Yellowstone National Park Lodges

UPDATES: Officially hiring for the Summer 2026 season! Come Live. Work. Explore. with us! 

Hiring:

As a Cook, you would be responsible for assisting the restaurant Chef and/or Sous Chef in all basic food preparation, performing cooking functions or prep production.

The Details:

Position Type:

Seasonal Season Dates: Mid April - Early November

Pay: $19.00/hour - $22.50/hour

Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

This job involves safely operating company vehicles under various weather conditions while providing excellent guest service and leading informative tours in Yellowstone National Park. Responsibilities include loading and unloading luggage, maintaining a punctual schedule, delivering interpretive commentary, and completing necessary reports. Additionally, the role requires a professional appearance, flexibility to assist in various capacities, and frequent overnight stays at different facilities.

The Details:

Position Type: Seasonal Season

Dates: Mid April 2026 to Late October 2026

Pay: $16.00/hour

Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days per week (may include weekends, evenings, and holidays) 

Job Summary: 

As a Sous Chef, you will manage and oversee the food production and sanitation in the kitchen. This position requires knowledge of all back-of-the-house operations and the ability to conduct daily service based on preplanned recipes and pars. Sous Chef positions are available to work in our historic restaurants or quick service outlets.

The Details:
Position Type: Seasonal
Season Dates: Early April - Early November
Pay: $1,940 - $2,136 Bi-Weekly
Schedule: Typical schedule is 45+/- hours, 5 days/per week (will include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Bell Attendants are responsible for welcoming guests into our hotel lobbies, providing outstanding guest service experiences, lifting luggage to and from rooms and being subject matter experts on Yellowstone National Park.

The Details

Position Type: Seasonal Season Dates: April 2026- October 2026

Schedule: Typical schedule is 40 hours, 5 days per week (will include weekends, evenings, and holidays)

Pay:

· Regular Hourly Wage $10.35/hr

· Training Wage $15.70/hr (This wage is used for special projects including groundskeeping, window washing, chopping firewood (Old Faithfull Inn only) and any other sort of special projects that are needed to be completed)

· Anticipated hourly wage + tips: $15.62/hr-$19.91/hr 

Additional Information About Yellowstone National Park Lodges

We invite you to live, work, and explore in one of the most beautiful places on earth! As the primary concessionaire in Yellowstone, we operate 50 food & beverage facilities, 9 lodging facilities, and 5 campgrounds throughout the park. We hire approximately 3,500 people each season, which runs from April until the end of November. When you work in 'Wonderland', your home has more geysers and hot springs than anywhere else in the world, co-workers from across the globe, and the most free-roaming wildlife in the lower 48 states! At Yellowstone National Park Lodges, we are part of the Xanterra Travel Collection family. We are part of a welcoming community who work hard, share a passion for the environment, and enjoy creating memorable experiences for guests.

 In-park housing (dorm style) and cafeteria-style breakfast, lunch, and dinner is provided for all employees. Payment for meals is a payroll deduction from bi-weekly paychecks. Room and board covers meals, your dorm room and all associated utilities (including limited Wi-Fi) and the cost of using our in-house laundry facilities. We offer transportation from Bozeman, Montana for employees arriving via bus or plane.  Once at your new home, everything you need is located within walking distance (housing, meals, recreation halls, and your workplace). 

The Yellowstone Co-Op Employee Recreation Program (YCERP) is the largest and most diverse employee recreation program in any national park. We aim to keep you as busy as you'd like. Hiking, biking, fishing, photography, camping, wildlife watching, taking in an educational program, joining in a film series, sports competitions, talent shows, and more ...... it's a non-stop adventure in Yellowstone!

 In Yellowstone, the options for spending money are few and the options for exploration are limitless. We encourage team members to experience all that Yellowstone has to offer:

 Employee discounts on retail, food & beverage, lodging, and activities in Yellowstone

     Employee discounts at local gateway communities

      Access to maintained campgrounds and backcountry campsites inside and around the park

     Over 1,000 miles of hiking trails inside the park itself

     Free employee recreation program that offers recreation/workout centers, intramural sports teams, games, trips, gear rental, and more

       A fast-paced, exciting work environment with plenty of upward mobility and growth opportunities

     Living in our nation's first National Park

   $350 Referral Bonus

    Fresh air, breathtaking views, and clear night skies

   World-class wildlife viewing of bison, elk, moose, wolves, bears, and more

 Approximately 500 geysers (the largest concentration in the world) and hot springs, including Grand Prismatic, the third-largest in the world

 Meeting people of all ages, from all over the country and world