NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - SUMMER EMPLOYMENT

Careers with the Park Service are among the most coveted jobs in the federal government, and turnover is very low. Fortunately for the rest of us, many non-career, seasonal Park Service positions are available for the three-month summer session, so even if a career with the Park Service is out of reach, you can at least get a taste for the work.

Competition for summer seasonal Park Service positions can be tough, but if you are qualified and knowledgeable about the national parks' hiring procedures, your chances increase dramatically. Each year the Park Service hires thousands of seasonal workers to help manage, maintain, and operate Park Service lands. Seasonal positions offer unique opportunities to work, live, and play in some of our country's most prized scenic lands and to learn and teach about this nation's most important historic sites. Typical examples of seasonal Park Service jobs include:

• Leading informational tours through Mammoth Caves National Park
• Collecting fees and hosting visitors at Acadia National Park in Maine
• Helping uncover prehistoric archaeological sites at Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado
• Watching swimmers as a lifeguard at Point Reyes National Seashore near San Francisco
• Helping Park Service architects renovate historical lodges at Glacier National Park as a seasonal architectural technician

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