Explore information about NOAA careers including career preparation and resources, lesson plans, profiles from NOAA staff, and how to find a job at NOAA.
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You can find more career resources and much more in our Sea to Sky database. You can bookmark this link, which will take you directly to the Sea to Sky database with career profiles pre-selected. You can further refine by subject, topic, or other filters as needed.
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.
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.
Find full and part time jobs, internships, and requests for proposals from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
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.
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.
Explore internship opportunities for college students and recent graduates 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.
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.