Orange County Conservation Corps

Join the Corps

Get paid to train. Get hired.

Paid conservation work, a high school diploma if needed, and certifications that lead to a career. No experience required.

Apply to the Corps
$16.90an hour
29paid hours a week
Up to $500in added incentives

Who can join.

Two smiling corpsmembers in hard hats and safety vests

Crews of five to ten. Real work, every day.

You work alongside a professional crew leader restoring habitat, reducing fire fuel, cleaning shorelines and maintaining public lands across the county. In 2024-25, corpsmembers logged 117,077 paid hours.

Some crews take on fire work too. In 2024-25, 15 corpsmembers earned S212 chainsaw certification, and crews helped communities recover after wildfires.

Earn your diploma while you earn a paycheck.

John Muir Charter School teaches on site, with a certified teacher. You can enroll at any time, so there is no term to wait for, and you finish the credits you are missing while you keep working and getting paid.

Certifications you can earn

The program around the work

Where it leads.

What corpsmembers did in 2024-25.

73employed after the Corps
68employed for the first time
35enrolled in college or trade school
45certifications earned

They didn't just hand us books. They gave us a crew, a paycheck, and a reason to get up in the morning. We earned this diploma while sorting through mountains of recycled cans and glass bottles.

Two ways to start.

Apply online in a few minutes, or walk in and do it here. Either way, someone reads it.

Online

Fill out the application from your phone.

Apply to the Corps

In person

1853 N. Raymond Ave, Anaheim, CA 92801
Monday to Thursday, 8am to 5pm. Friday, 8am to noon.

(714) 956-6222

The Orange County Conservation Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer.