Employment

Current Job Opportunites

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest provides information about current job opportunities, including job announcements and application procedures through USAJOBS.

Applying for Forest Service Positions - Tips for Applicants

Northern Rockies Fire Hiring Event, GS-4 through GS-9  - APPLY NOW through October 15th

The Northern Rockies Region of the Forest Service is pleased to announce our hiring event that is ongoing now through October 15th.  We are looking for a committed, hardworking, highly skilled workforce to suppress wildfires and work in fuels management on 11 National Forests located in Idaho, parts of the Dakotas, and Montana. 
 
The fire and aviation management program is very rewarding and requires talented people working safely as part of a team in a variety of specialized positions; including dispatch, engine crews, fuels technicians, hand crews, helitack, interagency hotshot crews, prevention, and apprentices. 
 
Included in the hiring event are GS-04 through 09 permanent fire positions. The vacancy announcements for these positions are posted on www.usajobs.gov.  Those who wish to be considered for these positions in the fire hire event must apply to the vacancy announcements by the cutoff date of 11:59  Eastern standard time October 15, 2018.

More information can  be found at:  Northern Region Fire Hire Web Page 

Current Outreach Notices

View current outreach notices for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in the Outreach Database. Responding to an outreach is separate from applying. To apply, you must go through USAJOBS.

Summer Jobs at the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest - Must Apply September 10 through October 12 of 2018!!

We hire people to work in recreation, fire fighting, range, wildlife biology, hydrology, and other specialties. For more information on Seasonal Forest Service jobs and how to apply, visit Temporary Jobs in the Northern Region.

If you're interested in a temporary job with the Forest Service, you must apply on-line at USAJOBS.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, 18 years or older and may have to pass a physical-fitness test.

2019 TEMPORARY POSITIONS

The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest will be filling multiple temporary (seasonal) positions for the upcoming 2019 field season. These are TEMPORARY/SEASONAL positions with a maximum six-month tour of duty (not to exceed 1,039 hours). The anticipated start dates for these positions are between April and early June, 2019.

2019 Temporary Fire Positions: The application period for these positions is September 10th through October 12th of 2018.

Potential positions and local contact information can be found in the Outreach Database. Announcement numbers and contact information for local hiring managers can be found in the Outreach Notice. 

Openings are available at the GS-3, GS-4, and GS-5 levels. These are TEMPORARY/SEASONAL wildland fire positions with a maximum six-month tour of duty (not to exceed 1,039 hours).

2019 Temporary Non-Fire Positions: The application period for these positions is September 10th through October 12th of 2018.

Recreation, Wilderness, Trails Archaeology, Botany, Fisheries, Forestry, Range, Wildlife, etc.

Openings are available at the GS-3, GS-4, and GS-5 levels. These are TEMPORARY/SEASONAL positions with a maximum six-month tour of duty (not to exceed 1,039 hours).

Potential positions and local contact information can be found in the Outreach Database.

Announcement numbers and contact information for local hiring managers for Range Technician positions can be found in the Range Technician Outreach Notice.

Annoncement numbers for other potential seasonal positions can be found in the Region 1 and 4 Temporary Job Announcements.