Advanced Reservations: The Tram Ride to the Top is SOLD OUT for advanced reservations through Tuesday May 30, 2023. Same day tickets may be available at 9 am from the Gateway Arch ticket center, online, or via the Gateway Arch call center (877-982-1410).
Visiting the Gateway Arch: Enter the monument through the Gateway Arch Visitor Center, which faces Fourth Street and the Old Courthouse. The Gateway Arch legs are exits only. Please allow at least 30 minutes to go through security.
As a Gateway Arch partner, Bi-State Development (BSD) creates visitor itineraries, provides tour guides for the Tram Ride to Top and schedules the museum programming at Gateway Arch National Park.
New BSD employees are eligible for a $500 hiring incentive! To qualify, employee must be on time for all shifts and maintain 15.5 hours per week. Employees receive $150 on first and second paychecks and $200 on their third paycheck (payment dates may vary depending on start date).
Free Metro Transportation
BSD employees are eligible for free rides on any MetroBus or MetroLink train.
Free Parking at Local Garage for BSD Arch Staff
Available through 2023 calendar year.
Tour guides interact with guests and ensure a memorable visit to the Arch. As a tour guide, you will lead groups on their Tram Ride to the Top.
Apply to be a Tour Guide
Call center agents are the voice of the Arch and Riverboats. They use their expertise in customer relations to provide valuable information to our guests.
Apply to be a Call Center Agent!
Ticket sales agents help our visitors – from around the world – create their experience at the Arch. They engage guest in a warm, genuine, and friendly manner.
Apply to be a Tickets Sales Agent!
Sales Specialist is responsible for creating an outstanding group experience for visitors wanting to visit the Arch and/or plan a private event/charter on the Riverboats.
Apply to be a Sales Specialist
Apply today!
Our riverboat staff enjoy some of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront as well as the Gateway Arch. If you love the Mississippi River, having fun, and working with the best team – take a look at our available positions below and apply today! Open Riverboat positions include:
Server $14.70/hr | Bartender $14.70/hr | Deckhand $15.45/hr | Prep Cook $15.50/hr |
Line Cooks $16/hr |Mate $23.19 | Cruise Coordinator $18/hr | Ticket Sales Agent $15/hr |
The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch are operated by Bi-State Development.
Riverboat staff are eligible for the same $500 hiring incentive and free Metro transportation as Bi-State Development Gateway Arch staff.
Our partner organizations – including the National Park Service, Gateway Arch park Foundation, and Jefferson National Parks Association – offer full-time, part-time, and seasonal employment opportunities.
If you’re interested in applying, please be sure to note that each organization has a unique link that will re-direct you to their online application system. Partner organizations staff are not eligible for the free Metro Transportation which Bi-State Development staff receive.
Gateway Arch National Park is a national park administered by the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. The 90-acre park includes the Gateway Arch and surrounding grounds, the Old Courthouse and Luther Ely Smith Square.
To find local listings, enter the “National Park Service” in the keyword box and enter “St. Louis, MO” in the location box.
The Arch Store offers visitors a dazzling array of products commemorating the many stories presented in the Arch museum. The store is operated by Jefferson National Parks Association, a proud non-profit partner of the park. We’re looking for enthusiastic, friendly people who enjoy interacting with park visitors from around the world. Proceeds from store sales support the public programs and exhibits at Gateway Arch National Park.
At Photogenic, our employees set us apart from our competition. We put state-of-the-art imaging technology in the most capable and caring hands to ensure a combination of unparalleled customer service and photographic expertise. Our photographers take and sell souvenir photographs of the guests at the Gateway Arch. Photogenic is looking to hire 20-30 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers. Photography experience is desired, but not required. The starting pay is noted next to each position type.
Our café offers fresh, local-ingredients-focused food at the most recognizable icon in Midwestern America – The Gateway Arch. It’s a great place to learn about the hospitality industry and new cultures as people from all over America and from around the world come to see it.
YOU are part of the experience that they take home.
The Gateway Arch Park Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that the Gateway Arch, its grounds, neighboring public space, and attractions will be a vital, welcoming, and well-supported resource for the community and nation for generations to come.
