Welcome to Cedar Rapids!

Cedar Rapids is a vibrant city, encompassing unique attractions, exciting events, specialty shopping, a dynamic art scene, and a large variety of restaurant and nightlife options. You’ll find that Cedar Rapids offers one of the best places to live, work and play in the Midwest.

Every year the Cedar Rapids community experiences the wonders of changing seasons in our Midwestern landscape. Some say that taking the time to appreciate everyday beauty extends life, almost like an extra season is added to every year. Cedar Rapids offers a unique balance of big city amenities without all the typical hassles and headaches that come with a large city.  This extra time afforded to our residents and visitors is why Cedar Rapids is known as “The City of Five Seasons.”  This fifth season affords us time to enjoy all other seasons and to enjoy life.

The City of Cedar Rapids welcomes diversity in all forms including; race, gender, background, sexual orientation, age, national origin and thought. The City strives for a workforce that reflects the community we serve! The City of Cedar Rapids appreciates the values, leadership, and unique skills service members bring to the workforce & encourages opportunities to employ Guardsmen, Reservists, and Veterans!


It is the policy of the City of Cedar Rapids to recruit and select the most qualified candidates for open positions. Recruitment and selection shall be conducted in an affirmative manner which ensures open competition and provides equal employment opportunities as protected by state and federal law. We recruit, process, and assign all applicants on the basis of their qualifications for the particular position. We do so without regard to any factor unrelated to their ability to fulfill job requirements.


If you have any questions about this process, please call the Cedar Rapids Human Resources Office at: 319-286-5000.

Thank you for your interest in employment with the City of Cedar Rapids!