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Alaska Guide Jobs: Discover the Opportunities and Challenges of Being a Guide in Alaska



Great Alaska Adventures is one of the oldest, most respected lodges in the state, and our greatest strength is our experienced, committed staff. If absolutely love fishing or wilderness and wildlife, and have a passion to share that with others, you take pride in a job well done, are unafraid of hard work and truly enjoy people, then you may have what it takes to work with us. Our guides are the very best and then never stop learning. If this sounds like you, then we encourage you to contact us.


All 1st year guides undergo extensive pre-season training, and training program continues on for the life of your time with Great Alaska. Even our 10 and 20 year veterans (yes, we have multiple 10 and 20 year Great Alaska veterans!) continue to train and learn from every day on the water. Weekly guide meetings, management support and thorough licensing support is all part of the program.




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Bear Viewing is one of them more serious adventure guide jobs out there...they are all serious due to the nature of guiding guests into the back country, but bear viewing especially so. Highly competitive, you must have extensive back country experience as well as bear biology knowledge. Wilderness First Responder or back country first aid highly preferred.


Previous rafting experience required- rowing frame or Mackenzie style drift boat. (class 2 - 3). Emphasis on scenic (not whitewater) and natural history aspect of trips. Rafting guide will also lead kayaking or hiking experiences as well.


We look for professional guides with Alaska, guiding, and naturalist experience. Our guides lead nature walks and day hikes in the spectacular wilderness of Denali State Park, Alaska. Your clients are generally well educated, appreciative, and very interested in learning about nature and Alaska. The essence of this job is to give them a safe, fun, and authentic experience.


You will be based out of the River House guides residence within Denali State Park, which is fairly remote. Applicants should be highly responsible, mature, and self-sufficient. The hiking, fishing, canoeing, and wildlife viewing are fantastic, but there are few amenities or social outlets nearby. You may live in the park or commute from Talkeetna, a very fun town with a vibrant social scene, one hour from the park. You will need your own reliable transportation.


EXPLORE WITH US This is more than a job to us. Sharing this area with our guests is our passion, and it shows. We always go the extra mile to give you a safe, fun, and memorable experience. We take you to the best places with the best guides, and we take care of the places we go. Come explore with us; you're in good company!


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Alaska Travel Information - The State of Alaska has a good general travel information site to help plan your trip to Alaska - www.travelalaska.comAlaska Department of Labor - This site is good for laws and regulations regarding employment in Alaska - labor.state.ak.us


Land tour jobs in Alaska can be an excellent way to spend a summer working in Alaska. Not only can you make outstanding money, but you get a lot of additional perks along with meeting a lot of wonderful people.


In Alaska, there are two distinct job categories: wilderness lodge jobs and tour division jobs. Typical lodge positions include: front desk, food and beverage, gift shop, housekeeping, and maintenance. Just considering Pricess' operations alone, they have major shoreside operations in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, the Kenai River, and Mt. McKinley. Their lodges are where cruise passengers stay while on the land portion of their cruise. The tour division hires 250 people between its operations onboard the Midnight Sun Express. Train job titles include tour guide and food services and there are ground-based crew like maintenance, office assistant, and prep cook in the Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Seward offices. If a train job is what you are interested in, check out the Alaska Railroad. This railroad offers year-round service between Seward and Fairbanks. They also run a number of fun event trains.


Luckily, applications are available online - usually beginning around November 1. The Holland America / Princess website allows you to apply for multiple locations and jobs at once. Jobs are posted each fall so apply early and to multiple positions so that you have options in case you don't get your first choice. Check the calendar on the website where recruiting events throughout the country are listed. What a great opportunity to meet face-to-face with hiring managers and get a better sense of the positions available!


Pilots employed by part 121 carriers must hold an Airline Transport Pilot rating (ATP). There is more experience required in addition to the ATP to work a captain for part 121 carriers. Part 121 pilot jobs are among the highest paying pilot jobs in Alaska.


Bush flying operations in Alaska require a commercial operating certificate. These operations take place under part 135. Most bush pilot jobs are for visual flight rules (VFR) flying so have the minimum requirements mentioned above for part 135 VFR pilots.


Several government pilot jobs are available in Alaska. These can be found with federal agencies, law enforcement agencies, state, and local governments. Some examples of available government pilot jobs include:


Pilots in Alaska are paid in similar ways to other pilot jobs in the United States. They can be paid either hourly or salary based on the type of operation and the preferences of the specific employer. Benefits at Alaska pilots employers are similar to comparable pilots jobs elsewhere.


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Sea Kayak Guide: Guides facilitate paddling and wildlife viewing adventures in the Channel Islands State Marine Park, Pack Creek Bear Sanctuary on Admiralty Island, and Auke Bay. Our operating areas are remote and often require floatplane or water taxi transportation to access. Sea Kayak Guides demonstrating solid technical skills, judgement, and group management ability will be trained to guide all ABAK kayak tours. Click for additional Job Details and to apply.


Daily Coordinator: Works directly with the Operations Team to oversee day to day logistics and office sales duties. This seasonal position will primarily focus on customer relations, customer reservations using our booking system and engage in customer phone/email/chat correspondence, daily trip/van scheduling and auditing, guide communication, administration duties, and warehouse support. This role will rotate through the office and dispatch/logistic roles. Click for additional Job Details and to apply.


Support Specialist: Works directly with the Operations Team to maintain ABAK facilities, gear, and vehicles for all our daily operations. The Support Specialist works with guide team to prep equipment/gear and food for trips, engage guests, help maintain operational zones, assist operations team with daily logistics, transport guests, fuel and clean vans, fix and clean canoes, kayaks, and equipment at the kayak rental shop. Specialists will assist Kayak Rental Specialists with set up of kayaks at the shop, assisting with outfitting of kayak rentals, transportation, set up, cleaning of rental gear. Click for additional Job Details and to apply.


Chugach Adventures is the leading Adventure Guide Service in Southcentral Alaska and offers a variety of Guided Adventures including scenic glacier rafting, kayaking, remote glacier salmon bakes, glacier trekking, helicopter hiking tours, and more. We are based in Girdwood, AK, and all of our tours occur in the Chugach National Forest. We are a very unique guide service in that we operate most of our tours from the AK Railroad Glacier Discovery and Coastal Classic Trains. We are the only guide service in Alaska, where our guides can work by raft, kayak, glacier trek, & helicopter all in the same week. We were the original founding guide company that partnered with the AK Railroad and pioneered the Spencer Glacier Area starting in 2001. 2ff7e9595c


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