Alaska Summer Jobs

If you want a really cool, memorable summer job then consider working for Princess Tours / Holland America. They have a series of job fairs coming up. You can find a whole range of job opportunities – both land- and sea-based positions. The two companies have 15 ships sailing to and from Alaska, 15 big [...]

Summer is in full swing, but you can still land a fishing job in Alaska. When ships return to harbor, many times crew members leave, opening positions for new workers. Some of the seasons that are still open include: Pacific Cod Black Cod Halibut King Salmon Dungeness Crab Yakutat Shrimp Beam Trawl Shrimp Hake Sablefish [...]

Summer jobs. They’re an annual rite of passage for college-aged students, and also the source of much anxiety. Countless young students search for their summer jobs terrified by one thought: if it’s not a meaningful internship in a relevant career industry, then they won’t be able to find a good job after college. While it [...]

Happy Hump Day! As you know by now, Wednesdays at the JobMonkey are for hot job leads. We bring you three of the hottest leads from the Job Monkey Job Center, a free resource for job seekers in search of an adventure — and a paycheck. This week, I am spotlighting jobs in the Alaska [...]

The reverberations of our nation’s economic recession are being felt around the country — including the northern most state of Alaska. Alaska’s biggest tourist season is the summer, which typically sees droves of visitors coming for cruises, train tours and adventure vacations. This summer, however, early numbers are down — and travel experts aren’t optimistic [...]

Having been to Alaska several times during the summer months I can tell you: the state is unlike all others. If you like wildlife and natural beauty, then Alaska is where you should work this summer. Why hang out locally to work retail or in an office – especially if you can make as much [...]

If you’re a college student looking for summer employment and adventure, consider looking West — *way* West.  All the way to Alaska.  There are more opportunities in that vast state than there are people to fill them! Alaska summer jobs include everything from nature and adventure guides to seasonal biologists to cooks, cleaners and service [...]