Seasonal Employment
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection offers seasonal employment opportunities at various locations throughout the State of Connecticut. The majority of these positions are located within the State Parks Division at various state parks and forests (types of seasonal positions).
Positions are filled for a period not to exceed six months. Park units recruit for positions that include maintenance workers, lifeguards, seasonal park rangers, interpretive guides, first aid attendants, resource assistants, seasonal maintainers, office assistants and seasonal Special Conservation Officers.
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Greater Hartford/Middletown Area
Burlington State Fish Hatchery, Burlington
Fisheries Education Center, Killingworth
Fisheries Division, Marlborough
Greater New London/Norwich Area
Quinebaug Fish Hatchery, Plainfield
Marine Fisheries Program, Old Lyme
For more information please visit: Fisheries Division
For more information: Fisheries Seasonal Job Opportunities
The following videos showcase the work seasonal staff perform for some of our programs:
Care Program (Spanish Version)
Inland Fish Management (Spanish Version)
Various Locations
Pheasant Program, Burlington, Marlborough, and North Franklin
Greater Hartford/Middletown Area
Wildlife Diversity Program, Burlington
Habitat Management Program, Marlborough
Habitat Management Program, Burlington
Greater New London/Norwich Area
New England Cottontail Project, North Franklin
For more information visit: Wildlife Seasonal Employment Opportunities
Greater Danbury Area
Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Danbury
Boating Division, Pumpout Boat Operator, Candlewood Lake, Brookfield
Greater Hartford/Middletown Area
Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Manchester
Greater New London/Norwich Area
Boating Division, Clean Vessel Act Inspector, Old Lyme
Boating Division, Classroom Assistant, Old Lyme
Boating Division, Office Assistant, Old Lyme
Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Old Lyme
Boating Division, Seasonal Resource Assistant, Old Lyme
Greater Torrington Area
Boating Division, Boating Education Assistant, Harwinton
For more information visit: Boating Division
Greater Fairfield/Stamford/Norwalk Area
Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
Greater Hartford/Middletown Area
Urban and Community Forestry Program, Hartford
Chatfield Hollow State Park, Haddam
Cockaponset State Forest, Haddam
Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill
Forestry Division, Marlborough
Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam
Penwood State Park, Bloomfield
Salmon River State Forest, Marlborough
State Parks Division, Hartford
Talcott Mountain State Park, Simsbury
Wadsworth Falls State Park, Middletown
Greater New Haven/Milford Area
Southford Falls State Park, Southbury
Kettletown State Park & Campground, Southbury
Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Interpretive Guide Staff, Madison
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Ticket Booth Attendant, Madison
Hammonasset Beach State Park Campground, Madison
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Ranger Staff, Madison
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Maintenance Crew, Madison
Osbornedale State Park/Kellogg Estate, Derby
Greater New London/Norwich Area
Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford
Hopeville State Park, Griswold
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown
Fort Trumbull State Park, New London
Greater Torrington Area
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
Lake Waramaug State Park, Kent
Topsmead State Forest/Black Rock State Park, Litchfield
Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted
Mashamoquet State Park, Pomfret
Goodwin State Forest, Hampton, CT
Shenipsit State Forest, Stafford
For more information on Forestry please visit: Forestry Division
Fore more information on Parks please visit: Parks Division
Greater Fairfield/Stamford/Norwalk Area
Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
Greater New Haven/Milford Area
Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison
Indian Well State Park, Shelton
Silver Sands State Park, Milford
Greater New London/Norwich Area
Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
Greater Torrington Area
Black Rock State Park, Watertown
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
For more information on life guarding visit: State Parks Lifeguard Program
Various Locations Statewide:
Environmental Protection Seasonal Patrol Officer
For more information please visit: Environmental Conservation Police
Greater Hartford/Middletown Area
Inland Ambient Monitoring Positions, Windsor
Long Island Sound Monitoring Positions, Windsor
Seasonal employees are paid at an hourly rate which depends on the duties performed and their prior experience. The majority of seasonal employees are hired for the period between April and November. Limited numbers of positions are available during other periods of the year.
Please check back often as new opportunities are posted throughout the year.
Guidance for Seasonal Applicants: Applying for Seasonal Employment at DEEP using the State of Connecticut Online Employment Center
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are seeking a communication aid or service, have limited proficiency in English, wish to file an ADA or Title VI discrimination complaint, or require some other accommodation, including equipment to facilitate virtual participation, please contact the DEEP Office of Diversity and Equity at 860-418-5910 or by email at deep.accommodations@ct.gov. Any person needing an accommodation for hearing impairment may call the State of Connecticut relay number - 711. In order to facilitate efforts to provide an accommodation, please request all accommodations as soon as possible following notice of any agency hearing, meeting, program or event.