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Careers

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Special Hiring Flexibilities

Option #1: Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

 

We can appoint veterans to positions (if qualified), up to the GS-11 (or equivalent pay band) level without further competition.  Upon satisfactory completion of a 2-year appointment, veterans can be...

Pathways Program

Pathway Programs are designed to fairly and transparently recruit, hire, develop, and retain students and recent graduates.

Search for DOT Positions

What should I be looking for?

DOT wants to make your search as efficient as possible. Below is guidance that can help you refine your search criteria.

Table of Grades for Job SearchesJobseekerGradesStudent2-3-4Entry-Level5-7Mid-Level Professional9-11-12-13Senior Professionals14-15Senior...

National Career Fairs

This document includes names and links of prominent national career fairs focused on diversity in the workplace.

 

DOT Careers Information Pamphlet

Consider a career that offers an emerging and diverse workforce, competitive employee benefits and services, recruitment incentives, endless opportunities, and job security.

Military Buy Back for Veterans

The Military Buyback Program is a benefit for all veterans with active duty military service time to receive credit for their military service time to be added to their years of civil service with the government and increases their retirement annuity.

Service Credit – Program that...

Meet Raymond Young

Raymond Young is currently enrolled in the SCEP program. He has been with the Department since September. Young currently works in the Operations, Research and Development office of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

Meet Angela Young

Angela Nicole Young has been with the Department a little over a year. Beginning her journey March 2010, she had no idea of what to expect from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Having served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency throughout her undergraduate college career, she was...