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Busan Metropolitan City Announces 2026 Local Government Civil Service Recruitment Plan to Hire 1,096 New Officials

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it has finalized the 2026 Busan Metropolitan City Local Government Civil Service Recruitment Examination Plan and will recruit a total of 1,096 new civil servants across 25 job series, including 436 Grade 9 administrative positions and 176 Grade 9 social welfare positions, through two examination rounds in the first and second halves of the year.

The recruitment scale for this year was determined by comprehensively considering administrative demand and anticipated vacancies within the civil service, including retirements, leaves of absence, and adjustments to authorized staffing levels, and represents an approximately 3.6-fold increase compared to the previous year. Major recruitment categories include 7 Grade 5 medical officers, 15 Grade 7 administrative officers, 436 Grade 9 administrative officers, 39 Grade 9 engineering officers, 150 Grade 9 facilities officers, and 11 research officers.

Continued efforts to expand public service entry opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups and to achieve balanced personnel administration
To expand opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups to enter public service, the City announced that it will recruit 83 persons with disabilities and 21 individuals from low-income households through separate recruitment tracks, thereby fulfilling its social responsibility through balanced hiring practices.

Principle of fair open competitive examinations, with career-based recruitment for positions requiring specialized expertise
To respond to the rapidly changing administrative environment and secure talented personnel, the City stated that it will adhere to the principle of open competitive examinations. However, for research positions, certain science and technology positions requiring specialized expertise, and technical-track high school graduates from specialized and Meister high schools, career-based competitive examinations will be conducted with position-specific qualification requirements.

Improvement of eligibility requirements for rare specialized fields and strengthening of qualification standards for technical high school graduates
For the separately recruited category of conservation science within the curator research field, where majors are scarce nationwide, the residency requirement will be lifted starting this year. Despite the principle of prioritizing local talent, this field will recruit candidates nationwide in consideration of the limited pool of qualified specialists.

For technical high school graduate recruitment tracks, applicants must have completed at least 50 percent of their total specialized coursework credits in relevant specialized subjects to meet eligibility requirements. If an applicant has not completed the required specialized coursework related to the intended position, eligibility may be met by obtaining a relevant professional certification. In such cases, however, no additional points will be awarded for the certification.

Inspection of the entire recruitment process to enhance trust through the operation of an appointment review committee
Prior to the announcement of final successful candidates, the entire process of career-based competitive examinations will be reviewed by a Career-Based Appointment Review Committee composed of human resources experts, thereby enhancing fairness and public trust in civil service recruitment examinations.

Two examination rounds to be held in 2026, with medical officer positions recruited separately on a rolling basis
The first civil service recruitment examination will be held on June 20 and is scheduled to recruit 1,051 candidates across 19 job series, including Grade 9 administrative and Grade 9 social welfare positions. In the second half of the year, on October 31, 38 candidates will be recruited across 8 job series, including Grade 7 administrative and research positions. The 7 medical officer positions will be filled on a rolling basis through separate announcements to prevent any gaps in medical administration.

Applications for the first examination will be accepted from March 23 to March 27, and applications for the second examination will be accepted from July 20 to July 24, through the Local Government Internet Application Center website at local.gosi.go.kr.

Final successful candidates, provided there are no disqualifying grounds for appointment, will be assigned to work at Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Metropolitan City Council, or autonomous districts and counties and their respective councils, including towns, townships, and neighborhoods.

Park Geun-rok, Director General of the Administrative Management Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “We hope that many capable individuals with the competence and integrity to work together toward realizing a global hub city Busan and an administration that resonates with citizens will apply.”

Detailed information on the Busan Metropolitan City civil service recruitment examination can be found in the 2026 Busan Metropolitan City Local Government Civil Service Recruitment Examination Plan posted on the City’s examination information website at gosi.busan.go.kr. Inquiries may be directed to the Talent Recruitment Team of the City’s Human Resources Division at 888-1971 to 888-1975.