Time to Hit the Road
If you’re open to travel and new opportunities, you can grow your income and your career.
Time to Hit the Road
If you’re open to travel and new opportunities, you can grow your income and your career.
Why Consider Traveling Contract Work?
Nationwide Travel • Higher Income • Professional Growth
Traveling contract work gives skilled workers the opportunity to work in different parts of the country, earn competitive pay, and gain valuable experience with leading manufacturers and industrial companies, without committing to a permanent relocation.
MADICORP connects experienced skilled tradespeople and industrial workers with traveling contract jobs nationwide, supporting companies across a range of manufacturing and industrial sectors, including aerospace and defense, semiconductors and electronics, renewable energy equipment, automotive, consumer goods, and more. Our clients turn to us when they need experienced workers quickly or when they can’t find the skilled talent they need in their local labor market.
For workers, that means access to more job opportunities, competitive pay, paid travel and lodging on qualifying assignments, and the chance to expand your skills and experience while seeing new parts of the country.
What is a Traveling Contractor?
A traveling contractor is a skilled worker who takes a temporary job assignment in a location away from home for a specific period of time. Assignments typically last 2–3 months or longer, with some projects lasting a year or more.
Traveling contract jobs have become increasingly important as manufacturers and other industrial employers face shortages of skilled tradespeople and production workers. When companies can’t find enough qualified workers locally, they can bring in experienced workers from across the country who can step into the job, acclimate quickly, and contribute with minimal ramp-up time.
Companies use traveling contract workers to catch up on production backlogs, support seasonal or increased demand, staff new production lines, and maintain operations while they work to fill permanent positions locally. For skilled workers, these assignments provide an opportunity to work in new locations, gain experience across different companies and industries, and earn competitive pay without permanently relocating.
Will I Have Flexibility in Choosing Assignments?
Yes. You’re in control of which traveling contract jobs you pursue. Let us know where you want to work, when you’re available, the types of assignments you’re interested in, and any other preferences that matter to you. We’ll match you with traveling job opportunities that align with your skills, experience, availability, and goals.
You can choose assignments based on factors such as location, job type, length of assignment, schedule, and pay, depending on the opportunities available.
What Qualities Do I Need to Be Successful?
A traveling skilled trades or production worker should have the following characteristics:
- Enjoys experiencing new cities, towns and traveling in general
- Enjoys the experience of working in new organizations
- Is inquisitive and thrives on challenges and learning new things
- Is able to live a flexible lifestyle and enjoys being able to pick and choose where to work and for what type of projects and companies
What are the Certifications and Requirements?
Most companies are looking for experienced talent—not people fresh out of trade school—in the industry and role they’re looking to fill.
For example: certified Boiler Operators, Welders and CNC Machinists with many years of experience. Experience with traveling contract work is preferred but not required.
The Three Main Components of Travel Contracts
Tips for Travel Contracts
We have a few tips to help your resume get noticed:
Most staffing firms and companies use Applicant Tracking Systems [ATS] for hiring workers, making the right keywords essential. Applicant Tracking Systems look for keywords related to the job opening and industry. It’s also suggested to submit your resume as a Word document and not a PDF because some computer systems have a hard time reading resumes in PDF format.
For traveling contract jobs specifically, you’ll want to make sure:
- Your most recent project is at the top of your resume.
- Your licenses and certifications are clearly written at the top of your resume.
- Each project has start and end dates.
- To enhance your resume, take the OSHA 10-hr or even the OSHA 30-hr course, available online.
Hear Directly from MADI Team Members
Open Positions
From manufacturers to service businesses, MADI works closely with organizations of all sizes to solve labor shortages, resolve production backlogs and find highly talented workers to fill open positions.
Our clients include Fortune 500 companies in industries such as utilities, chemicals, aerospace and defense, automotive, paper and plastics, food, pharmaceuticals, machinery manufacturers, metal fabricators and more.
We place thousands of temporary personnel each year, and we can find the right project for you.
We Currently Fill Positions Including:
- Assemblers
- Boiler Operator
- CNC Machinists
- CNC Programmers and Operators
- Control Room Operators
- Crane Operators
- Diesel Mechanics
- Electricians
- Fabricators
- Facility Maintenance
- Fleet Maintenance
- Forklift Operators
- Foundry Workers
- Heat Treat Personnel
- Heavy Equipment Operators
- Hi-Lo Operators
- HVAC Technicians
- Injection Mold Operators
- Instrumentation Techs
- I&C Technicians
- Machinists
- Machine Operators
- Material Handlers
- Mechanics
- Millwrights
- Painters
- Pipefitters
- Press Operators
- Tool & Die Makers
- Order Selectors
- Security Officers
- Welders (TIG, MIG, Stick)