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Career Resources
Career Resources
Toolkit: New Mexico Career Solutions helps you look for internships and jobs, search for scholarships and get interactive online help building your resumé and practicing a job interview.
Career fairs and hiring events near you: New Mexico Workforce Connection
Training – check out New Mexico Certificate Programs
Job Boards
The Outdoor Recreation Division newsletter comes out every two weeks and is full of info on jobs, grants and other initiatives. Highly recommended: https://www.nmoutside.com/contact-us
State of New Mexico – https://www.spo.state.nm.us/. Divisions with jobs similar to YCC work include
State Parks
Forestry Division
Historic Sites
Department of Game & Fish
Environment Department
Livestock Board
Environmental Education of NM job board: Jobs – Environmental Education of New Mexico (eenm.org)
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps’ has all kinds of resources on its Alumni page
Federal Jobs: USA Jobs (Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management)
Careers at the Bureau of Land Management
Nationwide job boards:
YCC Jobs
The Commons is now accepting applications for its 2025 YCC program! Applications are due by May 19th 2025 by 4:00pm. Go here for more information or email info@commonsgc.org
Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District is hiring 6 youth and one crew leader from May to November 2025. Go here for more information or call (505) 864-8914 for any questions.
Taos Land Trust is now recruiting for their Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer crew. The online application is here.
Hermit’s Peak Watershed Alliance is now recruiting for their Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer crew and an adult seasonal work crew to assist with post-fire recovery efforts in northern New Mexico. Crews will work in Northern New Mexico. Click here for more information.
The Forest Stewards Youth Corps’ Summer Program is hiring Crew Members and Crew Leaders with Mountainair, Grants/Mt. Taylor, Coyote, and Las Vegas US Forest Service Districts, and Jemez Pueblo Natural Resource Department! Crews gain natural resource management experience, CPR and First Aid certifications, and 2 college credits from Santa Fe Community College. Spend your summer outside while gaining valuable experience, making friends, and making a difference in your community. The 9-week program runs from June 2nd through August 1. Crew Members earn $17/hour; Crew Leaders earn $19/hour. Paid Holidays and Sick Leave.
Complete the online application and find out more at Forest Stewards Youth Corps – Summer – Forest Stewards Guild. Email apearson@forestguild.org with any questions.
GEM Environmental is looking for corps members to map abandoned mines in New Mexico. The job entails extensive outdoor field work, fleet management, equipment upkeep and entering data and creating maps. Successful applicants will receive a variety of high-quality training that will equip them to do this job and gain valuable skills for future employment. The project is based in Socorro; however, applicants who live in the Gallup/Grants/Ramah or Lordsburg/Animas/Hachita areas are strongly encouraged to apply. Apply here: https://www.gemenvironmental.org/yci_1020.html
Youth: A list of current YCC projects with contact information is here. If you are interested in working for a project, contact the organization directly. Or, see the YCC job listings below.
Project Sponsors: Submit a YCC job posting for this page by filling out the form at the bottom of this page or emailing us directly.
Other Opps
Submit a Job Posting
Request a Job Posting on the YCC website
The YCC will post current YCC funded jobs and entry to mid-level jobs offered by government agencies or non-profits that are related to conservation, agriculture, outdoor recreation, public facilities, or historic preservation. We cannot accept job postings from for-profit entities.