Careers in the National Park Service

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The National Park Service offers many different employment opportunities.

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What comes to mind when you think about working for the National Park Service? Park rangers in flat hats in a beautiful landscape? Staff in period clothing interpreting our nation's history? Sure, we have lots of employees who do that, but in reality National Park Service employees wear a lot of different hats—or no hats at all! From budget and finance to scientific research to community assistance to maintenance to park rangering, employees fill a variety of roles as we work to preserve our nation's special places and stories.

Explore some of the unique and important jobs in the National Park Service. Then learn how you can join us!

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Employee Profiles: What We Do!

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  • Workforce Management

    The Link between Human Resources and a Human Connection

    • Offices: Workforce Management
    Two people connecting puzzle pieces in front of the sunrise.

    Article written by Audrey Nelson for "A Day in the Life of a Fellow" Article Series National Park Service - Workforce Management Fellow in Partnership with Northwest Youth Corps Thumbnail image used reflects two people connecting puzzle pieces in front of the sunrise. (photo credit- unknown)

  • YMCA Partnership

    • Locations: Gateway National Recreation Area, Gateway Arch National Park, Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
    • Offices: Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate, Youth Programs Division
    Two young campers hold their curricula worksheets in front of a body of water

    Over the past 10 years, the National Park Service and the YMCA have partnered to connect more than 100,000 young people from 21 Ys across the nation to 65 national parks and historic sites through summer day camp programs.

  • San Antonio Missions National Historical Park's 2023 Cultural Landscape Apprentices

    • Locations: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
    • Offices: Youth Programs, Youth Programs Division
    three women sitting on a large tree

    Designed to prepare youth for careers in conservation and environmental planning, the Cultural Landscape Apprentice program matches young adults with opportunities to learn about cultural landscape management in a hands-on environment alongside National Park Service (NPS) employees at San Antonio Missions. Dijonta, DariAnn and Daniela’s 8-month long apprenticeship just ended at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, and we asked them to share what they gained.

  • Office of Communications

    Staff Spotlight: Suki Skye

    • Offices: Office of Communications
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    Meet Suki Skye, the NPS InsideNPS Manager, who works in the Office of Communications!

  • Staff Spotlight: Sarah Sherwood

    • Locations: Big Hole National Battlefield, Indiana Dunes National Park, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Nez Perce National Historical Park, Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve,
    • Offices: Youth Programs, Youth Programs Division
    A female ranger in uniform standing at a cave entrance.

    Meet Sarah Sherwood, Park Guide at White Sands National Park, and learn about her career journey from internships to permanent positions!

  • Debbie Davis

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    Debbie Davis is a Program Analyst and provides support and advises Program Managers in planning and managing their programs, operations and processes.

  • New Faces, Bright Futures: William Chinana

    Person in hardhat smiles for a picture while holding a paintbrush and wood slats in front of them.

    Adobe, Ancestry, and the NPS: Learn more about William Chinana TTAP path.

  • From TTAP to NPS: Alex Crawford

    • Locations: Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument, Petersburg National Battlefield
    Two men hunching over a green planter with small green plants growing in it.

    In 2024, Alex Crawford worked as a Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) Landscape Stewardship Corps (LSC) intern at Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. This internship gave him essential skills that led to him becoming a gardener at Petersburg National Battlefield. We caught up with him to hear about his experience, his background, and his work now as an NPS employee.

  • Event Recap - Empowering Our Future Conservation and Climate Stewards

    • Locations: Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, Capitol Reef National Park, Glacier National Park,
    • Offices: Youth Programs, Youth Programs Division
    A screenshot of eight individuals in boxes on the Zoom Platform.

    The National Park Service Youth and Young Adult Programs Division co-hosted the virtual event “Then/Now/Tomorrow: Empowering Our Future Conservation and Climate Stewards” on April 24, 2024, for National Park Week, alongside The Corps Network, the National Park Foundation, and AmeriCorps. A panel of six current and former corps members shared their experiences working and serving on public lands.

  • From TTAP to NPS: Sophie Millar

    • Locations: Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site

    Sophie Millar recently worked as a Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) and TTAP Landscape Stewardship Corps (LSC) intern at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. This experience led her to a NPS position as a gardener at the White House and President's Park. We caught up with her to hear about her experience, her background, and her work now as an NPS employee.

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Last updated: May 10, 2022