Alternative Jobs: Seasonal National Park Jobs

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Looking for a wonderful nomadic job? Consider a seasonal job in one of America’s national parks. Seasonal jobs come with the best thing you could ever hope for from a job…an end date! Many National Parks in the United States have a vast array of seasonal positions open. The main operating season of many national parks is during the summer so there is an increased need for employees to fill many openings during the summer months, typically from June through September. The most visible position in any of America’s national parks is that of park ranger, but did you know that there are several types of park rangers? There are rangers dedicated to education (interpretation), protection and law enforcement. Each type of ranger requires a specific set of skills.

If you don’t wish to be the face of your national park, not to worry, there are several jobs that are more behind the scenes. Several positions exist for those with trade skills, especially people who are skilled in building and grounds maintenance. Unskilled positions are also readily available for such things as custodial workers and trail maintenance crews. In national parks with vast wilderness trail systems there are even jobs for wranglers and horse packers. These people take care of pack animals and ferry supplies to and from back country work sites.

Besides being a job with an end date, seasonal work in a national park offers a great work environment and places the employee right in the middle of the best things that America has to offer. National parks showcase unique, beautiful and historic sites and the parks tend to draw a staff that has much diverse and interesting knowledge. An added benefit is that many of these jobs come with housing, oftentimes at a nominal cost to the employee but housing in some of the most pristine places in America.

You can check out National Park Service jobs here (note: this link lists all NPS jobs including full-time year round positions). If you think seasonal work may be for you, you might also want to check out jobs in Antarctica

Will @ August 8, 2008