Seasonal Summer Jobs Working Outdoors

If you enjoy being outside, have the energy and the drive to work in exciting, always changing environments and want to build your resume, consider a job in the great outdoors this summer.

Here are some of the types of jobs to consider at national parks:

-Provide great customer service for park and event visitors

-Conduct educational sessions for children on trips from schools or camps

-Be a tour guide and share information on tour points of interest

-Distribute information through brochures and educational presentations

-Do environmental research

-Maintain the environment

-Monitor visitor activities for safe behavior

Some of the personal skills needed to succeed in these seasonal summer jobs in the great outdoors are:

-strong verbal communication skills

-good interpersonal skills

-effective time management

-ability to multitask

-teamwork

Here are three great resources offering free online help to concentrate your efforts if you are looking for a job in the great outdoors this summer.

Cool Works

Where can you find information on summer jobs in national parks like Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain National Park and Everglades National Park? Check out a comprehensive, great, fun website called Cool Works. If you are interested in the environment, "green" jobs or just being outdoors, there are thousands of seasonal job opportunities to explore.

Cool Works and similar summer job search websites, lets you create a profile and subscribe to free weekly email updates or even subscribe to their RSS feeds with the latest job information you require.

National Park Services