This Lancaster County Nebraska job guide highlights credible employment pathways across local government, healthcare, education, public safety, and state and local workforce resources serving Lincoln, Hickman, Waverly, and communities throughout the county.
Job-volume badges: A “10+ jobs” badge means that ten or more openings were observed during the most recent review. These badges can help identify employers that may be more likely to have current opportunities, but they do not guarantee that the same number of jobs is still available.
This Lancaster County Nebraska job guide highlights credible employment pathways across local government, healthcare, education, public safety, and state and local workforce resources serving Lincoln, Hickman, Waverly, and communities throughout the county.
Job-volume badges: A “10+ jobs” badge means that ten or more openings were observed during the most recent review. These badges can help identify employers that may be more likely to have current opportunities, but they do not guarantee that the same number of jobs is still available.
The City of Lincoln and Lancaster County share a centralized employment system covering hundreds of job classifications. Public-service careers span administration, libraries, public works, utilities, health, corrections, planning, parks, technology, finance, maintenance, and numerous professional and technical specialties.
The City of Hickman serves a fast-growing community south of Lincoln through administration, utilities, public works, parks, planning, and municipal services. Its employment page posts available city positions and application materials for professional, clerical, maintenance, and operations roles.
The City of Waverly provides municipal administration, utilities, public works, parks, recreation, and community services northeast of Lincoln. The city maintains an employment page for current openings and applications, including operational, maintenance, seasonal, and administrative positions as staffing needs arise.
Bryan Health is a locally governed nonprofit health system based in Lincoln, with hospitals, clinics, specialty services, and health-sciences education. Careers include nursing, allied health, diagnostics, physicians, pharmacy, information services, patient access, facilities, administration, and support operations.
CHI Health St. Elizabeth is a Lincoln acute-care hospital within the regional CHI Health network. Employment opportunities include nursing, pharmacy, imaging, laboratory, surgical services, rehabilitation, patient access, environmental services, administrative functions, and other clinical and operational roles.
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals operates its flagship Lincoln campus as a specialized rehabilitation provider for adults and children with complex injuries and conditions. Careers span nursing, rehabilitation therapy, respiratory care, psychology, social work, clinical support, administration, and facility operations.
Lincoln Surgical Hospital is a physician-owned specialty hospital focused on surgical care and related services. Its workforce includes perioperative nursing, surgical technicians, imaging, sterile processing, patient care, pharmacy, environmental services, business operations, and other hospital-support functions.
VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System serves veterans through the Omaha medical center and outpatient facilities that include Lincoln. Federal healthcare careers encompass medicine, nursing, mental health, rehabilitation, pharmacy, social work, administration, facilities, and other clinical or support specialties.
Lincoln Public Schools operates more than 70 schools and programs serving Nebraska’s capital city. District careers include teachers, paraeducators, special education professionals, transportation, nutrition services, custodial teams, school leadership, technology, clerical staff, student support, and substitute assignments.
Lincoln Christian School is a large independent Christian K–12 school in southeast Lincoln. Employment may include classroom teaching, paraprofessional support, student services, athletics and activities, facilities, administration, and other roles supporting its elementary and secondary programs.
Pius X Catholic High School serves students from Catholic parishes across the Lincoln area and is Nebraska’s largest Catholic school. Employment includes faculty, substitute teaching, student-support, advancement, foundation, administrative, and other positions supporting secondary education and campus programs.
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is the state’s flagship public research university and a major Lancaster County employer. Careers span faculty, research, extension, student services, information technology, facilities, agriculture, administration, skilled trades, athletics, and professional campus operations.
Nebraska Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Lincoln offering undergraduate and graduate programs. Employment includes faculty, admissions, student services, information technology, advancement, athletics, administration, campus operations, and other professional roles supporting the university community.
Southeast Community College operates a major Lincoln campus alongside its Beatrice and Milford locations, delivering academic, technical, and workforce education. Careers include faculty, student support, administration, public safety, facilities, technology, and professional staff serving diverse instructional programs.
Union Adventist University, formerly Union College, is a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Lincoln offering undergraduate and graduate education. Campus employment includes faculty, full-time and part-time staff, student services, administration, facilities, and specialized roles supporting academic and residential programs.
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement outside Lincoln city limits along with investigations, civil process, court security, and specialized services. The agency recruits sworn deputies and civilian employees for communications, records, support, administration, and other public-safety functions.
The Lincoln Police Department serves Nebraska’s capital through patrol, investigations, emergency communications, community engagement, and specialized units. Its recruiting resources cover sworn police careers and public-safety support positions, with hiring information for new applicants and experienced law-enforcement candidates.
Lincoln Fire & Rescue operates fire, emergency medical, rescue, and prevention services across Lincoln from a network of stations. Career opportunities include firefighter and firefighter-paramedic positions, with department recruiting information explaining testing, qualifications, and the municipal hiring process.
Nebraska Crime Commission’s law-enforcement job board aggregates vacancies submitted by agencies throughout the state. Lancaster County job seekers can use it to compare police, sheriff, corrections, dispatch, and related public-safety opportunities beyond the individual Lincoln-area departments listed here.
Nebraska’s official state-careers system lets Lancaster County applicants search vacancies across agencies headquartered in Lincoln and elsewhere. Opportunities encompass government administration, health and human services, corrections, transportation, environmental programs, finance, information technology, regulatory work, and many specialized public-service fields.
NEworks provides Nebraska job seekers with a statewide employment search plus career-planning, training, résumé, and labor-market tools. Lancaster County residents can use the system to find employer postings and connect with workforce services that support reemployment, skills development, and career transitions.
The League of Nebraska Municipalities posts openings supplied by municipal employers throughout Nebraska. For Lincoln-area job seekers, the board broadens the search to city and village positions in management, utilities, planning, public works, finance, public safety, recreation, and community operations.
Nebraska Association of County Officials offers a dedicated employment board for participating county governments. Lancaster County applicants can use it to discover public-service positions statewide in roads, assessment, administration, courts, corrections, finance, technology, public safety, and other county functions.
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