• Recent Graduates Program. The Recent Graduates Program provides developmental experiences in the Federal Government.

• Student Volunteer Service

(Unpaid). The NWS Service offers unpaid training opportunities to high school and college students. This program offers work experience related to the partici-pants’ academic field of study.

• National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Summer Intern Program. NCEP, in College Park, Maryland, offers up to 10 paid summer internships targeted towards current, undergraduate, and graduate students to work in areas that will meet the future needs of the ever-broadening user community.

NOAA Student Opportunities

There are numerous scholarship opportunities available through NOAA including the Ernest F.

Hollings Undergraduate Scholar Program, EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program, Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program, and many more.

weather.gov

For all opportunities, go to

• weather.gov/careers/ • noaa.gov/opportunity/ student opportunities

• usajobs. gov

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

The National Weather Service

The National Weather Service’s (NWS) mission is to provide weather, water, and climate

data, along with forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy. Our vision is for a Weather-Ready Nation in which society is prepared for and responds to weather-dependent events.

The NWS has employees spread across 122 weather forecast offices, 13 river forecast centers, 9 national centers, 6 regional centers, 21 center weather service units, and other support offices across the United States and its territories. Each year, the NWS collects about 76 billion observa-tions and issues approx-imately 1.5 million forecasts and 50,000 warnings.

Careers

The NWS serves in a variety of careers across the country

such as meteorologists, hydrologists, computer

programmers, electronics engineers and technicians, budget analysts, program managers, lawyers and many more! To learn more visit weather.gov/careers/

The NWS hiring process is operated through usajobs.gov/ where you can search for active job positions by location, job title, or keywords. You can also post resumes and customize email notifications for job openings.

Opportunities

There are many types of opportunities available to students interested in the NWS.

• Pathways Program

The Pathways In-ternship Program

is for current students. This program pro-vides current students in high schools, colleges, trade schools

and other qualifying

educational institutions with

paid opportunities to work while completing

their education.

NWS Facilities Map