Also called: Adventure Park Guide
Guides guests through zipline courses and treetop adventure parks, managing harnesses and safety.
You check every guest's harness, clip them in, and send them flying across a canyon while cracking jokes to calm nerves. You are trained in rope rescue in case someone gets stuck. It is a fun outdoor summer job.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training plus first aid and rescue certification.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Clipping guests in, checking gear and running rescues on a zipline course stay hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to zipline and canopy tour parks before the season; they train and certify new guides in-house
Classes: Physical education, Health, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9032.
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