Student Employment Opportunities

Student Summer Employment Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is looking for energetic and highly motivated students for summer employment. Numerous opportunities are available within EPA for students to gain valuable work experience while contributing to the mission of protecting human health and safeguarding the environment. Student summer employment opportunities are available at EPA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at regional office and laboratory locations nationwide.

The Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) will be used to hire most summer students. Under STEP, students must meet the basic qualifications described below.

Basic Eligibility Qualifications:

You must be a student. A student is an individual who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an accredited high school, college, university, or technical or vocational school.
Students must be in good academic standing with at least a GPA of “C” or its equivalent.
You must be a U.S. Citizen.
You must be age 16 at time of employment.
A work permit is required for students age 16.

Please look at the individual position descriptions for any additional specific qualification requirements.

How and Where To Apply:

To apply, submit a resume and cover letter indicating your interest in that position. Please send your resume only to the contact person for the position(s) to which you are applying.

Please note: EPA receives thousands of applications for summer positions, but only a limited number of positions are available. Most offices will wait to review multiple applications together at some point in the spring. You will be contacted if more information is needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for summer employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, handicap, marital status or political affiliation.

NOTICE: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States.

The Environmental Protection Agency will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

Summer Employment Locations:

Headquarters, Washington, DC Locations:

Regions/Labs:

Additional locations will be added as more summer employment opportunities become available.

Other Student Opportunities:

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