Jobs and Internships

Find your passion! If you are between 15 to 30 years old, or a military veteran who is 35 years old or younger, apply for a job or paid internship to help you figure out your career path. Gain work experience, while helping to preserve and protect our nation’s natural and cultural resources. The National Park Service collaborates with many organizations to offer onsite and remote internship and fellowship opportunities. If you have specific questions, contact a park of interest directly to ensure that you learn all the opportunities available. 

Focus areas include:

  • Archeology

  • Museum collection

  • Public health

  • Communications

  • Digital experience

  • History

  • Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM)

  • Historic preservation

Jobs

Whether you are looking for part-time work during the school year, a summer job, or are beginning a full-time career, check USAJobs for current openings. Additionally, there are opportunities for teens, young adults, veterans, students, and recent graduates listed below.

Intern with National Park Service leadership in front of the Department of the Interior Building
Interns with National Park Service Director Charles F. "Chuck" Sams in front of the Department of the Interior Building.

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Internships

Paid Internship Opportunities

Note that these are all paid opportunities and may offer a special hiring authority upon successful completion of the program called the Public Lands Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority, or the Direct Hire Authority for Resource Assistant Internships (DHA-RAI). Many of the internships are listed below (not all).

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Last updated: October 9, 2024