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Rafting Guide Jobs in Colorado

2 open listings · updated Sep 13, 2026

Rafting Guide jobs in Colorado, listed as employers post them and as we find them on employers’ own career pages. Rafting guides work day trips and multi-day trips for licensed outfitters, usually after a guide school, earning $90 to $220 per river day plus tips. Colorado leads in guest ranch and day-trip rafting jobs, and housing is a major factor because mountain town rents are among the highest in the West.

More About Rafting Guide Jobs in Colorado

Each rafting guide listing in Colorado shows the season dates, whether housing and meals are included, the pay when the employer states it, and how to apply directly to the employer. There is no application fee and no recruiter in the middle: the apply link goes to the outfitter, ranch, lodge, agency or crew that is hiring. Listings an employer posts directly are checked by a person before they go live; listings we found on public career pages are marked until they have been checked, so confirm the details with the employer before you travel. Recently filled rafting guide positions in Colorado stay visible below the live listings so you can see which employers hire and when.

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Questions About Rafting Guide Jobs in Colorado

How many Rafting Guide jobs in Colorado are open right now?

2 listings are live on WildWork as of September 13, 2026. 0 state their pay and 2 include housing.

Do Rafting Guide jobs in Colorado come with housing?

100% of current listings say the employer provides housing, free or at a charge, and 0% include meals. Each listing shows whether housing is included and what it costs when the employer says.

How do I apply for rafting guide jobs in Colorado?

Open a listing and use its apply button. It goes straight to the employer: an email, the employer’s own application page, or USAJOBS for federal positions. WildWork never charges job seekers and never asks for money to apply. Day-trip rafting guides commonly earn $90 to $150 per day plus tips; multi-day guides earn $150 to $220 per river day with food included on trips.

When do rafting guide jobs in Colorado get posted?

Outfitters hold guide schools in April and May and hire from February through May for a late April to September season. New Colorado listings go out in the free Monday email, and the outdoor job hiring calendar how-to shows when each kind of outdoor work usually hires.

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