Is National Park Service a good company to work for?

National Park Service has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,142 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 42% of employees would recommend working at National Park Service to a friend and 21% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about National Park Service have been left by employees working as Intern , Biological Science Technician and Seasonal Park Ranger .

Does National Park Service pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, National Park Service employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at National Park Service. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at National Park Service?

42% of National Park Service employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated National Park Service 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Park Service?

Park Ranger (79) , Biological Science Technician (54) , Intern (32) , Park Guide (30) , Seasonal Park Ranger (27) , Interpretive Park Ranger (22) , Visitor Use Assistant (18) , Maintenance Worker (12) , Maintenance (10) , Lifeguard (9) , Project Manager (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Archaeologist (8) , Park Guide: GS-5 (8) , Park Ranger - Law Enforcement (8)

What are the pros of working at National Park Service according to real employee reviews?

"The people you'll work with are great and the work you'll do is rewarding." ((in 78 reviews)); "The coworkers are great and truly want to protect the cultural and natural wonders of this country." ((in 57 reviews)); "Good benefits (especially health insurance) even as a seasonal employee" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great work environment." ((in 28 reviews)); "Good work life balance for full time employees." ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at National Park Service according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and you'll often be told you get paid in sunsets." ((in 98 reviews)); "Poor management training and diversity awareness" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and can be hard labor." ((in 13 reviews)); "Upper management is extremely disfunctional" ((in 12 reviews)); "People that are in the agency have been traumatized by the poor management and leadership practices." ((in 11 reviews))

What are the top reviewed National Park Service locations?

Washington , San Francisco , New York , Denver , Boston , Yellowstone National Park , Fort Collins , Yosemite National Park , Estes Park , Lakewood , Grand Canyon , Tucson , West Glacier , Bar Harbor , Gatlinburg , Marblemount , Lowell , Anchorage , Empire , Three Rivers , Port Angeles , Atlanta , Porter , Moab , Moose , Big Bend National Park , Rapid City , Thousand Oaks , Las Vegas , Philadelphia

National Park Service reviews

3.5

42% would recommend to a friend

(839 total reviews)

Michael T. Reynolds

28% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (839 reviews)

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National Park Service has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 839 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Park Service employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

839 reviews

4.0

Sep 13, 2017

Paid in Sunsets and Rainbows

Seasonal park ranger

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Pros

I loved feeling like I was making a difference. I was able to connect visitors of many backgrounds to the resource and give them the tools to care for their public lands. Most people working for the NPS have a sincere passion for their work.

Cons

Housing is usually dismal. I've lived in quarters that have active mice and/or ant infestations and management's answer is to use a trap or poison. It is easy to get burned out by the end of the summer, especially if you work at a high use park. The NPS often treats their employees as easily replaceable. Due to their hiring practices, veterans with no experience often are hired over people with years of experience and schooling.

1.0

Aug 1, 2017

'Paid in sunsets'

Park ranger - law enforcement

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Pros

Beautiful places and some good people. Most of management doesn't know what their doing so perhaps there will be room for growth in the near future... yeah.... right.

Cons

Administration is terrible and politics are worst. Nps is an awful agency to work for, especially small parks. Be careful if you call out upper management on breaking policies, retaliation is real and never reprimanded..... 'mess up move up!'

3.0

Oct 12, 2016

overworked and underpaid

Park ranger

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Pros

the park service has a good mission and means well the history of the service and the different sites you work at is great. lots of opportunities to dabble in a little bit of everything.

Cons

their are lots of opportunities to dabble in everything because feds keep retiring but their jobs aren't being replaced. their added as collateral duties to everyone else with no pay raise. I'm a park ranger with at least four official collateral duties only making 32k/year thats insane to say the least.

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