As an employer of the U.S. Government , the National Park Service provides excellent federal benefits for permanent employees. Benefits are limited for temporary employees. The GS is the basic classification and compensation system for white-collar occupations and the FWS is the basic classification and compensation system for trades and labor occupations in the Federal government. Everglades National Park headquarters is located 30 miles south of Miami, Florida and 12 miles southwest of Homestead, Florida, on State Road 9336. The park is comprised of districts encompassing a variety of areas with offices located at Park Headquarters, Key Largo, Pine Island, Daniel Beard Center, Fire Cache, Flamingo, East Everglades, Tamiami, Shark Valley, Loop Road and Everglades City.
Access is by boat or seaplane.
Employees are required to reside in Government housing. Big Cypress National Preserve headquarters is located 50 miles east of Naples, Florida and 50 miles west of Miami, Florida. The Oasis Ranger Station is located 20 miles east of preserve headquarters. DeSoto National Memorial headquarters is located in Bradenton, Florida.