Job searching is overwhelming and might be difficult even if you know what kind of job you're looking for.
Enter a job title, keyword or location to start searching
Add a keyword like job title, department, agency, job series or other keywords and we'll look for job announcements with your keyword. If you add multiple keywords, we'll look for job announcements with all those keywords.
More specific keywords can help you find more specific job results. For example, search for patent attorney rather than just attorney to look for specific jobs as a patent attorney.
You can search one or multiple locations to find jobs by adding a country, state, city or zip code. When you start typing, we'll offer suggestions to help narrow your search. By default, we search for jobs in a 25-mile radius, but you can adjust the search radius in the filters.
You can search for remote jobs by typing Remote in the location search field or use the search filters to find remote or jobs that offer telework (hybrid) options.
Filter your search results to find jobs you want
On the search results page, you can filter your results to help you find the right jobs. You can filter by:
- Who can apply to the job
- Pay or experience level (grade)
- Job type
- Distance from a specific location
- If travel is required
- Occupation or job series
- Agency or department
- Remote or telework-eligible (hybrid) jobs
Use sort options to organize your results better
You can sort your search results in three ways: Recently posted, Closing soon or Highest salary. By default, we list your search results in order of most relevant to your search criteria and filters.
- Recently posted—We'll sort your results by the most recently posted job to least.
- Closing soon—We'll sort your results by the jobs that are closing soonest.
- Highest salary—You can sort your results by the highest salary or pay.
I'm overwhelmed. How can I narrow my search results down?
What if you have too many search results? There are ways you can narrow your search results to make them easier to sort through.
- Not sure what careers or jobs you might be interested in? Take our Career Explorer quiz to learn more about federal careers that might interest you.
- Use more specific keywords. For example, search for patent attorney over attorney or cybersecurity specialist instead of IT specialist.
- Add a location to your search. If you're searching for a nurse job, add a location to narrow the jobs down.
- Use search filters to help you find the jobs you are looking for.
- Set default search filters like federal agency, occupation, salary range or location that we will apply automatically when you start a new search on USAJOBS. You'll save time when you start searching by a keyword or location.
- Save a job alert to get emails every time new jobs are posted that fit your search criteria. You can add your search keywords and preferred filters and control how often you get emails.