Permanent Employment
All permanent jobs are advertised through USAjobs.gov. Search USAjobs.gov to discover vacancies as soon as they are listed. 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.
Note that some of our opportunities will not be listed as "Gifford Pinchot National Forest," so we recommend searching by key words or using a geographic search based on our most common duty stations: Amboy, Carson, Randle, Toutle, Trout Lake & Vancouver, WA. We highly recommend creating a profile and using its searching and notification functions to ensure you don't miss a window of opportunity. Some federal jobs are only listed for a short time!
Places to check:
- Forest Service's outreach database shows potential future listings. Contact the hiring manager if you are interested in applying.
- Visit the national Forest Service website to find nationwide opportunities.
Get Gifford Pinchot National Forest Job Alerts:
Current Opportunities
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest is looking to fill Forestry and Timber positions. These include Timber Presale positions (2 in Randle, WA; 2 in Carson, WA) and a Harvest Inspector position (1 in Trout Lake, WA). This hiring event is targeting students and recent graduates at the GS-0462-4/5/6/7 levels.
For jobs on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest make sure to select duty stations in Randle, Carson or Trout Lake, WA.
Details About the Positions:
Apply here between October 24 – November 1, 2023: Forestry Technician GS-04/05 with promotion potential to GS-07, starting salary range $34,584 - $37,696 per year. Contact the Supervisor Sam Grimm if you have questions about the positions, samuel.grimm@usda.gov.The Forest Service is hosting webinars to help you through the application process. Join us and get answers to your questions: www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/jobs/recruitment-and-hiring
Visit the Forest Service Jobs webpage, www.fs.usda.gov/jobs, to learn more about career opportunities, benefits, hiring events, and resources to help with the application process.
The Forest Service is looking to hire permanent seasonal forestry aids and technicians, positions will open October 19 through November 22, 2023.
Gifford Pinchot National Forest vacancies:
Job Title, Series/Grade, Contact, Duty Station
- Forestry Tech (Trails Crew Lead), GS-0462-05/06/07, Tyson Cross: edward.cross@usda.gov, Trout Lake
- Trails lead, GS-0462-05/06/07, Kacy Smith: kacy.smith@usda.gov, Randle
- Wilderness lead, GS-0462-05/06/07, Kacy Smith: kacy.smith@usda.gov, Randle
- Recreation Tech, GS-0462-05/06/07, Kristine Cochrane: kristine.cochrane@usda.gov , Toutle
- Park Ranger, GS-0462-05/06/07, Kristine Cochrane: kristine.cochrane@usda.gov, Toutle
- Park Ranger, GS-0462-05/06/07, Kristine Cochrane: kristine.cochrane@usda.gov, Toutle
- Hydro Tech/Bio Tech, GS-0462-05/06/07, Whitney Reynier: Whitney.Reynier@usda.gov, Trout Lake
- Bio Tech – Fish, GS-0462-05/06/JD Jones: joshua.d.jones@usda.gov, Vancouver, Trout Lake, Carson, OR Amboy.
- Recreation Tech, GS-0462-05/06/07, Trevor Ness: trevor.ness@usda.gov, Amboy
Apply using the specific job link below:
For jobs on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest make sure to select duty stations in Randle, Carson or Trout Lake, WA.
Vacancy Name: Forestry Technician
- Grades: GS-5 (FPL 7)
- Duty location(s): Many / Location Negotiable after Selection
- Announcement Number: 24-TTP-HRM-FS026-5DP-KL
- Open Date: 10/19/2023
- Close Date: 11/22/2023
- USA Jobs link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/755177600