National Park Service: jobs, salaries and hiring

Hiring now

• 81

  open professional roles

• 111

  opened in the last 90 days

  111 in the last 12 months

• 0%

  of roles are remote

• 28

  states hiring

  California, Colorado, Washington, Arizona, Alaska, Utah

What it hires for: Operations (4), Customer Success (2), Engineering (2), Legal (2), Sales (1). By level: mid level (46), early career (25), senior ic (18), entry level (10), director (7).

Where: Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona (5), Washington, District of Columbia (4), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (4), Homestead, Florida (3), Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado (3), Yosemite National Park, California (3), Boston, Massachusetts (2), Boulder City, Nevada (2).

National Park Service hiring at a glance

• We have tracked National Park Service's career site since Oct 2026; it has opened 114 professional roles in that time.
• 20 of National Park Service's 50 open roles (40%) are entry-level or early-career.
• Of the 41 open roles that state where the work happens, 41 hybrid.
• 100% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 62% for Government & Public Sector employers.
• 3 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 15 days ago.
• By open professional roles, National Park Service ranks #107 of 293 Government & Public Sector employers we track.

What National Park Service asks for

How National Park Service compares with Government & Public Sector employers

Median across 293 Government & Public Sector employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.

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Open roles

• Management and Program AnalystDenali National Park, AK
• Landscape Architect (Seasonal) (GS-7)Yankton, South Dakota
• Budget Analyst (GS-7)Springdale, Utah · $50k–$66k
• Administrative Program Specialist (GS-7/9)Dinosaur, Colorado · $50k–$80k
• Project Manager (Compliance) (GS-11)Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado · $75k–$97k
• Volunteer Manager and Outreach Coordinator (GS-11)Longmire, Washington · $84k–$109k
• Biologist (GS-11)Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming · $75k–$97k
• FUL - Budget Analyst (GS-9)New York, New York · $73k–$95k
• Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist (GS-9)Stillwater, New York · $64k–$83k
• Fire Protection Specialist (GS-9)Homestead, Florida · $62k–$80k

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What National Park Service pays

Across 111 postings with a posted range, pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. 100% of its roles post a salary range.

Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.

Common questions

Is National Park Service hiring?

National Park Service has 81 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 111 opened in the last 90 days and 111 in the last 12 months. The most common function is operations.

How well does National Park Service pay?

Across 111 postings with a posted salary range, National Park Service's pay is in line with the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.

Does National Park Service hire entry-level candidates?

Yes. 20 of National Park Service's 50 open roles (40%) are entry-level or early-career. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.

Does National Park Service offer remote or hybrid jobs?

Of the 41 open roles that state where the work happens, 41 hybrid.

What skills does National Park Service ask for?

Across its open roles the skills named most often are project management (11), procurement (5), budgeting (3), gis (3), onboarding (3), risk management (2).