14 Seasonal and Summer Fun Outdoor Jobs To keep Life Interesting
1. Visit your local parks and recreation community center for a listing of their latest outdoor jobs. There may be work placement opportunities or internships that are not only educational but keep you in the sunny fresh air and earn a golden glowing tan in the process!
2. Warm weather is a great time for outdoor golf or tennis instruction. If there are no jobs in your area, consider running an ad to give private lessons for a designated period of time.
3. Get in excellent physical condition and make big bucks in the process, cutting lawns and looking for landscape jobs.
4.If you love story telling and history, find a local area attraction and consider being an outdoor adventure or tour guide.
5. The summer is filled with local festivals. They often require part time or temporary work. If you are an actor or entertainer or want to sell your creative or handmade wares, this is the place to be. Consult your local help wanted ads under temporary employment, and visit craigslist.org online for the latest outdoor gigs.
6. Interested in politics? Support your local or national politician of your choice by looking for a paid opportunity to help campaign door to door.
7. If you love swimming, consider becoming a certified life guard or giving swimming lessons.
8. Love fishing? Consider getting a job on a dock or doing some offshore fishing.
9. Get involved in teaching boat safety. You will help save lives while being passionate about what you teach.
10. Summer time is the time for many camps for kids. Contact your local school district and churches for either paid or volunteer opportunities. Sports, arts and crafts, and positively influencing a child may be the summer fun you find rewarding.
11. Summer is traditionally the season when people get their houses painted. Consider painting houses for a reputable company where you will be guaranteed to work outdoors and make extra summer cash for college or savings.
12. Summer is the time for outdoor malls, farmers markets and flea markets. Rent a table or booth to sell your collectibles or crafts and meet lots of fun people all under the sun.
13. If you love flowers and trees and natural landscape, apply for a job at your local arboretum or garden shop. You will gain lots of experience and knowledge in horticulture.
14. If you love outdoors and love animals, visit your local zoo for current employment opportunities. It will be an experience you will never forget and you will get plenty of summer sun in the process!
Whether you are a budding botanist, have the ambition of a real estate agent, love construction or landscape architecture or want to coach outdoor sports or are simply interested in helping the environment, so many jobs are connected to the outdoors. Some opportunities are particularly great for part time or temporary employment where you will experience summer sun and fun at the same time. Summer jobs are a chance to get more exercise, breathe fresh air, get a healthy tan and meet lots of new and interesting people. But best of all, you will gain new experiences and have something else to add to your resume of skills and will become a more rounded person in the process.
Other resources:
Summer Safety
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/222260/summer_safety.html
Caring For Your Legs This Summer
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/236963/caring_for_your_legs_this_summer.html
Finding a Summer Job Online http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/203118/finding_a_summer_job_online.html
