Wildland Firefighter (Fire Suppression) – Southwest, Rockies & Eastern US
USDA Forest Service
Silver City, NM
$44,112–$62,955/yr (GW 3-4)
Full-timeClosed
Wildland Firefighter Jobs in New Mexico
0 open listings · updated Oct 29, 2026
Wildland Firefighter jobs in New Mexico, listed as employers post them and as we find them on employers’ own career pages. Entry-level wildland fire jobs need no experience, just five courses and a 3-mile pack test with 45 pounds in 45 minutes; a federal GW-3 earns $21.14 an hour in 2026. New Mexico hunting guides must be 18, pass a state exam, pay a $50 resident registration fee and work for a registered outfitter (19.30.8 NMAC).
More About Wildland Firefighter Jobs in New Mexico
Each wildland firefighter listing in New Mexico shows the season dates, whether housing and meals are included, the pay when the employer states it, and how to apply directly to the employer. There is no application fee and no recruiter in the middle: the apply link goes to the outfitter, ranch, lodge, agency or crew that is hiring. Listings an employer posts directly are checked by a person before they go live; listings we found on public career pages are marked until they have been checked, so confirm the details with the employer before you travel. Recently filled wildland firefighter positions in New Mexico stay visible below the live listings so you can see which employers hire and when.
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Questions About Wildland Firefighter Jobs in New Mexico
How do I apply for wildland firefighter jobs in New Mexico?
Open a listing and use its apply button. It goes straight to the employer: an email, the employer’s own application page, or USAJOBS for federal positions. WildWork never charges job seekers and never asks for money to apply. OPM’s 2026 wildland firefighter table pays $21.14 an hour at GW-3 and $25.37 at GW-5 in the Rest of U.S. locality, and fireline work adds 25 percent hazard pay plus up to $9,000 a year in incident response premium pay.
When do wildland firefighter jobs in New Mexico get posted?
The Forest Service’s permanent Fire Hire runs August 24 to September 22, 2026 for jobs starting as early as March 2027, and Montana DNRC hires seasonals from January for work that usually runs May to early September. New New Mexico listings go out in the free Monday email, and the outdoor job hiring calendar how-to shows when each kind of outdoor work usually hires.