JOBS AND INTERNSHIPS
   

Find a Summer or Limited Duration Job

The process of looking for a seasonal or summer job can't begin too early--it takes time to make a plan and research the options. More importantly, now is the time to start asking friends, family, neighbors and other acquaintances about leads. Remember, employers want motivated workers who are going to arrive to work on time, have a positive attitude, work hard, work well with others, show leadership qualities, work their full shift, and do the best job they can.

Here are just a few places to consider:

  • Local employers near the university or in your home town—both small companies and corporations.
  • Retail, shopping malls and grocery stores
  • Hotels, resorts, tourist attractions and theme parks
  • Restaurants including fast food locations
  • Parks and recreation programs available through your local city, county and state. Many local governments offer summer camp programs for kids. Don't forget special events like fairs, festivals, etc.
  • Create your own job and work for yourself—pet day care/walker, house cleaner, errand-runner, child care, house painter, landscaper/yard worker, etc.

Summer/Seasonal Job Links

  • UO-JobLink:
  • American Camp Association—ACA is the leading authority in camping accreditation for over 2,400 camps with hundreds of summer camp job postings. Regardless of major, camp jobs offer invaluable skill-building, leadership, training, and enrichment opportunities found nowhere else.
  • AmeriCorps—each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. Positions can range in duration—from 3, 6, 9 or 12 months. As an AmeriCorps member, you can: tutor and mentor disadvantaged youth, fight illiteracy or teach computer skills, improve health services or build affordable housing, clean parks and streams or build trails, operate after-school programs, or provide disaster relief.
  • CoolWorks.com—a great summer, seasonal and off-season job site for positions at national parks, ski resort, theme parks, ranches, camps, water jobs and more.
  • National Park Service--employees of the National Park Service care for the special places that are the heritage of America. They have professional, volunteer, and trade opportunities across the country--from parks to regional offices, the Park service employs over 20,000 individuals in permanent and temporary positions.
  • Oregon Employment Department—you might not think of the Oregon Employment Department as a place to find summer jobs but they typically have hundreds of part-time and summer jobs available in your city—search by location or occupation. Register with their iMatchSkills and be notified of jobs when they get posted.
  • Student Conservation Association—a wonderful resource for students interested in environmental and conservation organizations. SCA offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities to more than 3,000 people each year. SCA members complete projects in every conservation discipline - from archeology to zoology - and everything in between.
  • StudentJobs.gov—the federal government is a great place to find summer jobs and internships. Explore over 60,000 student employment opportunities in their database.
  • SummerJobs.com--SummerJobs.com offers summer jobs and seasonal staff positions with camps, amusement parks, resorts, national parks, hotels, environmental organizations and more.