Cleared & federal job search
Built for the cleared & federal job hunt.
Whether you hold a clearance or are chasing the role that sponsors your first one, Climbr scores federal and defense jobs against your real resume — clearance level included — and never invents a thing.
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Clearance-aware match scoring
Tell Climbr your clearance level — none, in process, Public Trust, Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, or TS/SCI with poly — and it factors into how every job is scored against your real resume. A TS/SCI posting reads differently when you actually hold it. Pursuing one counts too: roles that say "must be able to obtain" are credited honestly, not inflated.
Federal & defense jobs, not just commercial
Climbr pulls from the official USAJOBS API and defense employers’ own public job boards alongside commercial listings — so federal, Pathways, and cleared-contractor roles show up in your feed instead of being buried.
Filter straight to cleared & federal roles
One click narrows your feed to postings that state a clearance requirement, and another to internships and Pathways roles — useful whether you already hold a clearance or are trying to land the job that sponsors your first one.
The browser extension works on federal boards
On a USAJOBS or cleared-employer posting, the Climbr extension shows your honest match score and saves the job to your tracker. It never auto-applies — you apply through the agency’s own system.
A free Federal Resume Checker
Federal resumes follow rules a commercial resume breaks — the 2025 two-page limit, hours per week, month/year dates, series and grade. Our free checker runs the actual OPM/USAJOBS rules and cites every finding to its .gov source.
Never fabricated
Everything Climbr writes is built only from your real background — no invented clearances, roles, or numbers. In a field with background investigations, that isn’t just ethics; it’s the only thing that survives the process.
Cleared & federal job questions
How do I find entry-level security clearance jobs?
Many federal and defense roles will sponsor your first clearance rather than require one up front — they’re worded "must be able to obtain a Secret clearance." Climbr surfaces these and scores them honestly for someone without a clearance yet, so you can target the roles that are actually attainable instead of filtering yourself out.
Which jobs sponsor a security clearance?
Cleared defense contractors and federal agencies routinely sponsor clearances for roles they can’t fill with already-cleared candidates — common in IT, cybersecurity, engineering, and analysis. Climbr pulls these from USAJOBS and defense employers’ own boards and flags the ones stating a clearance path.
Does Climbr work with USAJOBS?
Yes. Federal listings come in through the official USAJOBS API, and the Climbr browser extension shows your match score directly on a USAJOBS posting. You still apply through USAJOBS and Login.gov — Climbr never applies for you.
I already hold a clearance — does that help my match scores?
Yes. Set your clearance level in your profile and Climbr factors it into scoring: a posting that requires the clearance you hold scores higher, and the reasoning says so plainly. It credits what you have without inflating the rest of your fit.
Start with your federal resume
Run the free Federal Resume Checker, then create an account to get clearance-aware match scores on real federal and defense jobs. No card required.
Also: the LinkedIn accounts that actually post cleared jobs — hand-checked, free to browse.