About the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 540 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies.
FWS employs approximately 7,500 people at facilities across the U.S. The Service is a decentralized organization with a headquarters office in Washington, D.C., nine geographic regional offices, and nearly 700 field units.
Why FWS is a great place to work!
Conservation of natural resources impacts many facets of American
life. FWS is committed to playing a critical role in protecting
and enhancing fish and wildlife, as well as their habitats.
As a FWS employee, you will become a part of the growing and
diverse workforce who works to make measurable improvements
in conservation by providing the expertise that sustains many
healthy ecosystems.
At FWS, permanent employees are eligible for a wide range
of comprehensive benefits:
- A varied selection of cost-shared health insurance plans
- Life insurance coverage options
- Comprehensive retirement benefits
- A tax-deferred Thrift Savings Plan (401K)
- 13 to 26 vacation days, based on total Federal service
- 13 paid sick leave days per year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- You may be eligible for flexible work schedules and telecommuting
- Paid transit benefits
- Overtime pay
For more recruitment information please contact Jerry Wells at:
Jerry_Wells@fws.gov
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