Eldorado National Forest

Employment

Welcome to the Great Outdoors! 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, USDA 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 USDA 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.

Job Search Tips

1. Pay grades 3 through 5 in the Technician series are typically flown on a nationwide basis. If you narrow your search on the USAJOBS website to a specific state then you may not see them. To start, select the Search Jobs tab then input for example "wilderness" and/or "forestry technician" in the keyword field. Then under Locations choose Select All rather than a specific state.
2. You can select specific locations within the application process itself. If you want a specific location like a particular district, select all locations that pertain to it. For example, to apply for Desolation Wilderness on the Pacific Ranger District, you might select "Placerville, CA" (Forest HQ) and "Pollock Pines, CA" (district office). Managers may be requesting either broad or narrow applicant lists, but usually draw from the more localized lists first. Select "Pioneer, CA" for Amador Ranger District, "Camino, CA" for Placerville Ranger District, and "Georgetown, CA" for Georgetown Ranger District.
3. Submit your applications as soon as you can. Some managers request applicant lists as early as January for summer positions.

Our application process is handled through Avue Digital Services. Other Information about federal permanent and temporary employment is online at the USA Jobs website, www.usajobs.opm.gov.

TEMPORARY OPENINGS Job openings for temporary or seasonal employment using www.avuecentral.com. Note: all jobs can also be found in the usajobs website. Temporary positions that are filled using the Avue program will refer you to this link.   2009 List of Job Announcement Numbers (pdf) 17kb Crew Leader Biology - due January 12, 2009		PERMANENT OPENINGS Job openings for permanent employment using www.usajobs.opm.gov.		STUDENT PROGRAMS The Forest Service also has many opportunities for part-time and temporary employment for high school and college students, including internships and cooperative student opportunities. Eldorado Student Summer Positions - Information and forms for the 2009 season will be available in January. Biology Intern- due March 20, 2009 Recreation Intern - TBA Wilderness Intern - TBA Timber Intern - TBA Archaeology Intern - TBA Student Application Forms package PDF Version Word Version
FIRE HIRE Nationwide Fire Employment information can be found on the National Fire Plan web site.		SALARY Like most federal workers, USDA Forest Service employees are paid on the General Schedule (GS) pay plan.		BENEFITS Forest Service employees enjoy a flexible range of benefits in working for the federal government.

USDA Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest
Last Modified: Tuesday, 09 December 2008 at 17:43:00 EST