Also called: Fire Camp Caterer, Mobile Kitchen Crew
Works in mobile kitchen trailers feeding thousands of firefighters at wildfire base camps.
When a big wildfire breaks out, your company's kitchen trailers are dispatched to a remote camp. You help cook 2,000 breakfasts by 5 a.m. and pack lunches for crews heading to the fire line. It is intense, seasonal, and meaningful work.
Overtime during fire season raises pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job; seasonal contracts with private caterers that serve federal agencies.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Feeding thousands of firefighters from mobile kitchens in the field stays hands-on.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to private fire-camp caterers in the West before fire season (often posted on Indeed)
Classes: Culinary arts CTE, Physical education, Health.
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