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Verto Education Semester Abroad
Verto Education
$18,750–$33,500to join
Washington Conservation Corps (WCC)
Washington State Department of Ecology
$2,952–$3,218/mo
ARCC Gap Semester
ARCC Programs (Adventures Rolling Cross Country)
$16,388to join
Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Pays, amount varies
Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Pays, amount varies
$0–$4,000 upfront to start
Boren Awards (Boren Scholarship and Boren Fellowship)
Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), administered by IIE
$8,000–$30,000 total
Serving and Learning Together (SALT)
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
Pays, amount varies
CIEE Gap Year Abroad
CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)
$12,100to join
ACA Whitewater Instructor Certification
americancanoe.org
No cash pay listed
Adventure Treks – Gap Year Adventure Programs
adventuretreks.com
No cash pay listed
African Impact – Wildlife & Community Volunteering
africanimpact.com
No cash pay listed
African Impact Volunteer Projects
African Impact
$1,950to join
AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course
avtraining.org
No cash pay listed
AIFS – Study Abroad Semester (Gap Year Compatible)
aifabroad.com
No cash pay listed
AIFS Abroad Gap Year / Semester Abroad
AIFS Abroad (American Institute For Foreign Study)
$19,790to join
Alaska Coach Tours — Driver / Guide
coolworks.com
Pays, amount varies
Alaska Commercial Fishing Deckhand
Independent vessel owners (salmon seine, gillnet, longline, troll); placement help via ALFA and BBRSDA
Pays, amount varies
$500–$2,000 upfront to start
Alaska Fishing Lodge Crew
Remote Alaskan sportfishing lodges (e.g. Whalers Cove, Kingfisher Charters, Wilderness Place Lodge)
Pays, amount varies
$400–$1,500 upfront to start
Alaska seafood processing
Various Alaska processors
$18–$27/hr
Alaska Seafood Processor (North Pacific Seafoods / Alaska General Seafoods)
northpacificseafoodsinc.hrmdirect.com
Pays, amount varies
Alice Lloyd College — Tuition-Free Work College (Appalachia)
alc.edu
Pays, amount varies
Alterra Mountain (Ikon) — Lift Operator
alterramtn.co
Pays, amount varies
Alterra Mountain (Ikon) — Ski/Snowboard Instructor
alterramtn.co
Pays, amount varies
Alzar Gap
Alzar School
$17,600to join
Alzar School – Gap Program
alzar.org
No cash pay listed
American Climate Corps (Federal)
whitehouse.gov
Pays, amount varies
American Conservation Experience (ACE)
American Conservation Experience
$240–$320/wk
AmeriCorps NCCC — FEMA Corps
americorps.gov
Pays, amount varies
AmeriCorps NCCC — Forest Corps
americorps.gov
Pays, amount varies
AmeriCorps NCCC — Traditional Corps
americorps.gov
Pays, amount varies
AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps)
AmeriCorps (U.S. federal agency)
$91/wk
AmeriCorps State & National (general)
americorps.gov
Pays, amount varies
AmeriCorps VISTA
AmeriCorps (U.S. federal agency)
$20,400–$40,800/yr
Antarctic Support Contractor (McMurdo / South Pole / Palmer)
KBR Mission Technology Solutions (prime contractor since June 2, 2026, replacing Leidos) and subcontractors including Gana-A'Yoo Services Corporation
$648–$829/wk
$0–$1,000 upfront to start
Apprenticeship.gov — Registered Apprenticeship Finder (Gateway Tool)
apprenticeship.gov
Pays, amount varies
Aramark Destinations — Denali National Park
aramarkcareers.com
Pays, amount varies
Aramark Destinations — Yosemite National Park
aramarkcareers.com
Pays, amount varies
ARCC Gap – Gap Year Programs
gooverseas.com
No cash pay listed
Arkansas Valley Adventures — Rookie Raft Guide (Colorado)
coolworks.com
Pays, amount varies
Army National Guard Split-Option Enlistment (17–18 year olds)
nationalguard.com
Pays, amount varies
Army National Guard State Tuition Waivers (varies by state)
nationalguard.com
Pays, amount varies
Aspen Snowmass — Basic Ski Patrol
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
Pays, amount varies
Aspen Snowmass — Lift Attendant
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
Pays, amount varies
Aspen Snowmass — Ski Instructor
jobs.smartrecruiters.com
Pays, amount varies
ATTRA / NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Internship Listings
ncat.org
Pays, amount varies
Au Pair in Denmark (outbound US citizen)
pack-lightly.com
Pays, amount varies
Au Pair in France (outbound US citizen)
pack-lightly.com
Pays, amount varies
Au Pair in Germany (outbound US citizen)
pack-lightly.com
Pays, amount varies
Au pair in the United States (J-1)
State Department-designated J-1 sponsors
$196/wk
Australia Ski Resort Seasonal Work (via subclass 462)
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Pays, amount varies
Australia Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)
Australian Department of Home Affairs
Pays, amount varies
Australia Work and Holiday Visa (Subclass 462)
immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Pays, amount varies
BC3 EMS Academy — Stipend-Paid Free EMT Training (Pennsylvania local)
bc3.edu
Pays, amount varies
Beach Nesting Bird Technician (Delaware DNREC)
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu
Pays, amount varies
Berea College — Tuition-Free Work College
berea.smartcatalogiq.com
Pays, amount varies
Big Sky Resort — Lift Operator / Ski Instructor
bigskyresort.com
Pays, amount varies
Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellowship
Congressional Hunger Center
$50,000 total
Birthright Israel Onward
Birthright Israel Onward / regional Jewish federations and Hillels
$999to join
BLM Call-When-Needed (AD) Firefighter
blm.gov
Pays, amount varies
Bruderhof Communities
bruderhof.com
Pays, amount varies
CAL FIRE Seasonal Firefighter (Fire Fighter I)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
$19–$26/hr
$0–$600 upfront to start
California Climate Action Corps Fellowship (CCAC)
californiavolunteers.ca.gov
Pays, amount varies
California Conservation Corps — Wildland Fire Crew
ccc.ca.gov
Pays, amount varies
California Conservation Corps (CCC)
State of California, California Conservation Corps
$2,810/mo
Camp America — General Counselor Placement
campamerica.co.uk
Pays, amount varies
Camphill Communities (USA/Canada)
camphill.org
Pays, amount varies
Canada IEC (International Experience Canada)
canada.ca
Pays, amount varies
Caretaker Gazette
caretaker.org
Pays, amount varies
Carpe Diem Education – Latitudes Year (Full Year with College Credits)
carpediemeducation.org
No cash pay listed
Carpe Diem Education – Semester Programs
carpediemeducation.org
No cash pay listed
Carpe Diem Gap Semester (Guatemala & Costa Rica and other routes)
Carpe Diem Education
$16,900to join
Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) — Member Programs (umbrella)
catholicvolunteernetwork.org
Pays, amount varies
Catholic Volunteer Network Member Programs (JVC, JVC Northwest, Christian Appalachian Project, Red Cloud and 150+ others)
Catholic Volunteer Network (directory of independent member programs)
$100–$500/mo
$0 upfront to start
Catholic Worker Houses (live-in volunteer)
catholicworker.org
Pays, amount varies
Chile Working Holiday — US Eligibility Status
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
CIEE – College Study Abroad Semester (Sample: Barcelona)
ciee.org
No cash pay listed
CIEE Gap Year – French Language & Culture (Paris/Nice)
ciee.org
No cash pay listed
CIEE Gap Year Abroad – High School / Teen Programs
ciee.org
No cash pay listed
City Year
City Year, Inc. (AmeriCorps program)
$454–$693/wk
Civicorps
Civicorps (Oakland, CA)
$2,727/mo
College of the Ozarks — Tuition-Free Work College ('Hard Work U')
cofo.edu
Pays, amount varies
College Possible (AmeriCorps State & National operator)
collegepossible.org
Pays, amount varies
Concordia International Volunteer Projects (UK)
concordia-iye.org.uk
No cash pay listed
Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals (CBYX)
Cultural Vistas, funded by the U.S. Department of State and the German Bundestag
$150/mo
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa (CCMI)
Conservation Corps Minnesota & Iowa
Pays, amount varies
Conservation Legacy — Appalachian Conservation Corps (ACC)
conservationlegacy.org
Pays, amount varies
Conservation Legacy — Arizona Conservation Corps (AZCC)
azcorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Conservation Legacy — Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC)
swcorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Conservation Legacy — Stewards Individual Placement Program (SIPP)
stewardslegacy.org
Pays, amount varies
Conservation Legacy (Arizona Conservation Corps / Southwest Conservation Corps)
Conservation Legacy
$400–$600/wk
Contract Wildland Fire Crew (Type 2 IA)
Private contractors, e.g. Grayback Forestry, PatRick Environmental (Oregon/Idaho/Montana)
$18–$29/hr
$0–$900 upfront to start
Copper River Seafoods — Seafood Processor
copperriverseafoods.com
Pays, amount varies
Crewseekers (UK-based, global)
crewseekers.net
Pays, amount varies
CRST Expedited — Carrier-Sponsored CDL Training
crst.com
Pays, amount varies
Deep Springs College — Full Scholarship 2-Year Liberal Arts
deepsprings.edu
Pays, amount varies
Delaware North — Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite
careers.delawarenorth.com
Pays, amount varies
Delaware State Fire School — Volunteer Tuition Reimbursement
statefireschool.delaware.gov
Pays, amount varies
Dude Ranch Wrangler / Guest Ranch Staff
Independent guest ranches (Dude Ranchers' Association members) across WY, MT, CO, AZ
$16–$18/hr
$200–$1,000 upfront to start
Duke Gap Year Program funding
Duke University
$5,000–$25,000 total
Dynamy Internship Year
Dynamy (affiliate of Seven Hills Foundation)
$20,250–$38,650to join
EarthCorps
EarthCorps (Seattle, WA)
$3,000/mo
EarthDance Farms — Farm Apprentice (Missouri)
earthdancefarms.org
Pays, amount varies
Earthwatch research expedition
Earthwatch Institute
$2,000–$4,500to join
Eco-Lodge / Permaculture Farm Volunteer (via Permaculture Global)
permacultureglobal.org
Pays, amount varies
EF Gap Year
EF Education First
$43,750to join
EF Gap Year – The Global Gap Year
efgapyear.com
No cash pay listed
EPIK (English Program in Korea)
epik.go.kr
Pays, amount varies
Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) — Servant Year program
episcopalservicecorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Federal Wildland Firefighter (Seasonal)
USDA Forest Service / DOI (BLM, NPS, FWS, BIA)
$21–$25/hr
$0–$800 upfront to start
Findacrew.net (sailing passages)
findacrew.com
Pays, amount varies
Fire/EMS Explorer / Cadet Program (BSA / National Pattern)
learningforlife.org
Pays, amount varies
Florida Conservation Corps
Florida Department of Environmental Protection / Florida State Parks
$2,200/mo
FoodCorps
FoodCorps (AmeriCorps program)
$33,000 total
Forever Resorts / Aramark Destinations — Grand Canyon North Rim
careers.aramarkdestinations.com
Pays, amount varies
Franciscan Volunteer Ministry (FVM)
franciscanvolunteerministry.org
Pays, amount varies
Frontier Volunteer and Gap Year Projects
The Society for Environmental Exploration (trading as Frontier)
No cash pay listed
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA)
us.fulbrightonline.org
Pays, amount varies
Fulbright U.S. Student Program
us.fulbrightonline.org
Pays, amount varies
Global Citizen Year (GCY) – Bridge Year
extracurricularhub.com
No cash pay listed
Global Vision International (GVI)
crbcnews.com
No cash pay listed
Global Work & Travel (Australia, New Zealand, Canada)
globalworkandtravel.com
Pays, amount varies
Grand Teton NPS — Interpretive Associate (via Teton Science Schools)
nps.gov
Pays, amount varies
Green City Force (AmeriCorps State & National operator)
greencityforce.org
Pays, amount varies
Greenhorns Network / Beginning Farmer Resource
thegreenhorns.net
Pays, amount varies
GVI
Global Vision International
$1,500–$3,500to join
Habitat AmeriCorps
Habitat for Humanity International
$17,600–$18,700/yr
Helmets to Hardhats (H2H) — Military-to-Apprenticeship Gateway
helmetstohardhats.org
Pays, amount varies
HelpStay
helpstay.com
Pays, amount varies
HelpX
helpx.net
Pays, amount varies
High Country Expeditions — Raft Guide (Oregon)
highcountryexpeditions.com
Pays, amount varies
Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Foundation — Paid Firefighter/EMT Training Program
hcfl.gov
Pays, amount varies
HMI Gap
High Mountain Institute
$15,400–$21,000to join
Hostel Work Exchange / Karma Worker
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
IBEW Inside Wireman Electrical Apprenticeship (JATC)
ibew.org
Pays, amount varies
Idaho Conservation Corps
Northwest Youth Corps
$325/wk
IES Abroad – Language & Area Studies Semester (Sample: Barcelona)
iesabroad.org
No cash pay listed
IJGD (Germany) / UNA Exchange (UK) — Workcamp coalitions
ijgd.de
No cash pay listed
Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) – Career Programs
ice.edu
No cash pay listed
Instituto de Español – Antigua Guatemala Language Schools
salamander-travelschool.com
No cash pay listed
InterExchange Work Abroad (Australia, New Zealand)
interexchange.org
Pays, amount varies
Iona Community (Scotland)
iona.org.uk
Pays, amount varies
Ireland Working Holiday Authorisation (J1 WHA)
ireland.ie
Pays, amount varies
Ironworkers Apprenticeship (AIW)
helmetstohardhats.org
Pays, amount varies
IUEC Elevator Constructor Apprenticeship (NEIEP)
neiep.org
Pays, amount varies
IVHQ – International Volunteer HQ
volunteerhq.org
No cash pay listed
IVHQ volunteer placement
International Volunteer HQ
$285–$864to join
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort — Ski Instructor
jacksonhole.com
Pays, amount varies
JET Programme (Japan)
jetprogramme.org
Pays, amount varies
Job Corps — Residential Free Trade Training
dol.gov
Pays, amount varies
Jumpstart (AmeriCorps State & National operator)
jstart.org
Pays, amount varies
JVC Northwest (Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest)
jvcnorthwest.org
Pays, amount varies
Kansas Outdoor AmeriCorps Action Team
Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Pays, amount varies
Kensington VFD Live-In Program (Maryland)
kvfd.org
Pays, amount varies
Kibbutz Volunteer Program (Israel / KPC)
kibbutzvolunteers.org.il
Pays, amount varies
Korean Language School (e.g., Sogang University KLEC, Yonsei KLI)
Unknown
No cash pay listed
Kroka Expeditions – Gap Year Semester
kroka.org
No cash pay listed
Kroka Expeditions Semester Programs (including tuition-free Full Circle Semester)
Kroka Expeditions
$0–$4,000to join
L'Arche Communities (USA)
larcheusa.org
Pays, amount varies
Latitudes Year
Carpe Diem Education
$25,800–$29,800to join
LDS mission
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
$12,000to join
Le Cordon Bleu – Short Culinary Courses
cordonbleu.edu
No cash pay listed
LeapYear (formerly LEAPNOW)
Naropa University (program absorbed from LEAPNOW: Transforming Education)
No cash pay listed
Leave No Trace Master Educator Course
lnt.org
No cash pay listed
Lindblad Expeditions — Naturalist / Field Guide
jobs.lever.co
Pays, amount varies
Los Angeles Conservation Corps
Los Angeles Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps)
$490/wk
Love Volunteers
Love Volunteers
$299–$2,000to join
Love Volunteers – International Volunteering
lovevolunteers.org
No cash pay listed
Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC)
lvcdc.org
Pays, amount varies
Maine Conservation Corps
Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (Bureau of Parks and Lands)
$270/wk
Maryland Charles W. Riley Firefighter Scholarship
mhec.maryland.gov
Pays, amount varies
Maryland MFRI Free Firefighter I/II Training for Volunteers
mfri.org
Pays, amount varies
Masa Israel programs (e.g. Young Judaea Year Course)
Masa Israel Journey / Jewish Agency
$21,500–$28,500to join
Maximo Nivel – Volunteer & Study Abroad in Latin America
maximonivel.com
No cash pay listed
Maximo Nivel Volunteer Abroad
Maximo Nivel
$735–$1,815to join
Meddeas (Spain private school language assistant)
meddeas.com
Pays, amount varies
Mennonite Voluntary Service (MVS)
mennonitemission.net
Pays, amount varies
Michigan Civilian Conservation Corps
Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (AmeriCorps)
$680/wk
Middlebury Language Schools – Immersion Intensives
middlebury.edu
No cash pay listed
Middlebury Language Schools Summer Immersion
Middlebury College
$6,750–$12,365to join
Mile High Youth Corps
Mile High Youth Corps (AmeriCorps, Colorado Youth Corps Association member)
$560–$710/wk
Mile High Youth Corps — YouthBuild
milehighyouthcorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Minnesota Reading Corps / Math Corps
ServeMinnesota / Ampact (AmeriCorps)
$263–$613/wk
MOFGA Farm Apprenticeship (Maine)
mofga.org
Pays, amount varies
Montana Conservation Corps (MCC)
Montana Conservation Corps
$580–$680/wk
Mountain Roots Food Project — Registered Farming Apprenticeship
mountainrootsfoodproject.org
Pays, amount varies
MSU Upper Peninsula — Regenerative Agriculture Intern
canr.msu.edu
Pays, amount varies
NALCAP / Auxiliares de Conversación (Spain)
educacionfpydeportes.gob.es
Pays, amount varies
National Health Corps (Philadelphia)
Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) / National Health Corps
Pays, amount varies
National Park Concession Work (Aramark Destinations)
Aramark Destinations — Yosemite Hospitality, Denali, Mesa Verde, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon, Olympic
$19/hr
$150–$800 upfront to start
National Park Concession Work (Delaware North)
Delaware North — Yellowstone General Stores, Kennedy Space Center, Sequoia, Shenandoah, Grand Canyon
$17–$18/hr
$150–$700 upfront to start
National park concessioner (Xanterra and peers)
Xanterra Travel Collection and other NPS concessioners
$11–$14/hr
National Park Service Seasonal (via USAJOBS)
National Park Service, US Department of the Interior
$17–$22/hr
$150–$1,000 upfront to start
Nevada Conservation Corps
Great Basin Institute (AmeriCorps)
Pays, amount varies
New York FASNY HELP Tuition Reimbursement
fasny.com
Pays, amount varies
New York State Excelsior Conservation Corps
SCA / NYS DEC / NYS OPRHP
$180/wk
New Zealand Farm and Hospitality Work (WHV)
immigration.govt.nz
Pays, amount varies
New Zealand Working Holiday Visa (US scheme)
immigration.govt.nz
Pays, amount varies
NOLS – Fall Semester in the Rockies
nols.edu
No cash pay listed
NOLS – Semester in East Africa
nols.edu
No cash pay listed
NOLS – Yellowstone Wilderness (Short Course, ages 18–22)
nols.edu
No cash pay listed
NOLS Semester in the Rockies
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
$15,630to join
NOLS Wilderness First Responder (WFR)
nols.edu
No cash pay listed
Northwest Youth Corps
Northwest Youth Corps
$6,000–$7,680 total
NPS Seasonal Ranger — Interpretation / Visitor Services
nps.gov
Pays, amount varies
OARS — Experienced Whitewater Raft Guide
oars.com
Pays, amount varies
Operation Wallacea Research Expeditions
Operation Wallacea (Opwall)
No cash pay listed
Oregon Farm Corps — Rogue Valley Regenerative Farming Fellowship
oregonfarmcorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Oregon Farm Corps (Rogue Farm Corps)
oregonfarmcorps.org
Pays, amount varies
Outward Bound Costa Rica / Panama semester
Outward Bound
$13,900–$18,500to join
Outward Bound USA – Semester / Gap Year Courses
outwardbound.org
No cash pay listed
Oxbow Farm Integral Ecology Apprenticeship (Catholic Worker)
catholicworker.org
Pays, amount varies
Pacific Discovery Gap Year Semester
Pacific Discovery
$15,000–$20,000to join
PADI Divemaster / Instructor (Domestic Resort)
divejobs.padi.com
Pays, amount varies
PADI Divemaster Course
padi.com
No cash pay listed
Paid TEFL Internship Abroad (Asia)
premiertefl.com
No cash pay listed
Pendle Hill Quaker Study Center
pendlehill.org
No cash pay listed
Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Local-Level Training + EMS Reimbursement
pa.gov
Pays, amount varies
Plan My Gap Year (PMGY)
Plan My Gap Year
$24–$27to join
Plum Village / Deer Park Monastery (Buddhist)
plumvillage.org
Pays, amount varies
Portugal Working Holiday (WHV) — US Eligibility Status
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
Postgraduate (PG) year at a boarding school
Various U.S. independent boarding schools
$55,000–$75,000to join
Prime Inc. — Carrier-Sponsored CDL Training
driveforprime.com
Pays, amount varies
Princeton Bridge Year Program
bridgeyear.princeton.edu
Pays, amount varies
Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year Program
Princeton University, Office of International Programs
No cash pay listed
$1,000–$3,000 upfront to start
Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad
$2,000to join
Projects Abroad – Gap Programs
projectsabroad.org
No cash pay listed
Public Allies AmeriCorps Program
Public Allies
$9,133–$23,000 total
Pursuit Collection — Glacier Park Lodge
tbw.pl
Pays, amount varies
Quivira Coalition New Agrarian Program
quiviracoalition.org
Pays, amount varies
Reading Partners (AmeriCorps State & National operator)
readingpartners.org
Pays, amount varies
Reforestation Tree Planting (US)
Private silviculture contractors in the Pacific Northwest; some agency/conservation-corps hourly crews
$15–$22/hr
$200–$1,000 upfront to start
Remote Camp Support (Alaska / North Slope)
NANA Management Services (NMS) and comparable Alaska Native corporation camp-services contractors
$15/hr
$100–$800 upfront to start
Residential Summer Camp Counselor
ACA-accredited overnight camps (independent, YMCA, Scouting, nonprofit)
$325–$500/wk
$50–$600 upfront to start
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC)
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
Pays, amount varies
Roehl Transport — 'Get Your CDL & Get Paid' Program
roehl.jobs
Pays, amount varies
Rotary Youth Exchange
Rotary International
$1,500–$3,000to join
Rustic Pathways – Gap Semester / Mini Gap
rusticpathways.com
No cash pay listed
Rustic Pathways – Spanish Immersion Gap Semester
rusticpathways.com
No cash pay listed
Rustic Pathways Gap Semester
Rustic Pathways
$13,000–$20,990to join
San Francisco Conservation Corps
San Francisco Conservation Corps (SFCC)
Pays, amount varies
SCA / USFS Wildland Fire Academy Fuels Team (Conservation Corps)
thesca.org
Pays, amount varies
Schneider — Carrier-Sponsored CDL Apprenticeship Training
schneiderjobs.com
Pays, amount varies
SCI-IVS USA (Service Civil International)
volunteersciusa.org
No cash pay listed
Sea Education Association (SEA) — Proctor Ocean Classroom Program Assistant
sea.edu
Pays, amount varies
Sea Education Association (SEA) — Shipboard Steward, SSV Corwith Cramer
sea.edu
Pays, amount varies
SEA Semester / Sea Education Association
sea.edu
No cash pay listed
Sea|mester – Sailing Gap Semester
seamester.com
No cash pay listed
Seasonal Agricultural Harvest Work
Fruit and vegetable growers, primarily Washington, Oregon, California, Michigan
$17–$19/hr
$100–$1,200 upfront to start
Seasonal Ski Patroller
Ski resorts nationwide (independent and corporate)
$19–$22/hr
$600–$2,500 upfront to start
Semester at Sea – Fall 2026 Voyage
semesteratsea.org
No cash pay listed
Semester at Sea – Spring 2027 (for comparison with Spring gap year seekers)
semesteratsea.org
No cash pay listed
Singapore Work Holiday Programme (WHP)
mom.gov.sg
Pays, amount varies
SIU Piney Point — Unlicensed Mariner Apprentice Program
seafarers.org
Pays, amount varies
Ski / Mountain Resort Seasonal Housing Exchange
Unknown
Pays, amount varies
Ski resort seasonal work (Vail / Alterra)
Vail Resorts, Alterra Mountain Company, and independents
$18–$22/hr
SMART Sheet Metal Apprenticeship
helmetstohardhats.org
Pays, amount varies
South Korea Working Holiday Visa (H-1) — US WEST Program
koreaworkexpert.com
Pays, amount varies
Southeast Conservation Corps
Conservation Legacy
$450–$650/wk
Southeast Conservation Corps (SECC) — Conservation Legacy Tennessee
conservationlegacy.org
Pays, amount varies
Student Conservation Association (SCA)
The Student Conservation Association
Pays, amount varies
Taizé Community (France)
taize.fr
No cash pay listed
Take Action Lab (formerly Global Citizen Year Fellowship)
Tilting Futures (formerly Global Citizen Year)
$10,500–$21,000to join
TaLK (Teach and Learn in Korea)
talk.go.kr
Pays, amount varies
TEFL Certificate Programs (as enabler for paid work abroad)
tefluk.com
No cash pay listed
Texas A&M Forest Service RVFDAP Training Tuition Grant
tfsweb.tamu.edu
Pays, amount varies
Texas A&M Wildlife Field Technician (South Texas)
jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu
Pays, amount varies
Texas Conservation Corps (American YouthWorks)
American YouthWorks
$600–$825/wk
Thinking Beyond Borders – Gap Year Semester
gooverseas.com
No cash pay listed
Thinking Beyond Borders Gap Year
Thinking Beyond Borders, Inc.
No cash pay listed
Traveling Carnival / Fair Worker
Butler Amusements, Reithoffer Shows and similar traveling carnival companies
$12–$15/hr
$50–$400 upfront to start
Trusted Housesitters (Sitter membership)
trustedhousesitters.com
Pays, amount varies
Two Creek Farm (NCAT) — Regenerative Agriculture Apprentice
ncat.org
Pays, amount varies
UA Plumbers/Pipefitters Apprenticeship (United Association)
ua.org
Pays, amount varies
UNC Global Gap Year Fellowship
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Campus Y / Global Programs)
$8,000 total
UniSea — Seafood Processor (Dutch Harbor)
unisea.com
Pays, amount varies
Upaya Zen Center (New Mexico)
upaya.org
Pays, amount varies
US-Flag Small Ship Crew (Deckhand / Steward)
American Cruise Lines and comparable US-flagged domestic operators
$1,000–$1,400/wk
$200–$600 upfront to start
USFS / SCA Trail Crew — Chugach National Forest, AK
fs.usda.gov
Pays, amount varies
USFS / SCA Trail Crew — Sequoia National Forest
thesca.org
Pays, amount varies
USFS Direct Hire — Forestry Aid / Technician (Trails)
fs.usda.gov
Pays, amount varies
USFS Hotshot Crew — Senior Firefighter (GW-6/7)
nifc.gov
Pays, amount varies
USFS Wildland Firefighter — Entry Crew (GW-3 to GW-5)
fs.usda.gov
Pays, amount varies
USFS Wildland Firefighter Apprenticeship Program
fs.usda.gov
Pays, amount varies
Utah Conservation Corps (UCC)
Utah State University, Utah Conservation Corps
Pays, amount varies
Vail Resorts (Epic) — Certified Ski Instructor
jobs.vailresortscareers.com
Pays, amount varies
Vail Resorts (Epic) — Lift Operator
jobs.vailresortscareers.com
Pays, amount varies
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps (VYCC)
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
Pays, amount varies
Verto Education – Freshman Year Abroad
eathealthy365.com
No cash pay listed
Virginia VDFP Free Firefighter I/II Training
vdfp.virginia.gov
Pays, amount varies
Volunteer Fire Dept — Free Firefighter I/II + EMT-Basic (generic national pathway)
usfa.fema.gov
Pays, amount varies
Volunteer Fire Dept Live-In / Bunk Program (National Pattern — Best Examples)
bccrs.org
Pays, amount varies
Volunteers for Peace (VFP)
vfp.org
No cash pay listed
Warren Wilson College — Work College (Partial Tuition Credit)
warren-wilson.edu
No cash pay listed
Westchester County NY HERRO — Volunteer Fire/EMS Education Incentive
emergencyservices.westchestercountyny.gov
Pays, amount varies
Western Colorado Conservation Corps — Fire Crew
wcccpartners.org
Pays, amount varies
Where There Be Dragons — Southeast Asia semester
Where There Be Dragons
$17,950to join
Where There Be Dragons (WTBD) – Gap Year/Semester
gapyearassociation.org
No cash pay listed
Whitewater Raft Guide
Independent outfitters (e.g. Nantahala Outdoor Center, Colorado and West Virginia outfitters)
$15–$22/hr
$300–$850 upfront to start
Winterline Global Education – Gap Year
gooverseas.com
No cash pay listed
Winterline Global Skills Program
Winterline Global Education
No cash pay listed
WisCorps
WisCorps, Inc. (AmeriCorps)
Pays, amount varies
Work and save at home
No operator — the DIY path
$16/hr
Workaway
workaway.info
Pays, amount varies
Workaway (USA domestic hosts)
workaway.info
Pays, amount varies
Workaway / Worldpackers
Workaway.info / Worldpackers
No cash pay listed
$69–$139 upfront to start
Worldpackers
worldpackers.com
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms)
WWOOF (federated national organizations)
No cash pay listed
$45 upfront to start
WWOOF Australia
wwoofaustralia.com
No cash pay listed
WWOOF Canada
wwoofcanada.org
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF Independents
wwoof.net
Pays, amount varies
WWOOF Italy / France / Germany
help.wwoof.net
No cash pay listed
WWOOF USA
wwoofusa.org
Pays, amount varies
Xanterra — Grand Canyon South Rim
xanterrajobs.com
Pays, amount varies
Xanterra — Painter, Yellowstone
coolworks.com
Pays, amount varies
Xanterra — Tour Bus Driver, Grand Canyon South Rim
coolworks.com
Pays, amount varies
Xanterra — Yellowstone National Park Lodges
xanterrajobs.com
Pays, amount varies
Yacht crew (after STCW certification)
Private and charter yacht industry
$1,500–$2,500/mo
$900–$2,800 upfront to start
Yacht Crew / Junior Steward(ess) — Antibes/Fort Lauderdale
galileomaritimeacademy.com
Pays, amount varies
Year Up United
Year Up United
$150–$220/wk
YMCA Camp Counselor
ymca-of-central-texas.breezy.hr
Pays, amount varies
Yoga / Permaculture Ashram Karma Yoga
permacultureglobal.org
Pays, amount varies
Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
nps.gov
Pays, amount varies
YouthBuild — Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Trades
dol.gov
Pays, amount varies
YouthBuild AmeriCorps
YouthBuild USA (network of ~300 local programs)
$520/mo
YWAM Discipleship Training School (DTS)
Youth With A Mission (independent local bases)
$6,335–$10,200to join