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Work for Leonida.

Patrol a district, the highways, the parks or the Grassrivers. Apply online, meet a recruiter, get your badge.

Open positions

  • Downtown Vice City at night from above, towers lit in pink and blue over the canals, a helicopter in the skyVCPD

    Join the VCPD

    Apply to the Vice City Police Department as a patrol officer, a Marine Patrol officer or an emergency dispatcher.

    Pay
    From $54,000 a year
    Hours
    Shifts, nights and weekends

    Weekly pay: $1,040, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • A mangrove forest and a wooden dock with a seaplane, the Vice City skyline rising on the horizonState Parks

    Become a park ranger

    Apply to Leonida State Parks as a park ranger, a park police officer or a naturalist.

    Pay
    From $41,000 a year
    Hours
    Seasons, weekends and holidays

    Weekly pay: $790, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • A green iguana basking on a rock above the sea, a small island of palm trees behindPOACH

    Become a wildlife officer

    Apply to POACH as a wildlife officer, a marine wildlife officer or a field biologist.

    Pay
    From $48,000 a year
    Hours
    Early mornings, nights and seasons

    Weekly pay: $925, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • Patrol vehicles splashing through flooded grassland, a helicopter overhead and an alligator in the waterHighway Patrol

    Become a state trooper

    Apply to the Leonida Highway Patrol as a state trooper, a motor trooper or a commercial vehicle inspector.

    Pay
    From $52,000 a year
    Hours
    Shifts across the State

    Weekly pay: $1,000, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • Apartment blocks, palm trees and a basketball court, the towers of downtown Vice City behindVice-Dale County

    Become an ocean lifeguard

    Apply to Vice-Dale County Ocean Rescue as an ocean lifeguard or a junior lifeguard instructor: the role, your availability, then a swim test and an interview.

    Pay
    From $44,000 a year
    Hours
    Days, weekends and holidays, longer hours in summer

    Weekly pay: $845, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • A street in a small Keys town: a green iguana crosses in front of a mobility scooter, cyclists and a shuttle busMariana County

    Become a sheriff’s deputy

    Apply to the Mariana County Sheriff’s Office as a deputy sheriff or a marine patrol deputy, on the roads and the waters of the Keys.

    Pay
    From $51,000 a year
    Hours
    Shifts, nights, weekends and storms

    Weekly pay: $980, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • Sunset over farmland, high-voltage pylons and smoke rising from burning cane fields, a refinery stack in the distanceLeonard County

    Join County Fire Rescue

    Apply to Leonard County Fire Rescue as a firefighter or on a wildland and burn crew, from the cane fields to U.S. Route 1.

    Pay
    From $46,000 a year
    Hours
    24 hours on, 48 hours off

    Weekly pay: $885, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • A roadside motel at night, its neon sign glowing among palm trees and pinesKelly County

    Join the Kelly County Police

    Apply to the Kelly County Police as a police officer or a dispatcher, in Port Gellhorn and the towns of the gulf coast.

    Pay
    From $47,000 a year
    Hours
    Shifts, nights and weekends

    Weekly pay: $905, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply
  • A cougar creeps through a forest stream toward deer drinking on the far bankKalaga County

    Join the road crews

    Apply to the Kalaga County Road Department as a road crew worker or a heavy equipment operator, on the roads of the hills.

    Pay
    From $39,000 a year
    Hours
    Weekdays from 6:30 a.m., on call after storms

    Weekly pay: $750, paid into your Bank of Leonida account.

    Apply

Volunteer with the State

Give a few hours a month to a park, a trail or a beach. No experience needed: the agency trains you and lends the gear.

  • A mangrove forest and a wooden dock with a seaplane, the Vice City skyline rising on the horizonState Parks

    Volunteer in a state park

    Volunteer with Leonida State Parks on a trail crew, at a visitor center, on beach cleanups or as a campground host.

    Pay
    Volunteer, unpaid
    Hours
    A few hours a month

    Unpaid. Volunteers get training, a volunteer card and the thanks of the rangers.

    Volunteer