Quick Links:

• Alaska Department of Administration – Personnel & Labor Relations: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/
• Alaska State Job Search: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska
• Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Job Vacancies: https://dec.alaska.gov/das/department-job-openings/

How to Obtain a State Job:

Applicants who are interested in working for the State of Alaska should search the Alaska Career’s webpage for positions of interest. Select a job posting of interest and review the job responsibilities and minimum qualifications. Many positions have supplemental questionnaires that must be completed as part of the application process, so please review the posting carefully. Select “Apply” to be directed to establish an account or log-in to your existing account to complete the online application. You can also apply for the posted position by submitting a paper application.

How to Apply: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/help/

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: 

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) regulates manufactured food, retail food, milk, dairy, and seafood. The entry level classification utilized by ADEC is:

Environmental Health Officer I (Manufactured Food & Retail Food)
Annual Starting Salary: $45,494

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in an environmental, physical, biological, food technology, or natural science.

Substitution: Four years of any combination of experience in applying public health and environmental health standards or quality control within a food processing industry or in support of a regulatory agency and post-secondary education from an accredited college (3 semester or 4 quarter hours equal one month) will substitute for the required degree.

Environmental Health Officer III (Milk & Dairy and Produce)
Annual Starting Salary: $60,197

Minimum Qualifications: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in an environmental, physical, biological, food technology, or natural science; AND one year of journey professional level experience inspecting, investigating, or permitting retail food establishments, food processing activities or public facilities.

Substitution: Four years of any combination of experience in applying public health and environmental health standards or quality control within a food processing industry or in support of a regulatory agency and post-secondary education from an accredited college (3 semester or 4 quarter hours equal one month) will substitute for the required degree.