How Do You Become A National Park Ranger?
Do you like being outdoors and working with people? Do you have a passion for natural resources? If so, becoming a National Park Ranger may be for you! Step 1 Get to know the website USA Jobs (http://www.usajobs.gov/) upside down and inside out. All federal jobs must be posted on this website. Use the FAQ page to help learn the language (http://www.custhelp.usajobs.gov/cgi-bin/usopm.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=E4MnRkoj). The Federal government uses lots of acronyms and forms named by letter-number combinations. Step 2 Do a search for “National Park Service” jobs (part of the Department of Interior) after clicking on “agency search” near the top of the USAjobs website. All of the jobs available within the National Park Service (NPS) will pop up. Don’t get hung-up on the job title of “Park Ranger” because all of the of the positions with titles like “Park Guide” or “Visitor Use Assistant” actually do a lot of what people think Park Rangers do. Most NPS Rangers start in a different
