The department's annual budget, he said, is $28 million; there are 250 full-time staff members as well as 1,200 who work seasonally.
The job has since improved, but not vastly: many rangers work seasonally, are paid peanuts, and receive no medical benefits.
Visitor Center telephone number (907) 678-5209 only works seasonally from May 25th-Sept 11.
The few European immigrants who worked seasonally for foreign merchants and brought their families were known as Settlers.
The crews work seasonally, from August to November, when the water is low, to sink gigantic concrete mats that strengthen the river banks.
As many as 1500 persons were working seasonally, employed by the local log drivers' society, paid by the paper mills and forest owners.
The majority of Tongoy's residents work seasonally, during the heavy tourist trade period occurring annually between January and February.
Another 800 employees work either permanently or seasonally for the National Park Service.
These managers are backed by a team of interns who work seasonally.
Florence's industrial proletariat worked seasonally in the fields.