Wilderness Lodges, Hotels, Resorts

Alaska hotels, resorts, and Alaska wilderness lodges hire a huge variety of summer employees, including maintenance, housekeeping, food services, gift shop and reservations.

These include positions such as:

Front desk clerk
Night auditor
Restaurant services manager
Seasonal Chef
Line cook
Prep cook
Host/ess
Waitstaff
Seasonal Bartender
Busperson
Dishwasher
Housekeeper
Laundry attendant
Groundskeeper
Maintenance staff
Sales clerk
Room attendant
Trip packer

Previous experience in the hotel and hospitality industry is helpful but not always necessary. If you've had any number of retail jobs in the past, then those should be on your resume. Some employers will train on the job.

Working in the hospitality industry is great for friendly, cheerful people who enjoy working with the public. The hours for hospitality jobs tend to be more regular than guide jobs.

While Alaskan hotels and resorts are like hotels everywhere in some ways, they tend to be more remote than most. Employee housing may be in tents or off-grid communal cabins, and the nearest town could be over 100 miles away! You might be called upon to pitch in with maintenance at smaller resorts, or be given the opportunity to learn how to be a nature guide during your time off.

Alaskan hotels and resorts tend to be close to nature.

In addition to hospitality jobs, many resorts and wilderness lodges also hire nature guides and tour drivers. During your time off you can go hiking, camping, fishing, or participate in other outdoor activities.

If these types of jobs, with the outdoors activities and environment, sound good, then be sure to consider all types of dude ranch jobs. Located primarily in the western states (i.e., Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, Arizona), dude ranches hire wranglers, kitchen staff, housekeeping staff, and guides. Our dude ranch section covers the entire industry.

Many seasonal employees return to the same companies year after year.

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