A calm bend of the Snake River at dawn with pink alpenglow on Mount Moran and the Teton Range.

Closed Seasonal

Park Guide (Field Unit Local Hiring Authority)

Park Ranger

National Park ServiceWest Yellowstone, Montana · Rocky Mountains

Pay
$40,736–$52,957 per year

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A uniformed front-line interpretation job at Yellowstone, based in West Yellowstone, Montana. The guide answers visitor questions, leads interpretive walks and tours, delivers pre-written programs, orients hikers heading out on trail, and collects fees. Groups on longer programs can run up to fifty people. The appointment is permanent career-seasonal at GS-5, with roughly eleven months in pay status each year covering January through October plus December and a non-pay month in November. Travel is up to twenty-five percent and can include up to five overnights a month. Because this uses the local hiring authority, applicants must already live in Gallatin or Park County Montana, Park, Sublette or Teton County Wyoming, or Fremont County Idaho.

Facts about this job
Pay$40,736 – $52,957 per year
Employment TypeSeasonal
HousingNot provided
MealsNot provided
ExperienceEntry level, no experience required
LocationWest Yellowstone, Montana
Job TypePark Ranger
PostedSep 20, 2026
Apply ByFilled Sep 23, 2026

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