Forest Service: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 15

  open professional roles

• 16

  opened in the last 90 days

  16 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 7

  states hiring

  Utah, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, California, Idaho

What it hires for: Operations (4), Executive Leadership (1), Marketing (1). By level: director (5), senior manager (3), executive (3), mid level (2), senior ic (2).

Where: Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona (5), Redding, California; Riverside, California; Lakewood, Colorado (4), Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah (3), Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington (1), Lakewood, Colorado (1), Salt Lake City, Utah (1), Washington, District of Columbia (1).

Forest Service hiring at a glance

• We have tracked Forest Service's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 17 professional roles in that time.
• 1 of Forest Service's 13 open roles (8%) are entry-level or early-career.
• Of the 11 open roles that state where the work happens, 11 hybrid.
• 100% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 25% for government employers.
• 2 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 16 days ago.
• By open professional roles, Forest Service ranks #105 of 1,134 government employers we track.

What Forest Service asks for

How Forest Service compares with government employers

Median across 1,117 government employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• National Firefighter Health Branch Chief (GW-13/14)Redding, California; Riverside, California; Lakewood, Colorado · $113k–$168k
• National Wildfire Prevention Program Manager (GW-13)Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona · $113k–$147k
• Director, National Fire Training Centers (GW-13/14)Redding, California; Riverside, California; Lakewood, Colorado · $113k–$168k
• National FAM Interagency Resource Ordering Capability (IROC) Business Lead (GW-12/13)Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington · $98k–$147k
• Training Program Officer (GW-13/14)Redding, California; Riverside, California; Lakewood, Colorado · $113k–$168k
• National Fire Danger Rating System Program Manager (GW-12/13)Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona · $98k–$147k
• Chief of Staff (GS-15)Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah · $148k–$192k
• Deputy Chief Officer Employee Well Being Fire Workforce and Business Management (ES-00)Washington, District of Columbia · $204k–$216k
• Supervisory Criminal Investigator (Regional Special Agent in Charge) (GS-14/15)Lakewood, Colorado · $144k–$197k
• Supervisory Information Technology Specialist (SYSANALYSIS) (GS-15)Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona · $148k–$192k

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What Forest Service pays

Across 16 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 100% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is Forest Service hiring?

Forest Service has 15 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 16 opened in the last 90 days and 16 in the last 12 months. The most common function is operations.

How well does Forest Service pay?

Across 16 postings with a posted salary range, Forest Service's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does Forest Service hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 1 of Forest Service's 13 open roles (8%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does Forest Service offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 11 open roles that state where the work happens, 11 hybrid.

What skills does Forest Service ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are strategic planning (3), risk management (2), budgeting (1), jenkins (1), logistics (1), procurement (1).