Katrina Jobs

Listed below are Web resources for landing so-called Katrina jobs.

Note: Please be aware that some to all of the Katrina job information below might be obsolete, because much time has passed since Hurricane Katrina struck. The last significant update to this page was on 12/9/06.

Katrina jobs are for anyone who wishes to help in Hurricane Katrina clean-up, rebuilding and recovery efforts. They are especially to help unemployed Katrina victims land new jobs in any state or gain temporary employment income, by helping in the Katrina clean-up, rebuilding and recovery efforts in the affected states.

Rita Jobs: Some of the job banks below that list Katrina jobs also list Rita jobs.

If you became unemployed by Hurricane Katrina, see also Katrina Unemployment Benefits and Disaster Unemployment Assistance on the previous page.

Beware of Katrina Job and Unemployment Scams! State unemployment offices never charge fees for filing unemployment claims or for providing job listings. (Most job banks never charge job seekers for job listings either.) Report suspected scams to the Attorney General's Office in your state.

Katrina Job Resources

Katrina and Rita Recovery Job Connection is a new job bank for Katrina-unemployed victims to seek temporary Katrina jobs, to help in the clean-up and recovery effort. It's also for Katrina-unemployed victims to seek jobs of any type in any state. Employers in any state may post Katrina jobs or any others to help employ disaster victims. Katrina Recovery Job Connection was created by the U.S. Department of Labor in cooperation with state unemployment offices and One-Stop Career Centers.

CareerBuilder now has a special Katrina Jobs section to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in landing new jobs anywhere in the U.S. Employers may post Katrina jobs for free. CareerBuilder is typically one of the most popular job banks and offers a variety of free services to all job seekers. It lists U.S. jobs of all types.

CoolWorks is hosting an online Katrina Job Fair of sorts, where employers in various states are offering jobs and housing assistance to workers who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. CoolWorks is a job bank that lists seasonal jobs.

Yahoo! HotJobs has a special Katrina Jobs page to search for recovery, clean-up and other jobs in the disaster areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. It also includes jobs for Katrina-dislocated workers who evacuated to Texas. Employers may post Katrina jobs for free. Yahoo! HotJobs is typically among the top job banks and offers a variety of free services to all job seekers.

Monster.com has established a Disaster Relief Job Board to help survivors, volunteers, private- and public-sector employers, and volunteer organizations rebuild the communities and lives affected by Hurricane Katrina. Employers may post Katrina jobs for free. Despite its funny name, Monster is one the top job banks globally.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hiring at this writing. FEMA is a branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is the government agency that is leading Katrina clean-up, rebuilding, and recovery efforts. FEMA jobs are hosted by USA Jobs, the official, central job bank for government agencies. Search USA Jobs for Katrina jobs at other government agencies too, as many are working with FEMA in post-Katrina efforts. See also Government Jobs (includes Homeland Security Jobs) at TechnicalJobSearch.com, which lists the Web job pages of U.S. government agencies. Alternately or additionally, search for the same jobs right here.

A search for Hurricane Katrina jobs at Indeed.com lists quite a few. After you click this Katrina jobs link, you may refine the search criteria it includes when your browser displays the search-results page. Indeed.com searches jobs currently listed on employment-related Web sites, including job banks, employment sections of online newspapers and job pages of Fortune 500 companies.

Insource America will work with Katrina unemployed victims to gather their information over the phone, if they can't provide it by way of the Internet. The number to call is 866-383-5193. Insource America is an Information Technology (IT or computer) job bank that is trying to thwart overseas outsourcing, by providing IT workers to U.S. employers at costs comparable to outsourcing.

CraigsList is listing quite a few Katrina relief resources, including jobs. Click a city to get started.

Educators from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama who evacuated to Georgia because of Hurricane Katrina, may seek educational job opportunities through TeachGeorgia.

Jobs 4 Katrina is dedicated exclusively to helping Katrina-unemployed victims land jobs. It was launched by Chandler Hill Partners, a Job Search and Career Advancement Firm.

Careers After Katrina is a special placement program by National Executive Personnel, to help convenience store workers and others displaced by Hurricane Katrina land new jobs. National Executive Personnel is an executive search firm for North American and European job seekers and employers, with a focus on the convenience store and petroleum industries.

The Shaw Group is assisting FEMA and other governmental agencies in Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. It encourages subcontractors and workers skilled in construction, service or recovery operations, to apply for its hurricane-recovery projects. The Shaw Group is a global provider of emergency response services, headquartered in Louisiana.

Volunteers For Careers is providing free, basic resume and cover letter writing, job searching, and career transition assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims. It is an organization of volunteer career professionals.

Hurricane Job Hunter volunteers are helping hurricane victims write resumes and cover letters. They also try to connect victims with employers. Launched by Danny Glover, a journalist in Washington, DC.

State unemployment offices and Career One Stop Centers in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are listing Katrina clean-up and recovery jobs at this writing, as well as all other available jobs. Unemployment offices and One Stops in other states that are voluntarily helping Katrina-displaced workers are doing the same.

Although it has yet to post a related message or link at this writing, CollegeGrad said in a press release that it will list staff jobs and volunteer opportunities at no charge, for any nonprofit agency providing relief to Katrina victims. Interested nonprofit agencies may contact CollegeGrad. Katrina job seekers and volunteers may search for such jobs and volunteer opportunities, by starting in the Job Postings section. CollegeGrad is one of the top job banks for entry-level jobs.

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