Can I take advantage of the WageWorks commuter benefits program?

No. Volunteers, fellows, interns, scholars, contractors and docents are NOT eligible. The SI Transit Pass Program is only available to eligible Federal and Trust employees whose work (duty) station is located in the National Capital Region (NCR) - AND - who use mass transportation to and from work.

The transit benefit program (WageWorks) allows any person in Smithsonian Institution employee status (including part time and intermittent employees) to save up to 40% on their commuting expenses. If you take a bus, subway or railway to work or pay to park at work you can use this benefit. Wageworks works with Metro trains, buses, MARC, VRE, and some vanpools in the DC area as well as mass transit agencies all over the United States, including New York and Boston.

You can also elect to have your monthly parking expense paid directly to your provider to save you time and money.

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