33: How to Become a Park Ranger

How do you become a park ranger?

In this episode of Exploring the National Parks, we are answering this question! As a former park ranger, Ash has some insight into what it takes if you want to get started in the park service. 

Join us as she walks through the process of becoming a park ranger for anyone who wants to begin an exciting new career!

This episode covers: 

• The different types of park rangers

• Special hiring programs 

• A cool and unique park ranger job that could help you get your foot in the door

• The quintessential park ranger job

• A great entry-level position in the park service

• Reasons to start out at a smaller park

• Admin positions you can get in the parks

• The wildlife and science techs that work in the parks

• The park police that help keep people safe

• Different hiring programs you can check out

• How to become a volunteer in the parks

• Where to find job listings and when to apply for them

• Tips for the hiring process

There are a lot of different ways to find your way into the career that you want, and we hope this episode was helpful! We really want to make park ranger jobs accessible to everyone. Be sure to check out usajobs.gov to find the available job listings for the different parks!

Check out the full show notes here.