All Guides: Ecotourism Test Guide FY23: Ecotourism Career Resources

What careers are related to ecotourism?

Ecotourism is a career for those who want to protect and promote earth’s diverse natural and cultural resources. The ideal student will be interested in environmental science, conservation, social justice, small business entrepreneurship, and outdoor recreation.
Careers related to communications and marketing include interpretive ranger; interpretive specialist, tour guide, environmental education specialist, ecotourism marketing manager, protected areas communications officer, and travel writer.
Careers related to ecotourism planning include ecotourism project manager, protected area planning consultant, and conservation nonprofit ecotourism development specialist.
Careers related to protected area management include parks and recreation director, park ranger, natural resource manager, conservation scientist, law enforcement ranger, and research station manager.
Careers related to operating ecotourism locations include eco-tour operator, eco-lodge manager, and hunting and fishing guides.

Careers in Protected Area Management, Outdoor Recreation and Ecotourism:

25 Careers in Ecotourism (With Salaries and Primary Duties)
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Interagency aviation Training
Agencies like the National Park Service provide aviation training to hundreds of employees and volunteers in preparation for search and rescue missions each year.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group
NWCG training supports position performance for personnel mobilized to wildland fires and other all-hazard incidents.
National Wildfire Coordinating Group - RT 130
RT-130, Wildland Fire Safety Training Annual Refresher (WFSTAR)
Volunteer Cuba
Thirty air-minutes from Cuba’s mainland lies an island with an amorphous historical identity and a vast array of endemic species. From treasure seeking pirates to a booming lumber and marble industry to our coral gardens - the island hides intriguing political, cultural, and ecological secrets. Today, it is known as the Isla de la Juventud, the island of youth, and its beaches and protected waters are home to some of the most vibrant ecosystems in the Caribbean.
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Cuba is modernizing quickly. With this comes an influx of new perceptions and ideologies that greatly impact the local landscape and communities. As an organization focused on the human-environmental intersection, IOI is uniquely poised to support Cocodrilo, a small community on the Southern coast of the Isle of Youth, to grow and thrive in sustainable ways.
Volunteer Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands have long been steeped in a kind of ecological lore. Vast, sweeping beaches, rare, endemic species, all wrapped up in a set of volcanic islands that straddle the equator. In an effort to protect the exceptional, thriving beauty of this incredibly special place, it is important that conservation and education efforts are designed around knowledge of and respect for its inhabitants.
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IOI works with local authorities, the Galapagos National Park, schools, universities, and other international nonprofits to ensure that all its efforts are consistent with the needs of the local habitats and community. Collaboration and contribution are built into the ethos of IOI and by working together, we’re ensuring that the wild and beautiful landscape of the Galapagos remain protected and thriving for centuries to come.
Wilderness Education Association
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) is a member-based and volunteer-driven association committed to the development of professional outdoor leaders and educators. Since its inception, hundreds of students, professionals, and academic programs have been impacted by the WEA model and vision for the professionalization of outdoor leadership.
Working in Wildland Fire
The National Park Service Fire and Aviation Management program requires talented people working safely together to be successful. These interagency wildland firefighters are the best trained and the best equipped firefighters in the world.

Accredited Museums by State (American Association of Museums)
The American Alliance of Museums is a national non-profit that provides leadership, advocacy and service to museums and museum professionals and the field at large. We are a trusted leader, partner, and advocate for museums and work to build a field that includes dynamic and diverse individuals, institutions, and communities. As a collective, we emphasize the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility and its strategic imperative to the museum field. We are passionate about museums and are proud to work in support of their success.
Alaskan Tour Jobs
The American Youth Soccer Organization
A volunteer-driven youth soccer program for kids 4-1/2 to 19 years old.
Applying for a Job with the National Park Service
Applications for jobs with the National Park Service are accepted via USAJOBS, the federal government's official source for job listings and employment information. The jobs listed below are drawn from USAJOBS; clicking on any of them will take you to the detailed job announcement on that site. Learn more about working for the National Park Service.
Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA)
The people who run nature & environmental learning centers began getting together more than 30 years ago to share ideas, experiences, & hard-won professional wisdom. Those early conversations soon became the Association of Nature Center Administrators a professional association dedicated to leaders in the nature & environmental learning center profession, including directors, managers, senior administrators & board members.
Backdoor Jobs
Are you looking for opportunities to work, travel, play, live, learn, help, create, experience and grow? Come explore, dream, discover, do and thrive with Backdoorjobs.com!
Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club Movement includes more than 1,000 independent organizations and the national organization, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Autonomous local organizations serve youth and communities in more than 5,000 Club locations with 437,000 adult professional staff, local volunteers and local board members. BGCA serves local organizations, but does not manage the operations of individual Clubs. Member organizations are governed locally.
BSA
The BSA offers one of the most rewarding career opportunities for college graduates and professionals seeking a career change. Scouting fosters the spirit of diversity and inclusiveness among its youth members and adult volunteers, as well as among national- and local-council employees. Our values are reflected in homes, churches, schools, businesses and civic organizations in communities both large and small, whether urban, suburban or rural. We make our country better — one young person at a time.
Bureau of Land Management Fire Program
The BLM, a leader in the nation’s management of wildland fire, carries out a broad range of actions to protect the public, natural landscapes, wildlife habitat, recreational areas, and other values and resources.
Careers at The Nature Conservancy
Join us as we impact conservation in all 50 states and in more than 70 countries and territories around the globe!
Careers in Ecotourism | Your Conservation Adventure Awaits
Do you have an overzealous case of wanderlust AND a burning passion for conservation? Why not fuse them in an ecotourism career that offers the best of both worlds? In many ways, careers in ecotourism have it all: the opportunity to make a difference for wildlife, habitats and local communities; the adventure and excitement of travel; meaningful global connections; and perhaps even a chance to explore your entrepreneurial side. Careers in ecotourism can also offer more opportunities (and pay) than other highly-competitive Conservation Job Types that rely primarily on donor funding. We’ve designed this Ultimate Guide like a travel guidebook – to give you a glimpse of some of the exciting adventures in store if you embark on a career in ecotourism.
Careers in Government
Careers In Government (CIG) is dedicated to matching qualified individuals with challenging and rewarding careers in government and the public sector. Additionally, CIG is a forum for the exchange of news and information of interest to more than 20 million Americans working, or seeking employment, in public sector occupations. CIG was created and developed by public sector employees!
Civilian positions in recreation with military and government agencies
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Civil Service Jobs
If you are an intelligent, strategic-thinker who can apply specific skills and knowledge, as well as professional and personal experiences to a position where cultural awareness and appreciation and exceptional performance are valued, we encourage you to consider a career with the U.S. Department of State.
Conservation Job Board
The world’s largest and most-visited career website in conservation, ecology, forestry, wildlife, and fisheries.
CoolWorks
Imagine if you were given a chance to embark on experiences that enhanced your life and the lives of others, changed the way you interact with the world around you, and connected you with the amazing places where you want to live. You don’t have to imagine anymore. Welcome to CoolWorks. We left the gate open – come on in and chase your dreams.
Cruise Job Finder
Cruise ship workers get to travel, receive perks including travel benefits for themselves and family members, can save substantial amounts of money because living on the ship is free, and can make connections with crewmembers from all over the world.

Department of Education Internship Opportunities
The Department of Education (ED) offers internships for students and recent graduates interested in seeking valuable work experience in government and federal education, policy, and administration. Program participants have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to the Department’s mission to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.
Discover a Career in Experiential Education
Connecting Employers and Job Seekers in Experiential Education
DOI FIRES - Wildland Fire Jobs
*USAJOBS is the official Federal Government's employment site which helps job-seekers recruit and retain federal employment throughout the U.S.
eePro - The home of environmental education professional development
Using the power of education to create a more just and sustainable future.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE LIVING HISTORY FIELD
Listings on our site are provided as a benefit to ALHFAM members. Available Jobs may be posted for Institutional and Business II & III Members in good standing, free of charge. Positions Sought listings may be placed for any Individual Member in good standing (for themselves), free of charge. If you are not an Institutional Member at present and wish to place an available job listing or not yet an Individual Member and wish to place a Positions Sought listing, please visit our Join Us page.
Environmental Advocacy & Communications Jobs
Environmental Career Center - Green Jobs
The Environmental Career Center provides employers and job seekers with comprehensive career, and staffing services in the environmental, sustainability, natural resources, energy, and green jobs sectors. We serve worldwide and are located in Hampton, Virginia near the historic Fort Monroe National Monument.
Environmental Career Opportunities
Jobs and internships in the outdoors.
Environmental Internships
Forest Service - Fire Help
We hire positions in wildland firefighting across California, including both permanent and permanent seasonal opportunities.

Interpretive Career Center
The featured positions below are from our current Commercial and Institutional members. Current NAI members have access to even more job postings! If you are a member, just sign in to access the NAI Jobs link (will appear in right hand navigation on this page).
Green Job Resources

Job Monkey - Cruise Ship Industry
The largest cruise lines operate fleets ranging from 2 or 3 ships to more than 20. And luxury cruise liners need between 500 and 1,200 crewmembers to take care of the ship and its passengers. From bartenders and activity staff to dining room and hotel staff, cruise lines need the widest variety of people.

Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission
National Intramural Recreational Sports Association
As college and university students develop into future leaders, NIRSA members support their learning and growth by fostering lifelong habits of wellbeing. Leadership, teamwork, dedication, and respect are among the many skills exercised by inclusive competition, fitness, and recreation. Since its founding in 1950, NIRSA membership has grown to comprise nearly 4,500 dedicated professionals, students, and businesses, serving an estimated 8.1 million students.
National Park Service Internship Opportunities
The National Park Service preserves the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. You can make a difference by bringing your unique experience, background, and perspective to our work.
National Youth Development Information Center
Today’s generation of young people is the largest in history with 42% of the global population under the age of 25. No discussion about the future makes sense without young people at the table. We don’t just have opinions about the future – we ARE the future.
Natural Resources & Conservation Jobs
NatureBridge (Formerly Yosemite National Institute)
In 1971, a high school teacher named Don Rees assembled a group of 50 high school students in Yosemite for a week-long adventure. That trip inspired the founding of NatureBridge, formerly Yosemite Institute, and five decades of overnight environmental education in our national parks. Today, NatureBridge connects over 35,000 students and 700 schools each year to the wonder and science of the natural world, igniting self-discovery and inspiring stewardship of our planet. We operate in Yosemite National Park and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in California, Olympic National Park in Washington, and Prince William Forest Park in Virginia.
Orion Grassroots Network--Internship & FT Opportunities w/ grassroots organizations
Orion magazine invites readers into a community of caring for the planet. Through writing and art that explore the connection between nature and culture, Orion inspires new thinking about how humanity might live on Earth justly, sustainably, and joyously.
Outdoor & Environmental Education Jobs
Outdoor Industry Association Jobs
Outdoor Industry Association collaborates with members and key stakeholder groups to move the needle in our key focus areas of outdoor recreation and trade policy, sustainable business innovation and outdoor participation while providing meaningful benefits to help your business thrive.
Outdoor Industry Jobs
OutdoorIndustryJobs.com was founded in December of 2005 to enable the Outdoor, Bicycle, Winter and Snow Sports, Action Sports, Fitness, Fishing and Hunting Industries' job seekers and employers to network and connect. In these particular industries, a passion for the outdoors is the common denominator between the job seeker and the employer.

Recreation Career and Internship Links
National Recreation and Parks Association
Renewable Energy & Sustainability Jobs

Smithsonian Careers
The Smithsonian workforce includes dedicated men and women located in the Washington, D.C., area; New York City; Cambridge, Mass.; several other U.S. states; and the country of Panama. Positions range from astrophysicist to security officer, from art historian to zebra keeper, and from science educator to software developer. The Smithsonian seeks to attract and maintain a creative workforce that is representative of America’s diversity. We are consistently ranked among mid-size agencies as one of the “Best Places to Work.”
Sporting Kid Magazine
The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) educates, equips and empowers youth sports leaders, volunteers and parents so all children can enjoy the lifelong benefits of sports. NAYS, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, partners with more than 3,000 community-based organizations and has trained more than four million coaches, parents, officials and administrators since its inception in 1981.
STATE PARKS (NATIONWIDE) JOB POSTINGS
Student Conservation Association--Internship Postings
SCA internships are posted as they become available, so keep checking back to find the SCA position that is the best fit for you. Summer internships will typically start to be posted around December-January. Positions listed here have not yet filled and positions are taken down from the database once they are filled.
Thorne Ecological Institute - Job and Internship Opportunities
Thorne’s programs are designed and implemented by a small but dedicated team of full-time employees and seasonal instructors. In order to attract the best staff, Thorne offers generous pay and benefits packages comparative to other environmental education nonprofits
Trees, Water, People--Internship and Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers and interns contribute a number of different ways, some of which include stuffing mail, drafting grant proposals, translating documents, weeding in our garden, conducting research, assisting with outreach at local events, and working at off-site projects like planting trees on tribal lands.
U.S. Department of the Interior - Indian Affairs - Division of Wildland Fire Management
The mission of the Division of Wildland Fire Management is to execute our fiduciary trust responsibility by protecting lives, property, and resources while restoring and maintaining healthy ecosystems through cost-effective and creative fire-management programs, collaboration, and promoting Indian self-determination.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Careers and Internships
A career with us also might be for you if you’re knowledgeable about public land management, information technology, facilities or heavy equipment maintenance, real estate, engineering, finance, communications, cartography, budgeting, refuge law enforcement or wildlife inspection and wildlife criminal investigation, public policy and more.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Fire Management
USAJOBS
USAJOBS - Comprehensive list of current FULL-TIME and TEMPORARY job openings for all federal agencies

STGA Green Badge Tourist Guide Training North East of Scotland
Our objective of the course is to train tourist guides to provide quality and professional services for the tourism industry
throughout the North East of Scotland

Virginia Cooperative Extension
Virginia Cooperative Extension internships give you the opportunity to explore careers in nutrition, agriculture, environmental science, natural resources, family and consumer sciences or community and youth development. And you get paid.
Volunteer Match
VolunteerMatch is the most effective way to recruit highly qualified volunteers for your nonprofit. We match you with people who are passionate about and committed to your cause, and who can help when and where you need them.
Wild Bear Center for Nature Discovery - Internship and Job Opportunities
Last year, 153 amazing volunteers donated 3,990 hours to helping Wild Bear fulfill its mission. There are lots of ways to help out!
Workamper News
Workampers are adventuresome individuals, couples, and families who have chosen a lifestyle that combines ANY kind of part-time or full-time work with RV camping. Workampers can be solo RVers, couples, or families traveling and living in motorhomes, fifth wheels, travel trailers, buses, campers, vans, etc.

YMCA
The dedicated people who make up our staff are the foundation of the YMCA. Each person plays an important role in making the Y a welcoming, productive and vital resource in their communities. If you want to turn your passion for strengthening communities into a career, learn more about our job opportunities.
YMCA Volunteer Opportunities
YMCA volunteers are a force for good in local communities and beyond. With tens of thousands of dedicated and passionate volunteers across the nation, we are able to positively impact lives in significant and lasting ways.
Youth Today
Youth Today is the national trade newspaper for people who work with children and youth.
YWCA
If you’re passionate about eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, we want you on our team! Join us as we work on the front lines tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time. Our staff is creative, collaborative, smart, dedicated and inspired as we seek to build a world where all girls and women are empowered to safely reach their full potential.
Yampatika
Established in 1992 as the “Yampatika Outdoor Awareness Association,” Yampatika continues to be the only non-profit organization that offers a continuum of educational services to children and adults ranging in age from pre-K to senior citizens in Routt, Moffat and Jackson Counties.

Career Opportunities in Conservation and the Environment by Sheldon, AnnaMarie L.
Call Number: S945 .G74 2008
ISBN: 9780816067428
Publication Date: 2007-10-30
Provides information on the duties, salaries, employment prospects, and skills, training, or education necessary for more than sixty-five jobs that focus on nature and the environment.