​Water Resources Career and Employment Links

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• American Fisheries Society - Comprehensive information for fisheries professionals and students. Look for the link to Employment resources. From there, you can choose from the AFS Jobs bulletin or Job Links, a series of sites that encompass public and private employment sources.
• Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) - Resources for aquaculture practitioners and educators. The site includes a jobs page and the opportunity to post your resume!
• Alaskan Observers: Alaskan Observers, Inc. (AOI) recruits biologists year-round to work as Domestic Groundfish Observers in Alaska, Washington, California, and Oregon. They also offer summer biology positions along the west coast in the Pacific Whiting Monitoring Program. Their employees collect the data necessary to achieve a sound management plan for the protection and benefit of future fisheries resources in the Bering Sea, North Pacific, and on the West Coast.
• AquaNet: Home Page - Information Service for the Aquatic World. Subject areas covered include aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood. Look for the Opportunities link for jobs.
• Water Environment Federation Job Bank - Openings in water, wastewater and related fields.
• Employment Opportunities in Water Resources - Sponsored by the Universities Council on Water Resources. The "Announcements" link leads to a calendar of events and a listing of job openings.
• American Society of Limnology & Oceanography - Career and employment information pages are available, along with a special page for student members.
• H2O Jobs - Register to search/view jobs and/or post your resume
• Wisconsin Rural Water Association - Job and training opportunities for water and wastewater professionals.
• American Water Resources Association Positions Available - View current openings and/or post your resume on this AWRA page.
• National Ground Water Association (NGWA) - The Quick Links portion of this site offers connections to home pages of associations, public agencies and private businesses with groundwater-related missions, including a "Career Center" link.
• American Water Works Association Career Center - Categories of listings include, water operator jobs, water and wastewater engineering jobs, water utility management jobs, water consulting jobs, and many more jobs in the water utility arena.
• Society of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology (SETAC) Career Center - View jobs and/or post your resume for employment in these fields.
• Water-Wastewater Web - Post your resume for employer review. Check out the Classified ads for openings.
• River Conservation Network - Job Opportunities for watershed and river management.
• From the Office of Personnel Management web site:
• Federal Openings for Hydrologists
• Federal openings for Hydrologic Technicians
• Federal openings for Fishery Biologists
• Additional openings can be found at sites that post openings for a comprehensive array of conservation and environmental opportunities.