High School
Education requirements vary depending on the facility and type of work involved, though most resorts expect at least a high school diploma for their entry-level positions. High school courses that will be helpful include general business, mathematics, speech, and physical education. Learning a foreign language should also be helpful, since many foreign visitors vacation at American ski resorts.
Postsecondary Training
Many resorts prefer to hire college students as seasonal help. Management positions usually require a college degree. Some institutions offer degrees in ski industry management. For example, Sierra Nevada College offers a bachelor's degree in ski business and resort management. Lyndon State College awards a bachelor's degree in mountain recreation management. And Northern Michigan University/Gogebic Community College offer a joint associate degree in ski area management.
- Adventure Travel Specialists
- Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers
- Amusement Park Workers
- Athletic Directors
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops
- Baristas
- Bartenders
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Cancer Exercise Specialists
- Caterers
- Cooks and Chefs
- Cruise Ship Workers
- E-Sports Professionals
- Event Planners
- Exercise Physiologists
- Fast Food Workers
- Fitness Directors
- Flight Attendants
- Food Service Workers
- Gaming Occupations
- Green Hotel/Resort Ecomanagers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Hosts/Hostesses
- Hotel and Motel Managers
- Hotel Concierges
- Hotel Desk Clerks
- Hotel Executive Housekeepers
- Hotel Restaurant Managers
- Housekeepers and Maids
- Inbound Tour Guides
- Jockeys
- Kinesiologists
- Lifeguards and Swimming Instructors
- Museum Attendants
- Museum Directors and Curators
- Music Venue Owners and Managers
- National Park Service Employees
- Park Rangers
- Parking Attendants
- Personal Shoppers
- Personal Trainers
- Physical Education Teachers
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Pilots
- Professional Athletes, Individual Sports
- Professional Athletes, Team Sports
- Recreation Workers
- Recreational Therapists
- Reservation and Ticket Agents
- Resort Workers
- Restaurant and Food Service Managers
- Ship's Captains
- Spa Attendants
- Spa Managers
- Space Tourism Managers
- Sports Agents
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Equipment Managers
- Sports Executives
- Sports Facility Managers
- Sports Instructors and Coaches
- Sports Photographers
- Sports Physicians
- Sports Psychologists
- Sports Publicists
- Sports Scouts
- Sports Trainers
- Sportswriters
- Stadium Ushers and Vendors
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Swimming Pool Designers
- Tour Guides
- Travel Agents
- Umpires and Referees
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Yoga and Pilates Instructors
- Zoo and Aquarium Curators and Directors