Work at the Grand Canyon

We spent almost two days at the south rim of the Grand Canyon. One of the most highly visited parks in the system, last year the Grand Canyon had 4.4 million visitors. At times we felt like there were a good chunk of them right there with us! I much prefer the north rim, but the views and amenities are entirely different. And there are more employment opportunities for workers on the RV road.

• Seasonal worker for the National Park Service. Pictured are the fee collection booths, an entry level job.


• Xanterra is the concessionaire for the south rim which means they run the hotels, gift shops and restaurants plus mule rides and bus tours within the park. Drivers of the shuttle buses earn more than $20/hour!


• The Grand Canyon Association runs the nonprofit bookstores in the park at several locations.

Just south of the south entrance of the park is a tourist area. Businesses include an RV park, restaurants, motels, gift shops and tours. One worker on the RV road who is a friend flew helicopters for one of the authorized companies while his wife led horseback rides.

The north rim has similar opportunites but on a smaller scale.

The south rim has a fairly good size grocery store plus clinic and some other supplies. The north rim is located further away from shopping with only limited supplies available in the park. Jaimie Hall Bruzenak

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