Alaska Summer Jobs?????

[kapohokent]

Aloha folks, wondering if anybody has any experience with doing Alaska summer seasonal work. Been checking some things out and it sounds like it might be fun for a few months then come back here to my little piece of paradise on this beautiful rock. Give me some feedback. Mahalo, Kent

[AKpilot]

Hey there, I am an Alaskan looking to head to Hawaii soon. I can tell you to go to the Anchorage Craigslist, and in the Jobs section search "remote" or "lodge." There are some great places to work. Also look at the Kennicott Lodge, they are looking for people too. Working in a remote place is fantastic, I did it for a while and it is a once in a lifetime expierence. Most places fly you up and out as well. Good luck! AKpilot

We're all here, because we're not all there!

[coppercoin40]

try this link, besides the website for State of Alaska jobs this is the best one statewide. In SE right now they have begun the advertising and hiring process for summer seasonal work. There are plenty of jobs in the summer, especially for young people.

https://alexsys.labor.state.ak.us/mappag...=jobsearch

[Kapohocat]

Thanks CC40! I sent the link to my nephew - he is looking for an EMT or Paramedic job almost anywhere. Summer would be awesome as he works ski patrol in So cal while he is looking for a career FF position.

[coppercoin40]

no problem Kapohocat send your nephew this link also, there are plenty of jobs in health related industries. I know several local young men who have started as volunteer firefighters that are now full time. Here is an ad for several:

http://www.egovlink.com/ketchikan/postin...ng_id=1282&dlistid=355&listtype=JOB&sc_category_id=&sc_status_id=54&sc_show_expired=N

http://www.borough.ketchikan.ak.us/hr/temp_jobs.htm

Also the state has many health field positions and other skilled positions. You can see those on this link, check by field or location:

http://notes4.state.ak.us/wa/mainentry.n...Page/?Open

Good luck!

[rusty h]

tons of construction, tour bus drivers, hotel positions in alaska. the railraod also hires. the jobs are here but are being filled fast. peace

[rusty h]

also working in the cannerys is big, places to check out are valdez and seward has some deck hand positions. workplace alaska might be of some help. i live in the interior and there seems to be all kinds of jobs here in the tourist area. fairbanks daily news miner is the local newspaper. peace

[1voyager1]

Haven't been around for a bit.
I saw this and felt that I should weigh in on it.
I came up in the Post Pipe Line period and was here for the local economy crash of the late '80s.
Then, I went out to Dutch and worked in shore-side canneries and factory ships.
Afterwards, I worked in the construction industry as a self-employed contractor.
Now, I am kicked back taking it easy as a school bus driver waiting to turn 70 next year so that I can quit the working class.

I have not been paying much attention to the local job market,
but there does seem to be a lot of out of state plates on vehicles around town here in Anchorage right now.
There is always an influx of people in the spring which is still about a month away.
Right now things are better here than in the lower 48.
When that happens there is always a flood of new "immigrants" looking for work.

I'm not sure of just what your situation is.
So, I do not know exactly what you are thinking of.
While things are better her than in the Lower 48, the local economy is still a bit depressed compared to a couple of years ago.
Construction is off.
Residential construction is a bit slow, but not at a stand still.
The housing market is a buyer's market right now.
State, Federal and other governmental construction is not exactly booming.
All governments are belt tightening.

While I'm not tuned into it right now, remote work is always a possibility, canneries, fishing, lodges, etc.
My assumption is that more money is to be made in canneries and fishing than the lodges.
Service jobs always pay less.
Unless you are experienced and can prove it, do not confuse "fishing" with fishing.
The type of fishing you might be able to get into is on a factory boat.
Basically, a seagoing cannery.
You can be as long as 3 months or more at sea where you will work 16 to 18 hours a day.
The work is brutal and the conditions are less than luxurious.
But, you have a bunk when you can get to it, and they do feed you very well.
Oh, and physical injury is quite common.
I would have $20k to $30k in the bank at the end of a 3 month trip.
I was on the #2 paying boat in the Bering at the time.
And, there is more money to be made in the winter than summer.
I left Dutch for Anchorage because there wasn't as much money being made anymore.

Shore-side cannery conditions are not quite so bad.
Work days are 12 hours or more with occasional days off when there are no fish.
The pay is usually not quite as good as being on a boat when you count it up at the end of the season.
I'd have about $20k in the bank after a 6 month contract.
Wages are probably still minimum wage [~$7.50?] with OT paid on everything over 8hrs a day and 40hrs a week.
If you don't spend anything you can have some left over when you're done.
Some of the canneries provide room and board and some charge you for it.
[shades of 'Company Store"]

And one last point:
Alaska does not have the high wages relative to other parts of the country it used to have.
People are induced to come up for less pay because they are counting on the Permanent Fund checks which can be ...say $1500 a year for each person in a family children included.
That's $6,000 a year for a family of 4.
So, they're willing to work for less.

If you still have questions ask them.
I don't guaranty the answers, though.

[terracore]

The seafood processing plants pay Alaska minimum wage of $7.75/hour. The word cannery is often used, but not much of it is canned anymore. Most of it is barged out frozen, about 5% of it it is flown out. I've been inside 16 different seafood processing plants and haven't seen a single job there that I would want to do myself, especially not for minimum wage. Most of the workers are flown in from Mexico, the Philippines, Eastern Europe, and other locations where $7.75/hour is considered good money.

Over fishing has pretty much made the high wage fishing jobs a thing of the past, and cheap imported labor is usually used.

There are a lot of fun summer jobs in the tourist industry. They are also minimum wage and mostly employ younger people who do it for the adventure and spend most of their earnings on beer and good times. Some of them include room and board, and some of those charge for it- but not much, like $10/day. If the job is at a remote site- be forewarned that some outfits only transport the workers to civilization once or twice during the season. Should hurry though, they usually start staffing and training at the end of April and go live in the beginning of May. The hiring period is already well underway.

[coppercoin40]

kapohocat,
I just found this ad for EMTMICP/ EMT-III Remote Work. 2 wks on 2 wks off in SE. Jim Lipinski, 907-346-3247