Work for Water

All communities need clean water, so all communities need people like you. By choosing to work for water, you will embark on a rewarding, innovative, and challenging career that makes a lasting impact on public health, the environment, and a thriving economy. Jobs in water offer security, great pay, excellent benefits, training opportunities, and a chance to join a diverse team that works together to protect the future by protecting our world’s most valuable resource.

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A Great Career for a Great Cause

Work for Water is a place for students and job seekers to find resources on green careers that make a real difference. Developed by the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation, the world’s leading technical experts on drinking water, resource recovery, and water quality, this site is packed with resources to find jobs or prepare for rewarding careers in protecting public health and the environment. The water sector is dedicated to finding new and innovative ways to recover and recycle renewable resources like clean water, energy, and fuel to benefit every community and help shape a sustainable future for all. Learn what it takes to work for water and get a great career for a great cause!

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Learn About Careers in Water

Drinking Water
Treatment Operator

Water treatment plant and system operators manage a system of machines, often through the use of control boards, to transfer or treat water or wastewater.

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Water Resource Recovery
(Wastewater Treatment) Operator

Water resource recovery operators perform a multitude of tasks necessary to ensure that treatment resource recovery go smoothly.

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Water Distribution
Operator

Water Distribution Operators ensure the operation, maintenance, construction, and repair of water distribution systems, hydraulic power and pumping systems.

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Electrician/
Mechanic

Mechanics and electricians preserve and create the machinery necessary to treat water and recovery resources.

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Let's Get Started!

We understand that finding the perfect career can be both exciting and overwhelming. With many different paths to choose from and education, training, and certification requirements that vary by region, it’s hard to know where to start. Work for Water is here to help! Visit our Get Started map to learn the specifics to finding a job in your region, links to your local certification agency, training opportunities, scholarships, and other local resources to help you launch your career in water.

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