WELCOME TO NOAA CAREERS
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Employment Information Website

Your career with NOAA could launch you all over the world, from the warm waters of the Caribbean to the winter wonders of the South Pole. The challenges are endless. Employment in NOAA is a job with a mission. At NOAA, safeguarding the public, protecting natural resources, strengthening the economy. It's all in a day's work. Imagine yourself:

• Forecasting where a hurricane will strike the coast and being responsible for saving hundreds of lives due to early warnings of tornadoes
  
  
• Using satellites to monitor global weather systems to make long-term climate predictions
  
  
     


• Impacting business decisions and millions of dollars as a result of your data
  
  
• Researching coastal environments to promote healthy ecosystems
  
  
• Creating and enforcing policies that encourage sustainable fisheries for the future
  
  
     


• Charting coastal areas and developing navigational data in order to protect ships from potential accidents
  
  
• Serving as a uniformed officer of the NOAA Corps and commanding a NOAA ship or piloting a NOAA aircraft