Careers at FEMA

We are the nation’s emergency management agency, and our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters.
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Your Future at FEMA

Hiring Process

Resources

Employee Rights

When disaster strikes, America looks to FEMA — now FEMA looks to you.

Join our team and use your talent to support Americans in their times of greatest need.

We foster innovation, reward performance and creativity, and embrace complex challenges with our well-skilled, knowledgeable, high-performance workforce.

Discover Your Future at FEMA

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For a limited time, FEMA is offering signing bonuses anywhere from $500 to $1,500 for reservist positions.

Search and Apply for Jobs at FEMA

There are a variety of employment opportunities with FEMA. Search below for the role that's right for you.

When you've found a position, follow our tips for applying on USAJOBS.gov.

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Learn About Career Paths

Permanent Full Time
Hired through a competitive process.

Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery (CORE)
Hired to work for a specific, limited period.

Reservist
Temporary, on-call workforce.

Students and Recent Graduates
Opportunities designed to build technical and professional skills.

View All Career Paths

Recruitment Events

FEMA hosts informational webinars about our mission, FEMA career opportunities, special hiring authorities, effective resume writing and more.

View Upcoming Recruitment Events

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What to Expect During the Hiring Process

  1. Current 1. Find Right Role
  2. 2. Apply for Job
  3. 3. Application Review
  4. 4. Interview & Selection
  5. 5. Background Check
  6. 6. Final Job Offer
  7. 7. Onboarding & Orientation

Step 1:  Finding the right role

FEMA has many career opportunities for individuals interested in helping people before, during, and after disasters. We offer entry level to more experienced level positions as well as management positions.  We also offer different employee types with varying availability requirements from full time to intermittent based on disaster activity to short term opportunities for local residents to aid in recovery for their community.

To learn more about the various employee types and career paths, please visit:

Job Resources

Positions are available across the General Schedule with additional locality pay adjustments based on location.

Get the inside scoop on resume writing for a federal job. A federal resume is your application to a position and requires more detail than private-sector resumes.

Use the template to help prepare your resume or attend one of our federal resume writing workshops.

Career Path Tool (CPT) lets current and prospective FEMA employees explore the many different careers that are available at FEMA.

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Employee Rights

Civil Rights for Employees and Applicants

As employees and applicants, it is important that you know your rights and that you make your voice heard if you feel you have experienced discrimination or harassment.

For more information on FEMA's civil rights programs and services, visit the Your Civil Rights page.

Reemployment Rights for FEMA Reservists

The Civilian Reservist Emergency Workforce (CREW) Act protects the job rights of FEMA Reservists while they are deployed to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings by including FEMA Reservists under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployments Rights Act (USERRA). 

This means that if you hold another job, you are able to deploy as a FEMA reservist and your job will be protected. It also protects you against penalization, discrimination, or loss of employee benefits because of your deployments to disasters, emergencies, and critical trainings. 

To learn more, visit the Reservists page

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