Employment Opportunities on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest

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.

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Permanent Employment

All permanent Northern Region (also known as Region 1), jobs are advertised through the USAJobs website. You can search the openings by agency, location, salary range, or by "series" (a system for identifying the type of work). Some positions are only open to current Federal Employees; only the jobs open to everyone will be shown in the search results.

Our Washington Office site includes additional information on How to Apply, Salary & Benefits, Student Programs, as well as Volunteering.

Seasonal / Temporary Employment

Every year, the Forest Service hires thousands of temporary (mostly summer) employees for a variety of jobs, most of them in the field. Temporary employees have a very special place within the Forest Service. Most Forest Service career employees started out in temporary positions, including as trail crew, fire lookouts, seasonal biologists, and many more. Seeking a temporary or seasonal job with the Forest Service is a great way to gain experience with the agency.

Seasonal (Temporary) positions will be hired in phases between January and March.  Information on temporary jobs in the Northern Region and how to apply is updated regularly here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r1/jobs/?cid=STELPRD3824145

2015 Helena and Lewis & Clark National Forest Temporary Fire Positions

Pre-announcements for temporary positions can be found here: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com/Outreach

How to Find and Apply for Federal Jobs using USAJobs.gov