Career Opportunities

Cape Vincent, NY and the surrounding area offer a range of job opportunities in tourism, local businesses, education, and public services. Major employers include the Cape Vincent Correctional Facility, local schools, and small hospitality businesses. Nearby Watertown provides additional work in healthcare, retail, and manufacturing, while Fort Drum offers numerous federal civilian positions in administration, logistics, trades, and support services. Overall, the region provides diverse employment options across multiple fields.

Jefferson County Civil Service

  • Administrative & Office

  • Public Works & Transportation

  • Law & Public Safety

  • Planning & Environmental

  • Legal Services

  • Social & Community Services

  • Health & Human Services

  • Clerical & Support Roles

New York State Civil Service

  • Environmental Conservation

  • Public Works

  • Corrections (Cape Vincent Correctional Facility)

  • Administration (NYS Parks)

Federal Civil Service

  • U.S. Customs & Border Protection

  • Fort Drum has approximately 3,000 civilian employees working in full-time and part-time roles. Opportunities exist across a broad spectrum of skills and duties in both federal service and through private contractors. 

    • Common job areas include:

    • Healthcare: Positions within the Defense Health Agency, such as physicians, nurses, and occupational therapy assistants.

    • Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR): Roles in the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR), including recreation assistants (lifeguards, fitness), food and beverage attendants, and bowling equipment repairers.

    • Child and Youth Services (CYS): Opportunities for child and youth program assistants and supervisory program specialists.

    • Administration and Support: Roles like pay clerks, general clerks, and customer service representatives supporting base operations.

    • Maintenance and Construction: Jobs such as maintenance mechanics, heavy equipment operators, and project engineers.

Education

  • Thousand Islands School District

    • Cape Vincent Elementary School

    • Guardino Elementary School

    • Thousand Islands Middle School

    • Thousand Islands High School

  • Alexandria Central School

  • General Brown Central School District

    • Dexter Elementary School

    • Brownville-Glen Park Elementary School

    • Junior-Senior High School

  • Jefferson Community College (SUNY JCC)

  • Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES

  • Lyme Central School District

  • La Fargeville Central School District

  • Sackets Harbor Central School District

  • Watertown City School District

    • Elementary Schools:

      • Knickerbocker Elementary School

      • North Elementary School

      • Ohio Street School

      • Sherman Elementary School

      • Starbuck Elementary School

    • Middle School

      • H. T. Wiley Intermediate School

      • Case Middle School

    • High School

      • Watertown Senior High School

Healthcare

  • Cape Vincent Family Health Center (Cape Vincent, NY)

  • River Hospital (Alexandria Bay, NY)

  • Samaritan Medical Center (Watertown, NY)

  • North Country Family Health Center (Watertown, NY)

  • VA Clinic (Watertown, NY)

  • WellNow Urgent Care (Watertown, NY)

  • QuikMed Urgent Care (Watertown, NY)

  • Watertown Urgent Care (Watertown, NY)

  • Pediatric Associates of Watertown (Watertown, NY)

  • Family Practice Associates (Watertown, NY)

  • Comprehensive Women’s Health Services (Watertown, NY)

  • Hospice of Jefferson County (Watertown, NY)