A journeyman is a worker who has completed an official apprenticeship qualification and is skilled in a given building trade or craft. They are considered competent and authorized to work unsupervised, and have the responsibility of supervising workers of lesser experience and training them. The term "journeyman" comes from the French word "journée," meaning "day," and refers to the right to charge a fee for each days work.

Journeymen are commonly expected to have a wide range of experience, covering most fields of their trade. They are not able to employ others, but are employed by another such as a master craftsman. In some industries, such as plumbing, there are specific requirements for becoming a journeyman. For example, in Minnesota, an apprentice plumber must complete four years of on-the-job training under a master plumber and pass a state test to become a journeyman plumber.

The term "journeyman" is also used in other contexts, such as in sports to refer to a professional athlete who plays for numerous clubs during their career without becoming a staple of any one club. In American English, it can also refer to an employee who is technically competent but unable to excel.