Transcript Park Ranger
Park Ranger 7th hour December 5th 2013 Job Description Park rangers teach people how to respect the nature balance of many state parks and forests. Park rangers also protect natural resources. Apart from protecting animals and plants they protect people. Like a rock climber who has fallen Or the ranger chases away a bear that is threatening a human Educational Requirements Park rangers usually have to have a bachelors degree however some high school graduates might be eligible for a park ranger position. The individual interested in being a park ranger should study botany, zoology, geology and ecology in college. Other helpful studies are park management, forestry, and the social sciences To uphold a Park Ranger job you have to be at least 18 years of age Physical and Personal Requirements Personal traits for park rangers are enjoying outdoors and enjoy helping people in trouble. Rangers should also be creative, responsible, respectful, and energetic. Physical traits of a park ranger include physical strength, good health, and good eyesight. Benefits of being a Park Ranger Being alone in isolated areas. Being able to educate many young minds with knowledge that are able to teach them throughout your experience as a park ranger. You get to also act as a police man in the park Addressing fire codes Directing traffic Arrest or expel those who harm the environment or disrupt the peace Cons of being a Park Ranger Working for long hours during the summer. Can be expected to be assigned to different areas of the country without knowing when or where. Also not knowing if or how long they will stay there. You work during the winter Experiencing wild in its natural habitat Companies The national park service (NPS) (World Round) Department of Geography (Minnesota) National Recreation and Park Association (World Round) Association of National Park Rangers (World Round) How does this help society This job helps keep the national parks and forests clean and safe for animals and wild plants to be able to roam free. Park Rangers also save people from falling of rocks and getting mulled be an animal. It also makes sure the animals are getting clean air and water. Most of the parks have rivers that run through them. In these river people pollute so the park rangers make sure they are getting clean water. Job outlook The employment outlook is poor for a job as a park ranger. The number of park ranger jobs is said to decrease in 2014. It is said that many parks are going to raise its need for volunteers and lessen its need for employed rangers. Since they are raising the prices for equipment and pay they have to cut a lot of park rangers this year (2013) Average Salary The median salary for park rangers is $30,000 Experienced rangers usually earn $47,000 to $50,000 per year. Rangers at state parks usually earn less then rangers at national parks. Rangers get paid vacations and holidays, health insurance, and other benefits given to state employees. Many parks provide housing for the rangers Recourses A Rangers life by T.W. Strait November of 2013 http://arangerslife.com/index.htm State Park Specifications November of 2013 http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1015 Park Ranger December of 2013 http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/scienceengineeringcareers/EnvSci_parkranger_c001.shtml#whatdotheydo Protect Habitat December of 2013 http://www.americanforests.org/what-we-do/what-we-do-protecthabitats/\