Are you the outdoorsy type and wish you could make a living off your love for nature? Well, today is your lucky day: The National Park Service is hiring for a variety of positions across its U.S. parks for next year. Yosemite National Park in California is hiring for 300 different jobs for summer 2018. Some of the positions include backcountry rangers, entrance station rangers, custodial services, forestry technicians, utility systems operators, administrative assistants and traffic control ranges. The jobs pay between $16 and $22 an hour. https://www.instagram.com/p/BbVeKJnAlGE/?taken-by=yosemitenps If California doesn't strike your fancy, there plenty of other jobs around the country. Acadia National Park in Maine are hiring interpretation rangers, who educate guests. There are also visitor service positions at the Colorado National Monument, Canyonlands National Park, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, and Curecanti National Recreation Area in Colorado. In Utah, there are openings at Bryce Canyon National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and Arches National Park. In addition to the national parks, there are jobs at national sights, such as park ranger positions at the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina and park ranger jobs at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York. https://www.instagram.com/p/BUeUZxClQRJ/?taken-by=capehatterasnps Wondering what working these jobs is like? A friend of mine worked at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming for a summer in college, and it was truly a life-changing experience for her. She made lifelong friends and loved the experience of working and living so close to nature. On the employee-review site Glassdoor, the National Park Service has a 3.6 out 5-star rating with 335 reviews. "Best office view in the world and sometimes you get paid to hike," reads one review. Adds another, "If you have a passion for history, the environment, and are a great people person this is the job for you. The job will be fulfilling experience, and it pays decent." To view all available positions and apply, visit the USAJOBS website. It is recommended to create a profile on the site in advance, which will save time when the hiring process begins. If you're interested in one of these jobs with the National Park Service, you should act fast because each job may only be posted for up to five business days, and some of the jobs have application limits ranging from 50 to 100 applicants. Jobs will be posted through January 2018. Good luck!
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