Also called: Trail Crew Member, Mountain Bike Trail Builder
Builds and maintains hiking and mountain bike trails.
Trail crews camp in the backcountry, moving rocks, cutting fallen trees, and building switchbacks with hand tools. Mountain bike trail builders use mini excavators to shape jumps and berms.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; conservation corps programs.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Natural Resources, Outdoor Recreation.
Growing about average. Growing with outdoor recreation investment.
Low risk for 10 years. Building and fixing trails with hand tools in rough terrain is physical outdoor work.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to a conservation corps youth crew (state corps or the Student Conservation Association) for summer
Classes: Environmental science, Woodshop, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-3011.
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