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EPA: A Best Place to Work

 

Are you ready to accomplish something really worthwhile in your career?  If so, consider joining the more than 17,000 men and women of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
 
We protect human health and safeguard the natural environment – air, water and land – upon which life depends. In addition to protecting the environment through regulations, we lead the nation's environmental science, research, education and assessment efforts.  EPA works with all of the following to make a cleaner environment a reality:
 
-- Industries
-- Nonprofit organizations
-- State, local and tribal organizations
-- Other groups
 
EPA's employees are highly educated and technically trained. In fact, more than 50 percent are engineers, scientists and policy analysts.  They are joined by many other talented individuals in scores of vital occupations, from legal and public affairs to finance and information technology. 
 
One of the Top 10 Federal Workplaces for 2009
 
EPA offers a wide range of opportunities to talented, energetic people willing to make a commitment to the Agency's vital mission – protecting human health and the environment.
 
Ranked as number six in the "Best Places to Work" survey in the Federal government, EPA offers challenging opportunities to make important contributions in a great workplace.  For more information on EPA's Federal "Best Places to Work" ranking, go here.