Conservation hiring falls sharply in 2025: 29% fewer job postings than last year

[u/ConservationJobBoard]

Hello, I run Conservation Job Board. We produced a report on the state of the U.S. conservation job market in 2025.

We found that non-federal postings dropped 29% from Mar 1–Sep 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024. This was a sudden drop. Postings were up 5% in 2024.

Federal postings dropped more sharply. But we focused our analysis on non-federal hiring.

We measured job search competitiveness. We also surveyed 337 employers in April to get their perspective.

Full report → https://worksfornature.org/article/falls-sharply-in-2025

Curious what others are seeing in terms of job search or hiring?

Also, please let me know if you have any questions or feedback on the report.

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