We offer a variety of Employment
Opportunities (both paid and unpaid) ranging from student
programs to volunteer programs, and full time employment for men and women
with skills in several hundred areas. It's all here, starting with who
we are and what we do.
For almost a century, since 1905, US Forest Service
employees have been on the front line of conservation, intelligent resource
utilization, and wildland management. Today, there is more excitement,
greater challenge, and more career variety than ever before available
to people who join the Nation's premier forest management agency. Managing
51 thousand square miles of the most magnificent lands in our nation is
a great responsibility. Managing it in ways that are most effective for
the land, water, air, wildlife, and people of America is our mission.
The US Forest Service is constantly moving forward. Our fundamental responsibility is still sound and scientific focus on stewardship and sustainability of the land, water and communities, but how that is delivered to the public is changing. Exciting advances in science and technology, communications, national and global priorities, and public expectations are opening new vistas for Forest Service employees.
Much of our work today involves collaboration with other Federal and State agencies, local communities, private and tribal landowners, university research centers, and international organizations.
We are a nationwide organization of more than 30,000 people engaged in
hundreds of specific occupations, including Foresters, Biologists, Engineers,
Teachers, Firefighters, Accountants, Computer Specialists, Law Enforcement,
Public Affairs Specialists, Recreation Specialists, Geographic Information
Specialists, and more. Most Forest Service employees focus on managing
and improving our Nation's forests and grasslands. Some employees focus
on Forest and Range research, others focus on human resource development
in Job Corps Centers, and others focus on state and private forestry coordination.
This may sound simple, but it's not. It takes men and women in several
hundred disciplines working in coordinated teamwork nationwide.
To keep our employees at the top of their profession, we provide world-class training supported by the latest technologies. Career development is ensured through continuing training and career-related education opportunities, both within our organization and through external educational institutions.