Bureau of Reclamation: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 37

  open professional roles

• 54

  opened in the last 90 days

  54 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 12

  states hiring

  Colorado, California, Washington, Montana, Arizona, Wyoming

What it hires for: Engineering (28), Operations (2), Data & Analytics (1). By level: mid level (23), senior ic (11), entry level (7), early career (6), senior manager (4).

Where: Lakewood, Colorado (9), Billings, Montana (4), Grand Coulee, Washington (4), Sacramento, California (4), Mills, Wyoming (3), Hungry Horse, Montana; Grand Coulee, Washington (2), Lakewood (Denver), Colorado, United States (2), Loveland, Colorado (2).

Bureau of Reclamation hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Bureau of Reclamation's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 54 professional roles in that time.
• 6 of Bureau of Reclamation's 25 open roles (24%) are entry-level or early-career and 1 describe structured training.
• Of the 23 open roles that state where the work happens, 23 hybrid.
• Among open roles, 1 require a security clearance.
• 94% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 75% for Government & Public Sector employers.
• By open professional roles, Bureau of Reclamation ranks #180 of 362 Government & Public Sector employers we track.

What Bureau of Reclamation asks for

Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words

Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.

• “This position is an entry-level engineer hired under the requirements and provisions of Reclamation's Rotation Engineer Training Program (Program).”Mechanical Engineer (GS-5/7) (training provided)

How Bureau of Reclamation compares with Government & Public Sector employers

Median across 359 Government & Public Sector employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Realty Specialist (GS-7/11)Billings, Montana · $50k–$97k
• DATA SCIENTIST (GS-11)Lakewood, Colorado · $83k–$108k
• FUL - Mechanical Engineer (GS-9)Grand Coulee, Washington · $88k–$127k
• FUL-Electrical Engineer (GS-9)Hungry Horse, Montana; Grand Coulee, Washington · $100k–$127k
• Electrical Engineer (GS-5/7)Grand Coulee, Washington · $58k–$127k
• Land Surveyor (GS-11/12)Boise, Idaho · $75k–$116k
• Budget Analyst (GS-11)Redding, California; Sacramento, California; Tracy, California · $83k–$121k
• Electrical Engineer (GS-11/12)Hungry Horse, Montana; Grand Coulee, Washington · $100k–$127k
• Electronics Engineer (GS-11/12)Sacramento, California · $106k–$143k
• ENGINEERING TECHNICAN (GS-11)Parker Dam, California · $87k–$113k

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What Bureau of Reclamation pays

Across 51 postings with a posted range, pay is below the market range for the same roles. 94% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is Bureau of Reclamation hiring?

Bureau of Reclamation has 37 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 54 opened in the last 90 days and 54 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.

How well does Bureau of Reclamation pay?

Across 51 postings with a posted salary range, Bureau of Reclamation's pay is below the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Bureau of Reclamation hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 6 of Bureau of Reclamation's 25 open roles (24%) are entry-level or early-career and 1 describe structured training. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Bureau of Reclamation offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 23 open roles that state where the work happens, 23 hybrid.

What skills does Bureau of Reclamation ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (7), regulatory compliance (5), forecasting (3), autocad (1), autocad civil 3d (1), aws (1).