Yellowstone Park Service Stations Inc.

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Currently recruiting for the season that runs from April 24th, 2024 to November 1st, 2024.

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    Retail Associate

    $17.20 / hour

    Meet People from All Around the World while Living and Working in the Heart of Beautiful Yellowstone National Park!

    Yellowstone Park Service Stations (YPSS) offers some of the best summer jobs in Yellowstone working as a Retail Associate (cashier) at one of our seven gas station/convenience store locations. Retail Associates are primarily responsible for the quick, efficient, friendly, and accurate check out of our customers. As a Retail Associate you are on the front line of contact with park visitors, providing exceptional customer service and presenting a positive image of both YPSS and Yellowstone. If hired for this position, you must provide proper documentation establishing your identity and eligibility to be legally employed in the United States and be willing to undergo a background and employment reference check.


    Skills, Abilities, Experience, & Training Required:

    • Must be 18 years of age or older.
    • One year of experience beyond the high school level is required.
    • Exceptional customer service skills including a professional and pleasant attitude both on and off duty with visitors and team members.
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to clearly and effectively communicate with customers, co-workers, location management, and main office personnel.
    • Ability to work adaptively in varying levels of business, from periods of fast-paced & high-volume customer traffic to slower times where individual initiative is required to complete mandatory daily tasks.
    • Retail and cashiering experience are not required but preferred.
    • Comfortable operating computer-based systems including touchscreen point of sale registers and programs including Microsoft Excel and Word.
    • Ability to work outdoors for short periods in a wide range of weather conditions.
    • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to physically stand for periods up to four hours long.
    • Ability and willingness to learn and share accurate park information with visitors.

    Daily Job Activities, Duties, and Responsibilities:

    • Interact professionally and positively with park visitors from around the world in a busy, sometimes hectic environment, including the ability to patiently communicate through language barriers.
    • Perform sales transactions by cash (including accurate cash handling), credit card, or company charge via touchscreen point of sale system.
    • Actively sell snacks, drinks, alcohol, tobacco products, and other retail items.
    • Assist station management with inventory control.
    • Answer telephones and direct calls appropriately.
    • Assist with loading and unloading of warehouse delivery trucks & other vehicles.
    • Restock snacks, drinks, and other retail items regularly.
    • Clean public restrooms, dormitories, sales & service areas, and outside gas pumps.
    • Pick up litter around the station and empty trash and recycling bins.
    • Work varied shifts from possibly as early as 5:30am to as late as 11pm.
    • Answer repetitive questions from visitors in a cheerful manner.
    • Perform daily opening and closing duties including counting cash drawers, recording sales figures, and completing reports.
    • Share knowledge of Yellowstone's history, policies, and issues with park visitors.
    • Undertake additional opportunities and duties as assigned.

    Room and Board:

    Subsidized housing at our dorms in Yellowstone is only $7.50 per day and includes free laundry facilities, utilities, and WiFi. Most housing is in shared rooms. Limited private rooms and RV sites are available. All work locations are within walking distance from dorm housing. An optional meal plan including three meals per day at the Employee Dining Rooms (EDRs) is available for only $12.20 per day. Contact us for more details.

    Compensation and Hours:

    The 2024 entry level pay rate is $17.20 per hour. An incentive-based location operations bonus is payable to those who satisfactorily complete the terms of the employment agreement. This is a seasonal, full-time position working 40 hours per week. Work weeks consist of 5 days of 8-hour shifts with two consecutive days off. Since our facilities are open seven days per week throughout the season, there is no premium pay for Sunday or holiday work. A person's days off may fall on any two consecutive days of the week. For any hours worked in excess of forty-eight per work-week, overtime is paid at the rate of time-and-a-half. For additional details, please contact us.


    Working as a Retail Associate with YPSS at one of our gas stations/convenience stores in Yellowstone is an experience unlike working at any other gas station! Where else can you meet people from all over the country and world, while working in the natural beauty of Yellowstone National Park, where wildlife including bison, elk, and bears can wander by your station at any time? With YPSS you’ll gain valuable work experience in a busy tourist destination all while getting to spend the summer living in the world’s first national park - Yellowstone! Please contact us with any questions!

    Take the first step in your Yellowstone Summer Adventure and APPLY TODAY!

    Apply Now

How to Apply

Want to increase your chances of being a successful applicant? Please make sure that you have read all the information on this site before applying. Submit a thorough and complete application. Take your time. Remember this will be the first impression we have of you. Provide work and personal references. References will be checked so provide accurate information, including full names, email addresses, and phone numbers. Give us your maximum dates of employment. Our peak season is early June through the end of September. The longer you can stay, the better your chances are to obtain employment.

Please contact us with questions or concerns.

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