Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you enjoy working alone with minimal supervision? The job of a Game Warden, Conservation Officer or Park Ranger involves a myriad of interesting duties. A large number of states support waterborne and airborne operations in the vast wilderness of federal and state parks. From driving jet skis, 4×4’s , ATV’s, snow mobiles, air boats, riding horses, or piloting aircraft to conducting search and rescue missions and investigating wildlife crime scenes in remote locations. Other duties include trapping, tagging and transplanting bears, alligators, mountain lions and other wildlife, enforcing state and federal laws, supervising managed hunts, making arrests and assisting local law enforcement in other duties such as man-hunts. Most Game Wardens operate on flexible schedules and there benefits are comparable to any other state employment job in law enforcement. Nearly all Game Wardens attend an academy or law enforcement training center before becoming a Game Warden. So, if you are up for the challenge of a rewarding career involving the outdoors and responsible natural resource management for future generations here is a list for employment:

Alabama Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources Park Ranger

Maryland DNR Natural Resources Police Officer

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/hr/officer_position_el.html

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Environmental Police Game Warden

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/job_opportunities.htm

Michigan DNR Conservation Officer

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-42199-45375–,00.html

Minnesota DNR Natural Resource Specialist Conservation Officer

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/jobs/index.html

Mississippi Dept of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Conservation Officer

http://www.spb.state.ms.us/aoccdesc/2828.PDF

Missouri DNR Park Ranger

http://oa.mo.gov/pers/ClassSpecs/1270.htm

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Fish Wildlife and Parks Warden

http://fwp.mt.gov/insidefwp/employment/jobqual/enf.html#warden

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Game Warden Conservation Officer

http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/admin/jobs/jobs.asp

Nevada Division of State Parks Park Ranger

http://parks.nv.gov/job.html#PERM

New Hampshire Dept of Fish and Game Conservation Officer

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Inside_FandG/FandG_jobs/HR_CO_Trainees.htm

New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Officer

http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/employ.htm

New Mexico Dept of Game and Fish Conservation Officer

http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us/department_info/officer_recruitment/officer_recruit.htm

New York Dept of Environmental Conservation Environmental Conservation Police Officer

http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/391.html

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Wildlife Enforcement Officer

http://www.ncwildlife.org/fs_index_employment.htm

North Dakota Dept of Fish and Game Game Warden

http://gf.nd.gov/about/gnfjobs.html

Ohio DNR Wildlife Law Enforcement Officer

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/employ/employe/tabid/5726/Default.aspx

Oklahoma Dept of Wildlife Conservation Game Warden

http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/law.htm

Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division Fish and Wildlife Trooper

http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/FW/index.shtml

Pennsylvania Dept of Conservation and Natural Resources Ranger

http://www.scsc.state.pa.us/scsc/cwp/view.asp?a=392&q=130049

Rhode Island Dept of Environmental Management Ranger

http://www.dem.ri.gov/jobs/seasonal.htm

South Carolina DNR Law Enforcement Officer

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/law/lawenforcementapp.html

South Dakota Game Fish and Parks Game Fish and Parks Conservation Officer

http://www.sdgfp.info/Employment/CO.htm

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Wildlife Officer

http://www.tennessee.gov/twra/employment.html

Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/warden/

Utah DNR Park Ranger

https://statejobs.utah.gov/JobAnnouncement.jsp?rid=17940

Vermont Dept of Fish and Wildlife State Game Warden

http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/laws_info.cfm

Virginia Dept of Game and Island Fisheries Game Warden

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/jobs/game_warden_training.html

Washington DNR Law Enforcement Officer

http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Lists/Job%20Openings/Attachments/198/081008_5682.pdf

West Virginia DNR Conservation Officer

http://www.wvdnr.gov/lenforce/employment.shtm

Wisconsin DNR Conservation Warden

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/enforcement/recruit.html

Wyoming Dept of Game and Fish Game Warden

http://gf.state.wy.us/downloads/pdf/Websitegf.pdf

Working as Contract Security can be adventurous and exciting, sometimes there can be lots of travel in CONUS and out CONUS. The training can be better than most and is always a welcome change for the norm. Sometimes you don’t even have to relocate, not to mention how much more lucrative than the standard nine to five security jobs can be. These jobs tend to attract great people to work with because they are outgoing and are up for a change of scenery. Of course, there are the down sides to Contract Security as is with any job. Most contracts in Contract Security are short lived and rarely go longer than five years with the same company. These jobs lack the stability that the regular nine to five security jobs posses. This is not a career choice I would recommend for longevity or retirement purposes but, it could be whats best for you. These jobs are more suited to young people starting out or retirees. The other downside is the benefits are usually mediocre at best but, this is easily overlooked with the amount of money to be made in such a short amount of time. If your looking for something else and your not quite ready to hang up your spurs yet, this could be a viable option in a interesting, exciting, and lucrative job. Here are some links for employment:

 
AGS

http://www.ags.aecom.com/MarketsAndServices/38/89/index.html

Alutiiq

http://www.alutiiq.com/jobs/

Arrow Security

http://www.arrowsecurity.net/

BH Defense

http://www.bhdefense.com/#

Blackwater USA
http://www.blackwaterusa.com/company_profile/careers_Overview.html

Chenega

http://www3.recruitingcenter.net/clients/Chenega/publicjobs/controller.cfm

Cochise Consultancy

http://www.cochiseconsult.com/careers.html

Critical Intervention Services

http://www.cisworldservices.org/employment.html

CSA

http://www.csakuwait.com/Employment/secRecruiting.html

Doyon

http://www.doyon.com/hr.html

DynCorp International

http://www.dyn-intl.com/subpage.aspx?id=20

General Dynamics

http://www.resumeware.net/gdns_rw/gdns_web/job_list.cfm

Huffmaster

http://www.huffmaster.com/home/

International Maritime Security

http://www.intmarsec.co.uk/

McRoberts Maritime Security

http://www.mcrobertsmaritime.com/about.htm

MPRI

https://app.mpri.com/IIF/jobs/jobsummary.html

Olive Group

http://www.olivegroup.com/contacts_locations.htm

Pinkerton Government Services

http://www.prisonertransport.net/joinpts.php

SAIC

https://cp-its-rmprd.saic.com/main/careerportal/Job_List.cfm?/0JZ75U0K58G2GDKU82ILC1KZ35R7TTXZ0FEZUWMJ5JV75T0RVQS9YMY92TF4SOTSMLI5ROMFU3A89TCBQDEPUWPD9QK3GEHPLRB912CBAXRJ

Secure West

http://www.securewest.com/vacancies/

Security Consultants Group

http://www.scgincorp.com/

Securitas

http://www.securitas.com/us/en/Career/

SOC Inc.

http://soc-smg.com/jobs

The Steele Foundation

http://www.steelefoundation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=60

Triple Canopy

http://careers.triplecanopy.com/careers/Careers.aspx?adata=zZVGElJdaa%2fiCXkE4VUqSKVRSICkXwxT2bUdxD87bq0fJwZFR5QJ3LHVmXfAXCfCZOPoyltlaYcR0dyPITtbtU3KBl4dxgVWKmZyL%2fZ1vgHMiBJiO7zlQqozclZJq4LhHJKwUgctFVA%3d

URS

https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.returnToResults&CurrentPage=2

US Falcon

http://careers.usfalcon.com/careers/

US Security Associates

http://www.ussecurityassociates.com/employment.cgi

Vance

http://www.vanceglobal.com/careers/

Wackenhut

http://www.g4s.com/usw/usw-careers/usw-careers-career_opportunities.htm

Becoming a State Trooper, Highway Patrol, or State Police can be a rewarding and exciting career path for anyone to aspire to in physical security. Working for any state is usually a good choice for employment. It has comparable benefits to any similar federal job with regards to medical and dental plans, life insurance and retirement and some even have some pretty decent perks. Almost all State Trooper training starts with some form of an academy or training center. Some states will allow time in the military to be purchased back towards retirement. Other states have bonuses such as a uniform allowance, physical fitness bonus, cost of living allowance or choice of first duty station. Some states even let their officers drive home their work vehicles. You also have the honor and distinction of serving the community. Here is a list of states for employment:

Alabama Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.al.us/Information/Employment.aspx

Alaska State Troopers

http://www.dps.state.ak.us/ast/

Arizona Highway Patrol

http://www.azdps.gov/hr/employment/Officer.asp

Arkansas State Police

http://www.asp.state.ar.us/divisions/as/as_recruiting.html

California Highway Patrol

http://www.chp.ca.gov/recruiting/index.html

Colorado State Patrol

http://csp.state.co.us/careers.cfm.html

Connecticut State Police

http://www.ct.gov/dps/cwp/view.asp?a=2156&Q=294456&dpsNav_GID=1675&dpsNav=

Delaware State Police

http://dsp.delaware.gov/recruiting/recruit.shtml

Florida Highway Patrol

http://www.flhsmv.gov/fhp/Career/

Georgia State Patrol

http://www.dps.georgia.gov/00/article/0,2086,5635600_6640633_113816436,00.html

Hawaii DPS

http://hawaii.gov/hrd/main/esd/

Idaho State Police

http://www.isp.state.id.us/hr/index.html

Illinois State Police

http://www.isp.state.il.us/employ/employment.cfm

Indiana State Troopers

http://www.in.gov/isp/2305.htm

Iowa State Troopers

http://www.dps.state.ia.us/jobs/trooper2.shtml

Kansas State Troopers

http://www.kansashighwaypatrol.org/careerop/co_trooper.html

Kentucky State Police

http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/career.htm

Louisiana State Police

http://www.lsp.org/recruit.html

Maine State Police

Site is temporarily down.

Maryland State Police

http://recruiting.mdsp.org/index.asp

Massachusetts State Police

http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=eopssubtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Funding+%26+Training+Opportunities&L2=Law+Enforcement&L3=State+Police+Academy&sid=Eeops

Michigan State Police

http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1594_49113—,00.html

Minnesota State Patrol

https://www.msp.state.mn.us/Default.aspx

Mississippi Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.ms.us/dps/dps.nsf/divpages/hp3rec-general?OpenDocument

Missouri State Highway Patrol

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/HRD/Trooper/troopCareer.html

Montana Highway Patrol

http://www.doj.mt.gov/enforcement/highwaypatrol/

Nebraska State Patrol

http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/findfile.asp?id2=41

Nevada Highway Patrol

http://dps.nv.gov/personnel/index.shtml

New Hampshire State Police

http://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/nhsp/ssb/recruitment/recruitment.html

New Jersey State Police

http://www.njsp.org/recruit/recruit.html

New Mexico State Police

http://164.64.161.58/training.php

New York State Police

http://www.nytrooper.com/

North Carolina State Highway Patrol

http://www.nccrimecontrol.org/Index2.cfm?a=000003,000014,000734

North Dakota State Highway Patrol

http://www.nd.gov/ndhp/career.html

Ohio State Highway Patrol

http://www.statepatrol.ohio.gov/recruit.htm

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ohp/tngrct/OHPrecruit.htm

Oregon State Police

http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/RECRUIT/index.shtml

Pennsylvania State Police

http://www.psp.state.pa.us/bhr/cwp/view.asp?a=435&q=159491&bhrNav=69576959

Rhode Island State Police

http://www.risp.ri.gov/recruitment/

South Carolina Highway Patrol

http://www.schp.org/employment.asp

South Dakota Highway Patrol

http://hp.state.sd.us/career.htm

Tennessee Highway Patrol

http://www.state.tn.us/safety/employment.htm

Texas State Troopers

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/trainingacademy/Trooper_Trainee/traineelinks.htm

Utah Highway Patrol

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/highwaypatrol/employment/employment.html

Vermont State Police

http://www.dps.state.vt.us/vtsp/recruiting.htm

Virginia State Police

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Employment_Trooper_Recruitment.shtm

Washington State Patrol

http://www.wsp.wa.gov/hrd/trooper.htm

West Virginia State Police

http://www.wvstatepolice.com/employ/employ.shtml

Wisconsin State Patrol

http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/statepatrol/recruitment/index.htm

Wyoming Highway Patrol
http://dot.state.wy.us/Default.jsp?sCode=whpaw

The next step is the job fair. You need to bring as many copies of your resume as possible. I would recommend at least three variants of your resume and have at least ten of each. Make sure you register ahead of time on line. Most job fairs today will post your resume in there data base for employers at the event for free. If for some reason you cant make the job fair at least your resume will. You should really go in person. Try to dress appropriately as if you were going in for an interview. Most companies have there hiring managers or human resource types run there booths. This is the time to actually blanket all the employers there with your resume. Don’t be fooled by a companies name. You never no if they have some sort of physical security jobs available. I actually got hired by the last booth I targeted and visited at the last job fair I went too. Some people do research the companies ahead of time . I myself prefer to research the company when I apply on line and include this data in my tailored resume and my cover letter for that specific job. This is the fourth and final part in this series. I hope this information is helpful and good luck in your professional endeavours.