My DOI Career

Discover how a career at the Department of the Interior offers unparalleled opportunities for growth, impact, and fulfillment in a diverse range of fields.

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Discover career paths at Interior and choose the right one for you.

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Embarking on a career at the DOI or with our partners comes with a suite of benefits designed to enhance both your professional and personal life.

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Park Rangers help visitors appreciate and enjoy the more than 189 million acres of public lands preserved, managed, and protected by DOI. From the Park Ranger who greets visitors at the gate to the Superintendent managing multiple large parks, all have an important role to play in making public...

Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere, without warning.  Like other federal agencies DOI must be vigilant and ready to do its part to respond to all types of emergencies: natural disasters, humanitarian emergencies, pandemics, man-made and technological incidents or hazards. Emergency Management...

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The Department of the Interior has a critical job to do helping to protect lives, property, and resources from destructive fires. The individuals who support DOI’s wildland fire management efforts serve in a wide variety of roles, including understanding and monitoring fire conditions and behavior...

DOI Criminal investigators, Inspectors and uniformed Law Enforcement Rangers protect land and wildlife through careful and critical inspection, investigation, enforcement, and compliance work. They protect against wrongdoing on public lands, like stealing timber, setting fires, drug smuggling...

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Criminal investigators with the Department of the Interior investigate crimes on or affecting public lands, such as theft or destruction of natural or cultural resources, wildlife trafficking, or violations of Federal wildlife and resource protection laws. DOI criminal investigators protect the...

Would you like to be behind the scenes supporting dangerous and important work? The Department of the Interior has a critical job to do--helping to protect lives, property and resources. Success depends on having the operations necessary to dispatch people, equipment, and resources to support DOI’s...

Start your career with Interior to make a difference, safeguard our environment, and serve communities.

DOI and our partners offer many opportunities to begin learning about a career and preparing for after graduation - whether that is from a high school, trade school, college, or beyond.

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