Careers and Jobs

A career with the Forest Service will challenge you to manage and care for more than 193 million acres of our nation’s most magnificent lands.  It’s an awesome responsibility and the rewards are as limitless as the views. The Dixie National Forest of the US Forest Service offers many different types of challenging and rewarding careers. 

Temporary & Seasonal Positions 2026-2027

The Dixie National Forest of the U.S. Forest Service is hiring for the upcoming fire season! We are looking for dedicated individuals to support fire operations. These positions are vital to wildfire preparedness and disaster response across federal and state agencies.

Jobs include fire suppression crew members on engines and initial attack squads and hotshot crew members.

Applications are open now through November 12, 2026 on USAJobs.gov.  

Positions Available:

• St. George, UT 

• Cedar City, UT 

• Panguitch, UT 

• Escalante, UT 

Forestry Aid (Suppression), GW-3 
Forestry Technician (Suppression), GW-4 

Any U.S. citizen or national at least 18 years of age can apply. To learn more about the Dixie National Forest, visit our website www.fs.usda.gov/r04/dixie . For benefits, information about working in wildland fire, or for more information about the Forest Service, visit www.fs.usda.gov.

Permanent Employment

•  All permanent 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.  

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
HRM Contact Center Phone: 877-372-7248 Option 2 Fax: 866-338-3718 TDD: 800-877-8339 Email: fsjobs@fs.fed.us