NCAI Annual Convention & Marketplace
For tribal government leaders, staff and partners.
- Dates
- Usually October (next dates not announced)
- Where
- In person
- Cost
- Paid ticket. 2026 edition was Oct 18-22 in Palm Springs; early bird pricing and member savings; amounts not listed
- Type
- Conference · Paid ticket
- Last checked
- October 26, 2026 against the event’s own site
Official site and registration
Cheaper ways in: Early-bird rates and NCAI member savings
Speaking opportunities
Speaking not checked
The field it serves: Government & Public Sector
- Verified open jobs
- about 15,748
- Typical posted salary
- $110,000 a year (middle half $86,000 to $145,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 34% of openings
- Employment, year over year
- −0.9% in government, the closest BLS sector
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,492 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.
Full Government & Public Sector snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences
Government & Public Sector employers hiring now
We have not yet published an exhibitor or attendee list for this event. These employers in its industry have open verified jobs, so they are the ones worth meeting.
- Maximus670 open
- State of Florida564 open
- Commonwealth of Massachusetts241 open
- City of New York208 open
- Army National Guard Units197 open
- State of Missouri178 open
- Commonwealth of Virginia, USA178 open
- Clients Blackbox171 open
- Air National Guard Units168 open
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers160 open
- Federal government of the United States127 open
- State of Arizona126 open
Industries and functions
Past and planned editions
- 2026: dates not announced
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