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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
2.0
Dec 20, 2017

Save yourself the trouble

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great experiences, good benefits, great view.

Cons

Too much nepotism, you have to wait for someone to practically die or retire to get a permanent job. The pay is low and you'll often be told you get paid in sunsets. Just work for rei instead. Expect people to get angry at discussions over their lack of diversity.

2.0
Mar 13, 2017

Not worth it

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly decent employees. Cool locations (double edge sword).

Cons

Permanent status incredibly difficult to obtain. Especially with hiring freeze. Low employee morale. Ineffective management.

1.0
Aug 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice community, working outside a plus. Benefits are okay but the whole federal benefits thing is overrated.

Cons

too much red tape. The ignorant get promoted. Doing a good job is career suicide. You get jerked around a lot if you're a temp hoping for full time. Prepare to hear lots of excuses. Sexist and racist, overtly so, without any real way to complain. Being outside and being able to run away from management is the only thing that makes this toerlate.

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