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Welcome to your future in Colorado!

State employees drive our success! We value public servants and the roles they play in making Colorado the greatest place to live, work, and play.

Upcoming Career Event Information
We are pleased to announce the confirmed dates for the State of Colorado Government Career Information Events:

  • Jan. 28, 2026
  • May 20, 2026
  • Sept. 23, 2026

To be notified immediately when registration opens and to receive event updates, please sign up for our Career Event Notifications.

Specific virtual links and comprehensive registration details for these events are currently being finalized. We invite you to check this page regularly, as more information will be published closer to the event dates. In the meantime, please watch our State of Colorado Government Careers Informational Event Testimonial video to hear from State employees who attended an informational event and successfully completed the hiring process. 

Please Note - As of Aug. 27, 2025, a hiring freeze is in effect for the Colorado Executive Branch.  Positions that have been posted after Aug. 26, 2025 have been either exempted from the hiring freeze or have been approved for a waiver and the hiring process may proceed. 

Exempted positions include those that are critical to protecting the health, life and safety of Coloradans. The hiring freeze is not required of Institutions of Higher Education, the Colorado Department of Education and agencies headed by other statewide elected officials (Departments of Treasury, State, and Law). In agencies where this hiring freeze is not required, the agency may still implement a hiring freeze based on budgetary need.

State agencies have been given approval to post positions that are not exempt or have a waiver, with the understanding that these positions will not be filled until after the hiring freeze ends on Dec. 31. All postings that are not exempted or have a waiver must clearly state that the position will not be filled until Jan. 1 or later.

Please contact the human resources personnel of the corresponding State agency with any questions about a specific job posting.

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When you work for the State of Colorado, you're working to improve your community, impact the lives of those around you, and ensure that our shared natural resources will be available for generations to come. Whether you’re in child welfare, or accounting, or wildland firefighting, our jobs make a difference.

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Each position makes a difference by helping people, enhancing our livelihood and making Colorado a better place to live. Learn more about the mission of each of our Departments and Institutions and the unique roles they serve!

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The State of Colorado believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and our departments encourage people from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. See what current state employees have to say about Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

 

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The Colorado Constitution, Article XII, Section 13 requires that applicants for state classified government jobs must be residents of Colorado, unless the work to be performed is primarily within 30 miles of the State of Colorado’s border. Sometimes, this requirement is waived for a recruitment to a specific position, not an individual.

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