This document provides information about seasonal employment opportunities with Yellowstone National Park Lodges. It summarizes the types of positions available, including entry-level jobs that do not require experience in various hospitality, food service, and facility maintenance roles. Living is provided on-site in dorms or cabins. Recreational activities and a benefits package are also available to employees. The document encourages applying online and provides contact information for any additional questions about working and living in Yellowstone National Park.

1. PLACEMENT
Guide
W
elcome to the Yellowstone National Park
Lodge’s Placement Guide!
This guide is designed to provide
placement information for Yellowstone National Park
Lodges. It is our hope that it will assist
you in matching students and clients
to Seasonal, Seasonal Core and Year-
Around employment opportunities
with Yellowstone’s best employer.
This guide includes information
about living and working in Yellowstone National
Park, application hints and tips, recreation and contact
information and information about Yellowstone
National Park Lodges and Xanterra Parks & Resorts.
Yellowstone National Park Lodges & Xanterra
Parks & Resorts
Xanterra Parks & Resorts®
is the country’s largest
park & resort management company. We emphasize
ecologically sensitive tourism and our environmental
management and conservation programs at national
parks have received widespread acclaim.
Xanterra properties offer a wide range of work and
recreational opportunities within Yellowstone National
Park. Our environment is ideal for gaining quality
work experience while, taking time to get back to
nature where hiking, fishing, camping and wildlife
watching opportunities abound.
Xanterra Parks & Resorts is the primary authorized
concessioner in Yellowstone, and as such, we are
proud stewards of the park. Inside Yellowstone we
are known as Yellowstone National Park Lodges and
we provide services for the more than three million
visitors who come to Yellowstone National Park each
year. We are in the guest service business and our job
is to help guests experience Yellowstone.
Up front, we help guest plan their visits and register
them for their rooms, cabins, and campsites. We serve
them in dining rooms, cafeterias, and
fast food shops. We help them select a
keepsake of their stay and experience
the park through activities such as
interpretive tours, horseback rides,
fishing trips, and boat tours. Behind the
scenes, we clean hotel rooms and cabins, prepare
food, and wash dishes. We have crews that keep our
facilities in tip-top shape. The Ecologix team, in
cooperation with all our employees, ensures that we
have the smallest environmental impact possible, right
down to our sustainable cuisine program.
We have opportunities in a variety of departments
for people with all levels of experience and
backgrounds, including management positions.
Your client will also have the privilege to call
Yellowstone “home” and have ready access to the
amazing outdoor recreational opportunities including
hiking, backpacking, fishing, geyser gazing, wildlife
watching, etc. We believe in what we do and in our
employees.
What does this variety mean for your clients?
Opportunity!
Take our diverse operations, our commitment to
conserve and preserve, add our comprehensive and
competitive benefits programs, and we believe your
clients will find Xanterra a great company to work for
- for just a year or a career.

2. The Job
E
ach year we hire about 3000 seasonal
employees who work in over one hundred
different jobs! Many of our positions are
entry-level, requiring no prior experience.
We hire room attendants, dishwashers, cooks,
chefs, campground attendants, bell porters,
custodians and all the usual lodging and food &
beverage personnel. We also hire accountents,
wranglers, bus drivers, tour guides, plumbers, safety
and security personnel, laundry, fire service and
boiler technicians, painters, electricians, carpenters,
recycling technicians, furniture movers, bartenders,
locksmiths, baristas, carpet cleaners and warehouse
personnel, even heavy equipment operators.
Employees can work seasons of varying length,
(we like a minimum of
a 12 week commitment)
any time between
early April and into
November.
People willing to
work a full season are
The Park
A
dventure begins in the world’s first national
park spanning 2.2 million acres, across
three states, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is
the crown jewel of the National Park System and the
world’s first National Park.
It is home to some of the nation’s best-known
natural features such as Old Faithful Geyser, the
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and an abundance
of wildlife. Elk, bison, bighorn sheep, moose,
wolves, and bears are free to roam in their natural
habitat.
High rising mountains, a rugged canyon, and broad
scenic valleys support an array of trees, plants, and
wildflowers. The same geological forces that molded
the terrain formed the geysers, hot springs, and mud
pots make this a truly unique land.
Clients will take their first step toward new
experiences and opportunities. Yellowstone offers an
exciting life-changing adventure, where work and
play come together. The Life Style
L
iving in Yellowstone can be a bit different,
but for most the transition is easy. We provide
on-site housing at reasonable cost, located
inside the park near the job site.
For most, home is a dormitory room with one or
more roommates. For others, it may be a cabin, or
their own RV.
The National Park Services mandates that
employees must be 18 years of age at the start of
employment in order to live in our housing and pets
are not allowed.
A limited number of RV sites are available and
underage children may stay in a privately owned RV.
They must be supervised at all times.
Meals are included with our room & board package
for those who live in the cabins or dorms and are
served in one of our employee dining rooms (EDRs).
Meals are available 3 times a day and include second
helpings, beverages and snacks.
If employees would like to spend the day (or a few
days) hiking or backpacking they may ask for box
lunches or choose from our supply of backpacking
meals, all included with the room & board package.
Free wireless internet access is available in most
especially valued and have the
best chance of gaining their
preferred position.
Our winter season begins in
late December and continues
into March. Employees who
choose to work at least 9 months
with no more that a 90 day break
can qualify for Seasonal Core
status and receive our full benefit
package.
We promote heavily from
within and advancement can
be rapid for hardworking
employees.
Employees can also transfer either from, or to other
Xanterra properties to enjoy seasons in other locations
or with different climates.
The work is hard in Yellowstone, but the rewards are
equally great!
Living & Working In Yellowstone...
Lower Yellowstone
Falls

3. Information Links
For more information and to complete an ap-
plication visit our web site:
www.YellowstoneJobs.com
Direct links:
Application: http://www.yellowstonejobs.com/
employment/application.html
Application Hints: http://www.yellowstonejobs.
com/apphints.html
Live Here: http://www.yellowstonejobs.com/live-
here.html
Life On Location: http://www.yellowstonejobs.
com/lifeonlocation.html
Play Here: http://www.yellowstonejobs.com/
playhere.html
Co-op Recreation: http://www.ycerp.org/
Ecologix: http://www.yellowstonejobs.com/
ecologix.html
Employee Referral Program: http://www.yel-
lowstonejobs.com/buddypage.html
Corporate Information: http://www.xanterra.
com/
Visitor information: http://www.travelyellow-
stone.com/
The Fun!
T
here is an abundance of recreation
opportunities available in and around
Yellowstone.
Employees can check out one of the Visitors
Centers, go hiking, backpacking, take a few pictures
of the elk grazing at sunset, do a little geyser gazing
or visit one of the other areas that make this park so
unique.
There are also many recreational offerings
available through the Yellowstone Employee Co-
op Recreation program. Co-op Rec activities range
from group activities like white water rafting,
basketball, night hikes, soccer and softball to
more individualized activities like fishing and
photography.
The Rec program offers camping equipment, DVD
player and movie rental, trips to town and other area
attractions, educational programs like wolf and bear
seminars, fly fishing & photography clinics and rock
climbing.
dorm lobbies and in each of our recreation halls at no
cost.
There are some trade offs when living in
Yellowstone. Our cell phone service varies from OK
to nonexistent. TV reception is unavailable in the
park and not all dorms allow satellite receivers.
When it comes to recreation, we have one of
the greatest backyards in the world! Bison and
Elk occupy our front yards, eagles fly over head
and otters frolic in the river! The fishing is within
walking distance and hiking trails are often located
outside your door.
Yellowstone National Park Lodges is an equally
opportunity employer and diversity is prominent in
our hiring. We employ people from all back grounds,
from over 30 countries and strive to exceed federal
Equal Opportunity guidelines.
Grizzly Bear and Cubs on Swan Lake Flats
Winter Employee Check-in

4. Career or Stepping Stone?
Y
ellowstone National Park Lodges is a great
place to begin a career. After all, who hasn’t
heard of Yellowstone?
We have a reputation for providing excellent guest
services and experiences. We believe in promoting
from within and advancement can be rapid for hard
working individuals. Advancement can come during
your first season! Some departments even offer
promotions to lead and supervisor positions for some
entry-level workers who excel during training!
The volume of people we serve virtually guarantees
that your client will have the opportunity to develop
and practice the skills needed to succeed.
Multi-level Internships are available for college
students and grads and we even have an American
Culinary Federation Certified Apprenticeship
Program for aspiring chefs.
We offer benefits for Seasonal Core and Year
Around employees and a limited medical benefit to
Seasonal employees.
Live your values and choose to work for an
environmentally responsible company that cares!
Complete entire application, even when
providing a resume
Applying for entry-level positions will
greatly increase chances (Departments
will often select leads and supervisor from
those hired for entry level)
Provide complete mailing address & phone
number where your client can be reached.
If this information changes, e-mail the
changes to info@yellowstonejobs.com or
call 307-344-5324
List the position(s) that indicate experience
related to, the position(s) that is being
applied for or that demonstrate skills that
will transfer into those positions
Check dates carefully! Please do your
best to determine your client’s earliest
arrive and departure days allowing for
travel to and from Yellowstone. Students
should check with their schools for
semester ending & start dates. Dates will
become part of the job agreement.
Preference is given to those with the
longest dates and people who can either
open or close a property
For more hints check out theApplication Hints
section of our web site.
Application Hints!
Contact Us
Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Xanterra Parks & Resorts
PO Box 165
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0165
Employment Help Line: 307-344-5324
Fax: 307-344-5441
E-mail: info@YellowstoneJobs.com
Web: www.yellowstonejobs.com
More Information...
A
dditional information for clients is available
on our web site: www.YellowstoneJobs.com.
Here they will find additional information
about living and working in Yellowstone, what life is
like on location, recreation opportunities, our award
winning Ecologix program, position descriptions and
much more.
Our online application and additional application
tips can also be found on the site.
If you would like more information you may
call one of our employment staff assistants at
307-344-5324 or the Recruiting Department at
307-344-5614.
We also have posters, brochures and recruiting
cards to help clients consider Yellowstone National
Park Lodges in their employment search.
YELLOWSTONEJOBS.COM