Careers
Work for Springfield
About 2,300 people keep this city running — treating water at 3:00 AM, answering 911, inspecting kitchens, mowing ballfields, balancing the books. Every opening is posted here.
12 open positions
What the City offers
Pension, not just a 401(k)
Full-time employees participate in a defined-benefit retirement plan — increasingly rare, and a real reason people stay.
Health coverage from day 31
Medical, dental and vision for employees and families, with an on-site clinic option for routine care.
Paid time that's actually usable
Vacation accrues from your first pay period, plus sick leave, eleven paid holidays and paid parental leave.
Tuition and certification support
The City pays for job-related certifications and licenses, including CDL and water and wastewater operator licensing.
How hiring works here
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Apply online
One profile, every position. You can save an application and come back to it.
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Screening
Human Resources checks minimum qualifications. You'll hear either way — no silent rejections.
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Interview
Usually a panel. You get the questions' subject areas in advance, because a job interview shouldn't be a memory test.
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Conditional offer
Background check, and for safety-sensitive roles a physical and drug screen.
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Start
Onboarding runs on the first and third Monday of the month.
Equal opportunity and accommodations
The City is an equal opportunity employer. If you need an accommodation to apply, interview or test — an interpreter, an accessible format, extra time, a different location — ask Human Resources and it will be arranged at no cost to you. Asking for an accommodation has no effect on your candidacy.
Please note: These postings are invented for the design concept. They are not real City of Springfield job openings — do not apply to them.
Your city, one tap away
Whatever you came to do, start here
Pay a bill, pull a permit, report a pothole or reach a real person at City Hall — Springfield's services, built to work on the first try.