Employment

Sockeye Cycle Co. is a locally-owned bicycle business based in Haines and Skagway, Alaska. We’re a small company run by people passionate about riding and traveling by bike, and all that goes into quality service and maintenance. We are currently reviewing applications for positions beginning in 2024. Please see below for current open positions.

Please click below to fill out an application or contact us for more info: 907-766-2869; info (at) sockeyecycle.com. Thanks for your interest in joining our team!

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Positions Available:

We are currently interviewing and hiring for the below positions, with start dates between April 15 and June 1, 2024.

Bicycle Tour Guides

We are hiring seasonal guiding positions starting between late April and early June. Guides ride on tour with guests, presenting information, answering questions, and keeping on top of tour logistics, timing, etc. All guides will drive our tour vans and help with gear maintenance and organization.

Skagway based positions generally guide day tours of 2-4 hours in length. Full-time work is available May – September and housing is available.
Haines based guides will guide a combination of daily and multi-day tours. Most positions are part-time with some full-time opportunities available.
Fairbanks based positions will be focused on guiding multi-day tours, primarily in June and July.

Guiding positions start at $16/hr (daily tours) or $180/day (multi-day tours) for positions including partially subsidized housing. Higher starting rates are available for well-qualified guides, and those not needing housing. Guides generally make significant tips and have opportunities for end of season bonuses and other company benefits.

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Additional Employment Information:

Employees must be US Citizens or have a or work visa for the USA and be 21 years of age. We are not able to sponsor J1 Visa’s for foreign applicants. Most positions require a clean driving record with no major offenses in the past 5 years.

Housing:

Company housing is available in Skagway with lease terms that match your employment contract. Single and shared rooms are available with subsidized rental rates. The rooms are located the same building above the business, with a separate entrance. There is a communal kitchen, living area, 3 bathrooms with showers, wifi, and (free) laundry room in the building for staff use. There are limited options for other rentals in Skagway.

We do not directly manage rentals in Haines but can help with finding and securing housing.

Area Information:

Haines and Skagway are located north of Juneau in the Southeast panhandle of Alaska. Skagway has a population around 1000, which grows to over 2500 in the summer. The economy is based on tourism and Skagway sees multiple cruise ships most days throughout the summer. Haines has a year-round population around 2500. The economy is a mix of industries including commercial fishing, tourism, mining, timber, and city/utility positions. You can drive to both communities from the Alaska/Canadian Highway, about a 4-day drive from the Canadian border with the lower 48. Ferry and airline travel (through Juneau) are also options.

The area is a part of the coastal temperate rainforest stretching up the northwest coast of North America through Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. Haines and Skagway are somewhat drier than other areas of Southeast Alaska, but gray “Pacific Northwest” weather is common. We are at the northern end of the Tongass National Forest, the country’s largest at 17 million acres. It is home to brown and black bears, moose, mountain goats, black tailed deer, bald eagles, five species of salmon and a multitude of other wildlife.

Recreational opportunities abound depending on your abilities and cooperation from the Alaskan environment. Locals and visitors enjoy hiking the extensive trail systems, kayaking, canoeing, packrafting, backcountry skiing/split-boarding, trail running, mountain climbing, fishing, hunting, and of course road, gravel, mountain, and fat biking!