Rainier Guest Services

Spend a summer to remember! Imagine looking back on that time you spent a summer working on a volcano. Venturing through the park to discover waterfalls, streams, coves, lakes, and wildlife on over 260 miles of hiking trails. Trails leading through the old-growth forest of the river valleys and the high subalpine meadows on the flanks of Mount Rainier.

You can expand your resume and build your career or just take the opportunity experience a unique summer adventure, we have something for everyone. Centrally located between Seattle and Portland for opportunities to explore these unique cities.  With other parks like Olympic National Park, Cascades National Park and Mount St. Helens just a few hours away you can expand your outdoor adventures and experience all that Washington state has to offer.  Spend some time at the harbors or the Puget Sound or visit the beautiful West Coast of the Pacific Northwest with beautiful old lighthouses and the chance to see amazing sea life you can see from the shoreline.  Central Washington has some great tourist towns and wineries you can get to know, only a few hours away. This is the opportunity of a lifetime and an experience you don't want to miss! 

Rainier Guest Services manages the Paradise Inn, National Park Inn, Jackson Visitor Center, and Sunrise Day Lodge as an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service. While we operate year-round, our primary season is the summer months, with most employment opportunities available between April and October.

Serving the guests of Mount Rainier National Park requires a team of dedicated, talented, and friendly people. Our 240 associates are amazing! We would love for you to join our dynamic team and experience what many people describe as “the best summer” of your life?

Rainier Guest Services is an equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to diversity and equality. 

Please Consider...

A seasonal position in a National Park is special partly because of the different lifestyle it provides. If accepted for employment, you will be working in the mountains over 60 miles from the city. Our facilities are more rustic than those in the city and, because of the remoteness of our location, we have fewer of the conveniences to which you have become accustomed.

Most towns just outside the park are quite small, with limited services. Ashford, at the main Nisqually entrance, has just 220 residents, a convenience store, a general store, and a small Post Office with limited hours. Anyone searching for the amenities and services of larger cities should recognize that options are limited, with larger cities like Puyallup, Tacoma, and Seattle two or more hours away.

Paradise Inn and Jackson Visitor Center are at an altitude of 5400 ft., and Sunrise Lodge is at 6400 ft. While most people adapt easily, some find the elevation can affect heart and respiratory conditions.

As the tallest mountain in the Cascades, Mt. Rainier experiences heavy precipitation.  In fact, for decades Paradise held the world record for most snow in a 12 month period. Employees arriving in April and May (and sometimes early June) should expect a deep snowpack. 15 feet on the ground in May is not uncommon! And of course, it can snow at any time in the mountains. Autumn arrivals should expect cooler weather accompanying the amazing fall colors. Please be prepared for a variety of weather throughout the season.