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Explore rural VA locations

Enjoy a change of pace and a small-town lifestyle with a job at one of the more than 500 rural and highly rural VA facilities around the country. Earn incentives and experience an improved work-life balance while caring for Veterans. 

Rural job openings

The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act expanded VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances. 

Through the PACT Act, we’re making major investments to bring top talent to our more than 500 rural facilities around the nation, which means that you can explore locations from coast to coast and discover your perfect fit. 

Use these searches to explore some of our priority rural locations, or visit USAJOBS for other rural locations, and find a job that’s right for you. 

You’re able to shine up here, because it’s just a smaller community. We are a little bit slower pace but I think it’s 10 times better for that.

Samantha Kurtz, Lead X-Ray Technician
Butler, PA

Help rural Veterans access care

Breaking down barriers to health care for rural Veterans is fundamental to our work at VA. You can be part of the solution. Our dedicated teams are working nationwide to recruit health care providers and support staff to join our rural facilities.  

Through recent efforts like the PACT Act, VA can offer a rewarding career serving rural Veterans with competitive pay, generous bonuses, and comprehensive benefits, including education assistance, enhanced nurse and PA salaries, and potential private sector contract buyouts. 

Your expertise can make a difference for the nearly 5 million Veterans who reside in rural communities, where distance can make access to care a challenge.  

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