Employment

Sockeye Cycle Co. is a locally-owned bicycle business based in Haines and Skagway, Alaska. We’re a small company focused on getting people out on bikes, from sales & repairs to rentals & tours.

Most positions will begin in April and May, 2025.

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

Positions Available:

We are fully staffed in Skagway for the 2025 season. We are seeking 1 more part-time guide for day tours in Haines. This position offers 20 – 30 hours / week as a bicycle tour guide leading 2 – 4 hour tours. While we don’t have employee housing available in Haines, we can offer resources to find housing. This position begins in May and lasts until August or September. 

Bicycle Tour Guides:

Guides ride on tour with guests, presenting information, answering questions, and keeping on top of tour logistics, timing, and safety. 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. 
• Haines full-time guide positions are filled for 2025. We are hiring part-time positions focused on guiding daily tours in Haines starting in May.

Bicycle Mechanics:

This position is responsible for maintaining our tour and rental bike fleet, as well as local customer service and sales. Applicants should have previous training/certifications or shop experience. Continuing education, including subsidized tuition for professional instruction, are available. 

This position has a start date between February 18th and April 15th, and runs through at least mid-September with a full-time, 40 hour per week work schedule. This position can continue year-round work with a flexible winter work schedule for the right candidate and has opportunities for advancement.

Additional Employment Information:

Employees must be US Citizens or have a work visa for the US 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.

We are happy to recommend housing options for Haines based positions.

Area Information:

Haines and Skagway are located north of Juneau in Southeast 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 fi

shing, 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, 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!