Also called: Fee Collection Ranger, Park Entrance Attendant
Greets thousands of visitors a day at the gate of a national or state park, collecting fees, handing out maps and answering every kind of question.
At 7 a.m. the line of cars at the Yellowstone gate already stretches down the road. You take passes and payments, hand out maps and warn visitors about wildlife on the roads. By afternoon you've answered 'where's the nearest bathroom?' a hundred times and smiled every time.
Seasonal work is common; housing may be offered in remote parks.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; many are seasonal hires, including college students.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Parks and Recreation (optional), Hospitality.
Growing about average. Steady seasonal hiring; some parks are adding online pass systems.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Online passes and scanners cut fee work, but greeting visitors and answering questions stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply on USAJOBS (national parks) or your state parks site for seasonal fee collector jobs in winter First: Seasonal government hiring: apply in winter for summer, plus a short training
Classes: Speech, Spanish or another language, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9099.
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