Jobs with the National Park Service

The National Park Service manages close to 400 sites across the country. In addition to the traditional National Parks, they also operate sites such as the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and Gettysburg, Rosie the Riveter in California, Boston Harbor Islands in Massachusetts, and Russell Cave in Alabama. They also give grants to local communities to register, record and save historic places; create community parks and local recreation facilities; conserve rivers and streams, and develop trails and greenways. The National Park Service is always hiring and right now they have more than 200 positions posted on USAJOBS .

One of the jobs available right now is for a Landscape Historian in Washington DC at a salary from 50,408.00 - 65,531.00 USD per year. To qualify for this job, you need to have a degree in history or in any related field that has a minimum of 18 semester hours in history. You can also qualify with a combination of education and experience or experience and an advanced degree. The graduate degree must be in social sciences or humanities as long as it included training in historical research methodology; or the thesis approached the subject from an historical viewpoint and used professional historical research methodology and techniques in its preparation.

Another one is for a Transportation Specialist in West Glacier, Montana with a salary from 46,625.00 - 73,329.00 USD per year. To qualify for this job, you need to have specialized experience such as basic administration of a transit or transportation system, assisting in the fleet management of a fairly large organization (with at least 200 vehicles), engineer technician for the collection and interpretation of traffic data. You can substitute education for experience that consists of a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education directly related to transit operations, transportation planning, traffic analysis, civil engineering, or similar, or LL.B. or J.D., if in a related field.

Other jobs available right now are for a Community Planner in Woonsocket, Rhode Island with a salary from 61,425.00 to 79,847.00 USD per year------Editorial Assistant in Yellowstone National Park with a salary from 34,300.00 to 49,553.00 USD per year------Engineering Equipment Operator in Mesa Verde National Park Colorado with a salary from 20.82 to 24.29 USD per hour------Human Resources Assistant in Denver, Colorado with a salary from 32,980.00 to 40,852.00 USD per year------Hydrologic Technician in State College, Pennsylvania with a salary from 38,117.00 to 49,553.00 USD per year------Lead Forestry Technician(Asst. Fire Engine Opr) in Agoura Hills, California with a salary from 35,135.00 to 48,197.00 USD per year

Sources: The National Park Service
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