This site provides links to employment and personnel pages for many organizations involved in coastal zone management.

State Programs | Sea Grant Programs | Federal Agencies | Nonprofit Organizations | Miscellaneous

State Programs

The following employment sites provide information on available coastal resource management positions. Some states do not have individual employment pages for their coastal programs and require the user to search a centralized job site.

• State of Alabama Personnel Page
• Workplace Alaska
• California Coastal Commission
• San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
• California Coastal Conservancy
• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
• State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
• State of Florida Job Vacancies
• Georgia Department of Natural Resources Jobs
• Hawaii State Recruiting Office
• Indiana State Personnel Department
• Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Human Resources Division
• Maine Current Vacancies
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources Current Job Openings/Tests
• Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Jobs and Grants
• Michigan Department of Civil Service
• Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Jobs
• Mississippi's Job Bank
• New Hampshire Coastal Jobs
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Employment Opportunities
• State Jobs New York
• North Carolina Division of Coastal Management Job Openings
• Ohio Department of Natural Resources Career Information
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Employment Opportunities
• South Carolina State Jobs
• Texas Governor's Job Bank
• Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Employment Opportunities
• Washington Department of Ecology Jobs
• Wisconsin Department of Administration Job Opportunities

Sea Grant Programs

• New Jersey Sea Grant Job Opportunities
• New York Sea Grant Careers
• Oregon Sea Grant Jobs
• South Carolina Sea Grant Careers
• University of Guam Sea Grant Program

Federal Agencies

All federal employment listings can be viewed at the USAJOBS Web site, operated by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Below are some government agencies that offer employment in coastal management.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Office for Coastal Management
• National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) Program

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• National Estuary Program (NEP)
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• National Park Service
  
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
• U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Nonprofit Organizations

• Coastal States Organization
• Conservation Law Foundation
• National Audubon Society
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Surfrider Foundation
• The Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• The Nature Conservancy
• The Ocean Conservancy
• World Wildlife Fund

Miscellaneous

• Coastal Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) Jobs
• EcoEmploy
• Environmental and Natural Resource Careers
• How to Apply for Federal Jobs (Youtube Video)
• Marine Science Careers
• Recent Graduate Pathways Program
• USA Jobs
• USA Jobs Events (Job Fairs-Resume Writing, Interviewing, etc.)
• US Army Corp of Engineers Career and Recruitment Fair

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This list is not intended to be comprehensive, but serves to offer guidance only.