Park Jobs and Seasonal Employment
Across the U.S.

A Free Guide to Discovering Full-Time and Seasonal Park Jobs:

Let us be your guide to uncovering permanent job and seasonal employment opportunities at national and state parks, recreation areas, and campgrounds -- throughout the U.S.

Alphabetical List of Full-Time and Seasonal Park Job Opportunities:

Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, Oregon Cool Works -- a great site for job-seekers, currently listing more than 75,000 job openings at national parks, amusement parks, resorts, cruise lines, camps, ranches, and other "cool" places. No cost to job-seekers.

HappyVagabonds.com -- where you'll find information about workamping, boondocking, hiking, places to visit, health and fitness, rving jobs, campgrounds, rv parks, and lots of other information related to the outdoors experience. No cost to job-seekers.

National Park Service Employment Opportunities -- where job-seekers can discover full-time, seasonal, and volunteering positions at national parks across the U.S. The Parks Service has approximately 16,000 permanent employees and hires up to 10,000 temporary and seasonal employees each year. Additional support is provided by 125,000 volunteers annually. Apply directly for jobs. No cost to job-seekers.

Recreation and Park Jobs -- a nice little collection of links to recreational, seasonal, and similar jobs Websites. No cost to job-seekers.

Season Jobs 365 -- where job-seekers can find temporary work, summer jobs, winter jobs, working holidays, jobs abroad, ski and snowboard jobs, holiday reps, resort work, catering, and other seasonal work. Job-seekers can search or browse job listings by location or job type. Part of the One World 365 network of Websites. No cost to job-seekers.

SeasonWorkers.com -- a job site covering all aspects of worldwide working travel and seasonal recruitment -- including winter resorts, summer resorts, outdoor jobs, and TEFL positions -- where job-seekers can search job postings (by job category and country) and then apply directly to whichever one interests you. No cost to job-seekers.

Workamper.com -- a job site for job-seekers who are full-time or near full-time RV'ers and are seeking volunteer or paid part-time or full-time positions related to RVing. Most job postings are in outdoor hospitality. Paid subscription required to view postings or place your own listing.


Critical Job-Seeker Job-Search and Career Resources:

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington A few of the most important links to our sister site, Quintessential Careers, which offers job-seekers top-quality professional advice and tools -- at no cost. Use these free professional resources to apply, interview, and obtain the parks job you seek!

  • Action Verbs for Cover Letters, Resumes
  • Career Networking Resources
  • Cover Letter Resources
  • Resume and CV Resources
  • Transferable Job Skills

  • Job-Hunting Samples and Examples

  • Job Interviewing Resources
  • Thank-You Letter Resources for Job-Seekers
  • Salary Negotiation Resources