At the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS), we fill approximately 300 vacancies each year. Many of our vacant positions occur in the law enforcement and regulatory area. Additionally, the agency is very program-driven, so it is not uncommon to find a constant need for planners and program coordinators to fulfill our mission.
Since the DPS umbrella includes 10 divisions that focus on different areas of public safety (as well as four support divisions), the agency needs diverse subject matter experts, including, but not limited to:
pipeline engineers,
forensic scientists,
information technology specialists,
law enforcement officers,
homeland security and emergency management specialists,
fire investigators,
driver and vehicle regulators,
alcohol and gambling enforcers,
justice program specialists,
emergency communication experts and
traffic safety behavior specialists.
To view current job openings at DPS, follow these steps:
1. Go to the Minnesota Careers Portal.
2. To find current DPS job openings, select "Public Safety Dept." in the agency section on the left.
3. To get details on a specific position, click on the job title in the search results section in the center.