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3.5

42% would recommend to a friend

(839 total reviews)

Michael T. Reynolds

28% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

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).

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839 reviews
4.0
Dec 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, beautiful setting. People really care about their jobs. If you love the outdoors, wildlife, job security and government benefits, this is the perfect job.

Cons

Being looked down upon by the public at times as a "government" worker. Politicians can sometime cause problems by using government shut downs as a tool to get what they want. You may be at their mercy.

3.0
Nov 29, 2015

Museum

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work on an array of projects

Cons

Communication and logistics follow a governmental structure which often prohibits or hinders creativity or expansion of projects.

3.0
Nov 19, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Endless opportunity to self-educate on relevant material. - Incredibly passionate fellow employees

Cons

- Pay is rather menial when you consider nearly all employees have at a minimum a bachelor's degree and are constantly bettering themselves professionally. - Lack of stable career progression; moving every 6 months for years on end to ultimately take a full-time job at a less than desirable location does not inspire long-term employees. - Unfortunately, much like any job, one bad supervisor can bring down an entire visitor center, having a better supervisory structure could alleviate some of these issues. - Visitor centers tend to be incredibly under-staffed during "off-seasons" resulting in 1-2 employees often working alone.

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