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Learn about their paths to careers at NOAA and their advice for future STEM leaders.
These inspiring experts share their paths to a career at NOAA and their advice for future STEM leaders.
Learn more about NOAA's vet corps partnerships employing veterans in the habitat restoration economy.
Learn about the Pathways Program, which offers federal internship and employment opportunities for current students, recent graduates and those with an advanced degree. Students in high school, college, graduate school, trade school, and other educational institutions may be eligible.
An interview with Kenneth M. Bailey, Director of NOAA’s Office of Inclusion and Civil Rights.
Better understand the requirements to become a meteorologist with the National Weather Service on this website from the National Weather Service's JetStream - An online school for weather.
Learn about NOAA Fisheries on the West Coast and how to find federal and contract positions.
The NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps) is one of the nation’s eight uniformed services. Learn about eligibility requirements, pay and benefits, how to apply, pre-commissioning requirements, and information about basic NOAA Corps officer training.
Explore a wide range of marine career fields and hear from the people working in those fields. This website, hosted by Sea Grant, gives people a chance to say what they like and dislike about their careers, what they see for the future in their fields, and much more.
Four NOAA employees were recognized at the annual Women of Color in STEM conference, which was held virtually October 8-10, 2020. These awards highlight significant achievements in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Find full and part time jobs, internships, and requests for proposals from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
Discover different careers that meteorologists may pursue on this page hosted by the National Severe Storms Laboratory.
Learn about the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). NOAA Corps officers serve on the sea, on land, and in the air to support NOAA's environmental science and stewardship mission.
Find information about internships, fellowships, and other educational opportunities that are available throughout NOAA.
Search for NOAA openings on USAJobs.gov, the official website for federal job opportunities. Use "NOAA" or "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration" as a keyword in your search.
Six years after Kate Bemis walked into the NOAA National Systematics Lab for the first day of her Hollings summer internship, she returned to the office — only now she was starting the first day of her new career and adding a new label to the door that read "Katherine Bemis, Ph.D.”
NOAA employs civilian mariners aboard NOAA research and survey ships. Professional mariner personnel include licensed masters, mates, and engineers, and unlicensed members of the engine, stewards, and deck department. Survey and electronic technicians operate and/or maintain the ship's mission, communication and navigation equipment.
View the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's formal requirements to pursue meteorology careers with the federal government.
Look into available jobs from Sea Grant, a federal/university partnership between NOAA and 33 university-based programs in every coastal and Great Lakes state, Puerto Rico, and Guam.