Zoe De La Paz, 26, leaves a corporate engineering/drafting job in Chicago to work as a seamstress at Yellowstone National Park, earning about $19.25 per hour, according to multiple reports. The articles say she turns a long-standing hobby in sewing into full-time work. Before moving into her Yellowstone role, De La Paz builds relevant experience through backstage or related jobs in the music-venue industry, which she later applies to costume and garment work.
At Yellowstone, she works in a practical capacity repairing and handling uniforms, while continuing to pursue broader career aspirations. All coverage frames her current work as a stepping stone toward a longer-term goal: joining costume work for Broadway productions and film projects in New York City. The reports also present her shift as a deliberate personal transition from a desk job to hands-on creative employment, with her compensation stated consistently across outlets.
