Christmas Light Installer

Get Paid to Install Christmas Lights!

Looking for something more interesting than a typical seasonal job?

Rusty's Holiday Lights is hiring Christmas Light Installers for the 2026 holiday season!

Spend your fall outdoors helping transform homes and businesses throughout the Puget Sound into professional Christmas displays. You'll climb ladders, walk roofs, wrap trees, hang wreaths, install thousands of lights, and work alongside a crew that keeps moving.

No Christmas light experience? That's okay — we provide paid training.

There is one BIG requirement:

YOU MUST BE COMFORTABLE WITH HEIGHTS.

If you enjoy hands-on work, being outdoors, staying active, and seeing the results of your work every day, this could be a great seasonal job for you.

Pay & Advancement

$20–$25 per hour, depending on experience, position, and responsibilities.

Performance and production bonus opportunities may also be available.

Strong performers may have opportunities to advance throughout the season:

Installer → Lead Installer → Crew Lead

Previous experience with roofing, construction, window cleaning, gutter cleaning, landscaping, tree work, exterior cleaning, ladders, or similar trades may qualify you for a higher starting rate.

What You'll Do

You'll report as scheduled to our Lake Stevens shop, load the day's materials and equipment, and travel with your crew in a company vehicle to customer properties.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Install professional Christmas light displays
• Install roofline lights, wreaths, garland, and other holiday décor
• Carry, set up, and climb ladders
• Walk and work on residential and commercial roofs
• Wrap trees, trunks, and branches with lights
• Run extension cords and set timers
• Troubleshoot and repair lighting displays
• Load and unload ladders, tools, lights, and materials
• Maintain clean and organized company vehicles and job sites
• Perform lighting service calls throughout the season
• Carefully remove and organize displays during January takedowns
• Assist with gutter cleaning and moss treatment services when assigned

Ladders, extension cords, clips, tool belts, safety equipment, Christmas lights, and rain gear will become your everyday tools of the trade.

And yes — this is Washington. We work outside in the rain.

Our Season

September: Paid training and installations begin
October: Installation season ramps up
November: Peak Christmas installation season
December: Installations and service calls through mid-December, followed by limited work
January: Approximately the first three weeks are takedown season

Hours vary based on workload, weather, customer demand, and position.

Strong availability during October, November, and early December is important.

Heights – Please Read Before Applying

This job involves significant ladder and roof work.

You MUST be comfortable working at heights.

Installers must be willing and able to:

• Climb extension ladders
• Work from ladders for extended periods
• Walk and work on roofs
• Work on multi-story homes
• Use harnesses and fall-protection equipment
• Carry equipment while working at elevated heights
• Climb trees when required

We provide paid training and required safety equipment.

You don't need previous Christmas light experience, but you cannot be afraid of heights.

What We're Looking For

We can teach you how to install Christmas lights.

We're looking for people who already know how to show up, work hard, stay productive, follow safety procedures, and be someone their crew can depend on.

Successful candidates are:

• Dependable and punctual
• Comfortable with heights
• Safety-focused
• Hardworking and productive
• Detail-oriented
• Professional around customers
• Able to work well as part of a crew
• Willing to learn
• Comfortable working outdoors
• Able to follow instructions and company procedures

Requirements

• MUST be comfortable working at heights
• Valid driver's license
• Reliable transportation to our Lake Stevens location
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to climb ladders and work on roofs
• Ability to perform physical work throughout the day
• Ability to work outdoors in rain and cold weather
• Reliable attendance and punctuality
• Availability during our peak holiday season
• Ability to follow all ladder, roof, vehicle, and equipment safety procedures
• Drug-free workplace

Experience

Previous Christmas light installation experience is NOT required.

Experience in any of the following is a plus:

• Roofing
• Construction
• Window cleaning
• Gutter cleaning
• Exterior cleaning
• Landscaping
• Tree work
• Ladder work
• General labor
• Other hands-on trades

Why Rusty's Holiday Lights?

This isn't a seasonal job where you spend your entire shift staring at the clock.

You'll work outside, visit different properties, learn a specialized trade, and see what your crew accomplished at the end of every job.

There's something pretty satisfying about driving away from a house you just transformed and thinking:

"THAT house definitely won Christmas."

If you're dependable, comfortable with heights, and ready to work hard during our busiest season, we want to hear from you.

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 10.0 – 32.0 per week

Benefits:

• On-the-job training
• Paid time off

License/Certification:

• Drivers License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Arlington, WA 98223 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $25