Water Jobs

An aid to job seekers in water and ecology related fields.

Following are descriptions and links to web sites relevant to job searches in the fields of fisheries, hatcheries, marine biology, marine resource management, aquatic ecology, environmental engineering, oceanography, and whatever else. You get the idea. Many related jobs are with state and Federal agencies, some of which are sorted by relevant departments and some are not.

State Governments

Alaska

• State of Alaska Job Line
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• Alaska Job Bank
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• Alaska Fish & Game - Home page
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources - Home page

California

State of California Job Line

• California Department of Fish & Game Home page

Idaho

Idaho State Jobs-NEW-

State of Idaho Job Line-NEW-

• Idaho Fish & Game - Home page
• Idaho Department of Water Resources - Home page

Oregon
State of Oregon Job Line -Hit 'browse' then 6. Biological and Scientific or 14. Environmental and Natrual Resource

• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - Employment opportunities.
• Oregon Fish & Wildlife -NEW- Home page

Washington

State of Washington Job Line Try 'Food, Personal Services, Farms, Gardens, Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife, Parks, and Natural Resources' -NEW-

• Department of Ecology - Employment opportunities.
• Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife - Home page
• Department of Natural Resources Home page-NEW-

• King County job openings
• City of Seattle job openings
• Seattle Times Classified Ads

Federal Government

NOAA Human Resources Job Opportunities - updated weekly

• NOAA Opportunities in Fisheries and Related Fields
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center - Home page

Department of the Interior

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife - Home Page

Environmental Protection Agency -NEW

Federal Job Line - Office of Personnel Management

This is updated weekly and has good search capabilities by skill level, category and location. The following are series numbers you might try:

• Bio Science 0404
• Biology 0401
• Ecology 0408
• Environmental Engineer 0819
• Environmental Protection Assistant 0029
• Environmental Protection Specialist 0028
• Fish and Wildlife Administration 0480
• Fishery Biologist 0482
• Oceanography 1360
• Scientist 1301

International

Canadian Department of Fisheries and Ocean - Home page

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

• Fisheries Department Employment Opportunities

Academic

Universities Water Information Network

Science Magazine Classifieds

• Environmental Science

Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture & Natural Sciences

New Mexico State University

University of Washington Job Line

• Professional/Technical/Research

Organizations

American Fisheries Society Jobs Bulletin

AFS Southern New England Chapter Jobs Board

American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Position Announcements

Aquanet

Envirojobs

Environmental Careers Organization

National Wildlife Federation

Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Habitat Hotline is a great synthesis of federal & state topics.

Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team NEW

Sound Opportunities - Regional not-for-profit job opportunities newsletter -NEW

This page was created through the generosity of Kevin Bell (owner of the Converger website and fighter of the forces of evil in the energy policy realm) as well as the generosity of Linda Scheidt (manager of the career center at the University of Washington Department of Fisheries and Oceans). Feedback may be directed to lbrown@scn.org. Hope you enjoyed this page! -L.B.