Valid electrical license \u2014 journeyman or higher<\/strong> (DC, VA, or a reciprocal state)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Minimum 5 years of commercial electrical experience<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ability to work independently or as part of a crew<\/li>\n<li><strong>Your own tools of the trade and proper PPE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Transporte confiable<\/li>\n<li>Willingness to work 50-60 hours per week<\/li>\n<li>Dispuesto a viajar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>As part of the team<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Pago semanal<\/li>\n<li>Beneficios del seguro m\u00e9dico<\/li>\n<li>Consistent overtime on long-term work<\/li>\n<li>Opportunities to grow and level up your career<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Licensing note for travelers \u2014 which cards work here.<\/strong> This job spans two jurisdictions, and they accept different licenses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To work in Washington DC<\/strong>, DC recognizes journeyman electrical licenses from <strong>Maryland<\/strong> y <strong>Virginia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>To work in Northern Virginia<\/strong>, Virginia recognizes licenses from <strong>Washington DC<\/strong>, <strong>Kentucky<\/strong> y <strong>Virginia Occidental<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you hold a card from any other state, you will most likely need to apply before you travel rather than reciprocate in. Check your own state pair first \u2014 our free <a href=\"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/licencias\/\">licensing and reciprocity checker<\/a> covers all 50 states and links straight to each board so you can confirm the current position before you load the truck.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the per diem figure.<\/strong> This posting lists <strong>$119\/day<\/strong>, which is the <em>national average per diem<\/em> across the traveling-trades market right now \u2014 measured by RoadWage across 537 posted rates from 20 sources. The employer confirms the exact amount for this project. Use the average as your floor for the conversation, not as a quoted offer. See what per diem looks like by trade and state on <a href=\"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/salario-por-kilometraje\/\">RoadWage<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":457,"template":"","class_list":["post-1430","rt_job","type-rt_job","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rt_job\/1430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rt_job"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rt_job"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/roadtrades.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}