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National Cemetery Administration jobs

Join the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) and become part of a team that commemorates the Veterans who have served our nation.

About NCA

At NCA, we honor Veterans with final resting places in national shrines, and with lasting tributes that commemorate their service to our nation. 

We serve all Veterans and their families with the utmost dignity, respect, and compassion. Every national cemetery is designed to inspire visitors to understand and appreciate the service and sacrifice of our nation’s Veterans. 

Working at NCA

Maintain the hallowed grounds that serve as Veterans’ final resting place. The NCA offers a wide variety of job opportunities for qualified individuals with different levels of education and experience at over 150 locations across the United States. 

As part of our team, your work will be essential in ensuring Veterans receive the benefits they’ve earned in a way that honors their service. 

Join the NCA today and discover a rewarding career that leaves a lasting impact. 

    NCA job openings

    With the NCA, you can find careers that support Veterans by providing dignified burial services for those who have served and their eligible family members.  

    Explore NCA job openings to join the mission of honoring our Veterans and their families

    Exciting employment benefits

    NCA careers offers you limitless room for growth while providing opportunities that will push your talent to exciting new heights, with benefits that include: 

    • Competitive salaries 
    • Comprehensive health care coverage 
    • Federal Employee Retirement System plans 
    • Generous paid time off and parental leave 

    We take pride in who we are and what we do.

    Buddy A. Flemming
    Caretaker, Florida National Cemetery

    NCA Spotlight Careers

    Budget analyst

    Budget analysts perform a variety of procurement and budgetary management duties that are vital to the effective operation and mission of NCA. Budget analysts work on the formulation, execution, and adjustment to Operating Budget Plans, as well as perform and oversee procurement activities, review invoices, purchase card orders, and make reconciliations. 

    Program support assistant

    In this role, you provide specialized and general clerical duties in support of interment operations at NCA. Your goals include providing family members and visitors with assistance in locating gravesites, representing NCA by coordinating committal services, and communicating with funeral directors, families, and honor guards attending services or burials. 

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