| ture travel companies are similar to land tour | | | | of the others are a bit less hectic. These positions |
| companies. Guides give guests the time of their | | | | include bookkeepers, administrative assistants, and |
| lives while they are in Alaska for vacation. | | | | booking agents. Adventure companies associated |
| Seasonal work with adventure companies is | | | | with lodges need administrative help at the sites. |
| available for people wanting to see the country | | | | These positions give seasonal workers a chance |
| from a slightly different angle. | | | | to see Alaska as well. |
| College students and other adventure seekers | | | | Room and board are provided by the adventure |
| can come to Alaska and work their way across | | | | travel company for their workers. Toru guides |
| the country. Adventure travel is popular for those | | | | travel with the guests from place to place. Guides |
| people that are looking for a more active type of | | | | associated with adventure lodges are housed in |
| vacation. Guests no longer want to sit on the | | | | staff quarters and provided with gourmet meals |
| sidelines and just observe the happenings. They | | | | like those enjoyed by the guests. Workers can |
| want to get involved. This is where adventure | | | | also use the facilities available to guests and enjoy |
| touring comes into play. | | | | adventures as a perk of their employment. |
| Adventure tours allow guests to view the | | | | When applying for job openings with an adventure |
| unspoiled nature of Alaska. They can take a | | | | travel company, play to your strengths if you can. |
| wildlife excursion to view Alaskan bears, caribou, | | | | Any experience that you have in a particular area, |
| moose, and Dall sheep. Seeing the land from a | | | | say fishing, white water rafting, and mountain |
| zipline is breathtaking and fun for the younger | | | | biking, will help to acquire a guide job with an |
| visitors to Alaska. | | | | adventure company. This is not a requirement but |
| Some adventure travel is associated with | | | | it helps. |
| wilderness lodges. Guides lead guests on bicycle | | | | Let's look at a job as a canopy guide for example. |
| tours, hiking trips, and river rafting tours. A guide | | | | The position requires that guides lead guests |
| needs to be able to troubleshoot problems with | | | | through the zip course. They are responsible for |
| equipment and medical situations during the | | | | the safety and training of the guests while they |
| adventure. You may be called on to take | | | | are in their care. Guides also keep up with |
| fishermen out for a day on the lake or guide a | | | | inspections of the equipment used and the course |
| hunting party. | | | | followed. |
| Adventure travel companies lead all sorts of | | | | It sounds like a lot, but most employers are willing |
| tours. Eco-friendly tours are conducted to national | | | | to train guides for the job. Generally, they are |
| parks and preserves in Alaska. These tours allow | | | | looking for people who are outgoing, possessing |
| guests to see the country but are more for | | | | customer service skills, and are willing to work |
| learning about nature and its components. Tours | | | | hard. Many tour guide training programs are |
| are conducted on land and along bodies of water. | | | | punctuated by skills assessments and tests |
| Adventure travel jobs are varied. Workers can | | | | before the worker is allowed to guide a group. |
| choose from several guide positions: jeep guides, | | | | Interviews allow employers to size up workers to |
| nature guides, kayak guides, white water rafting | | | | see if they possess the skills to make it in a |
| guides, bus escort, bus driver, canoe guides, | | | | position with the company. |
| bicycle leader, backpacking guide, fishing guides, | | | | Sometimes certifications are needed for various |
| rock climbing, walking guides, and wildlife jobs. | | | | positions. You can learn this ahead of time by |
| Depending on where you work in Alaska, you | | | | studying job descriptions. If you have narrowed |
| could be a skiing guide. | | | | down the position you want, take steps to fulfill |
| Travel companies also need to fill office positions | | | | the certification requirements after you apply for |
| within the company. Tours have to be organized | | | | the job. This shows how serious you are about |
| and the logistics of travel worked out before | | | | working and will impress the employer during an |
| guests arrive for their adventure. People in these | | | | interview. |
| support positions work hard to see that the jobs | | | | |