Veterans Working in Water

• EPA: Water Workforce Veteran Promotion
  Tips for water and wastewater utilities considering hiring veterans and promote interagency activities to improve career opportunities for disabled Veterans in the water sector.
• EPA: Guide for Applying Military Occupational Specialties (M.O.S.) to Civilian Drinking Water and Wastewater Operations Guide highlighting relevant MOSs and tips for water and wastewater utilities considering hiring veterans.
• AWWA: Veterans Workforce Resources
  The Veterans Workforce Initiative has developed toolkits for employers looking to hire Veterans and flyers for Veterans interested in the water sector.
• U.S. Department of Labor: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service
  The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) is committed to helping America’s veterans and separating service members by preparing them for meaningful careers, providing employment resources and expertise, and protecting their employment rights.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Employment Toolkit
  In this toolkit, you can learn about Veterans and the military, such as what Veterans bring to the workplace and what the military structure and culture is like.
• Work for Water: Veterans Focus
  This site provides resources for veterans to find careers in the water industry.
• U.S. Department of Labor: Veterans.gov
  This webpage provides resources for veterans and military spouses.
• Career One Stop: American Job Centers
  American Job Centers (AJCs) provide free help to job seekers for a variety of career and employment-related needs
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation: Hiring our Heroes
  Hiring Our Heroes is a nationwide initiative to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses find meaningful employment opportunities.
• RecruitMilitary.com
  This site provides resources for employers looking to recruit veterans.
• Disabled American Veterans: National Employment Program
  DAV will sponsor job fairs including virtual events, to connect veterans with employers nationwide who are committed to hiring them.
• RallyPoint: Business Services
  Social media site for employers to engage the military community.
• Career One Stop: Civilian-to-Military Occupation Translator
  Identify relevant military experience by matching your civilian job opening to military careers that use similar skills.
• O*Net OnLine: Military Occupational Classification Crosswalk Search
  Allows for users to find civilian-equivalent occupations for military codes and titles.
• USAA: Veteran Employment Roadmap
  This site has created and compiled the best resources for hiring veterans and organized them in three categories: prepare, recruit, empower.

RCAP Educational Program Materials

• Webinar: Continuing to Serve: How to Recruit Retiring Military Personnel into the Water Sector
  This webinar explored how skills learned in the military can be an ideal fit for drinking water systems, while utility work can be an ideal fit for veterans transitioning back to civilian life. The webinar also described the process of how retiring military personnel find new jobs and offered practical advice for water systems to get their job postings in the hands of veterans.