10 Awesome Jobs That Surprisingly Allow You To Travel [INFOGRAPHIC]
A quick search in Google for “jobs that involve travel” will
unsurprisingly turn up the usual flight attendant, cruise line help and
international aid worker positions. However, if you’ve got the travel
bug but serving peanuts sky-high, living in cramped ship quarters and
hanging out in poverty-ridden countries isn’t your thing, worry not –
we’ve come up with a list of ten unconventional travel jobs that you
wouldn’t normally have thought of.
Whether you’re still in school and looking to spend a summer
globetrotting or well established in your career and hunting for a
change, you’re bound to find an option to relate to among the choices
we’ve gathered together for you here.
10. Auditor – Salary: $44K – $90K
If you’ve got the right education, auditing can be an excellent travel
option as you’ll be working with clients around the globe and will have
to visit them to work on their books. Contracts can last from several
days to a couple of months, so you might just luck out and get to spend a
winter in Hong Kong. While the salary ranges from $44K to $90K, keep in
mind that all of your flights and hotel rooms will be covered while
traveling as an auditor, so whatever you make goes directly into your
pocket. Essentially, you’ll be getting paid to explore a new city
without having to dig into your own pockets in the process.
9. Destination Wedding Photographer – Salary: $600 to $5000 per wedding
Getting paid to travel to exotic locations and take photos of happy
couples tying the knot? Seems almost too good to be true, except it’s
fully doable if you’ve got the right skill set and an established client
base who can drop your name to their engaged pals. Think about it – if
you were getting married on a private island, you’d probably want to
bring a photographer whose style you were familiar with instead of
hiring an unknown one once you got there. The only hurdle with
destination wedding photography is that some couples feel it’s enough to
simply pay your way there and treat you to a “free vacation” (even
though you’ll be working hard the entire time) whereas others will
generously compensate you but may not cover your transportation and
lodging. Your salary can vary greatly and you’ll have to have strong
negotiating tactics to succeed in this field.
8. Field Service Engineer – Salary: $62K – $82K
We’re living in the age of technology which means that inevitably, the
machines that keep our lives running will eventually break down. Enter
the field service engineers. These specialized engineers are trained in
the upkeep and maintenance of large scale, important machinery and
travel to various companies when problems that require their knowledge
arise. You’ll need an engineering degree, but if you’re weary of the 9-5
grind, this sub-specialization of the field could be a great idea for
you.
7. Athletic Recruiter – Salary: $40K – $50K
Got a sporty streak? Becoming an athletic recruiter might just be the
perfect job for you. While most of the travel involved with the job will
be domestic, you’ll get to traverse the country visiting various
schools and looking for the world’s next athletic star. You’ll get to
watch countless games, practices, tournaments and playoffs – all for
free and often from the front row. You might even be able to perfect
your slam dunk while you’re at it.
6. Roadie – Salary: $53K – $80K
If you love music or the arts and don’t mind long hours and heavy
lifting, becoming a roadie for a band, theatre company or even circus
would enable you to travel and also nab you a backstage seat to some
incredible performances. It’s hard work and you may want to fall asleep
the moment you’re off duty, but roadie work is a quick and easy ticket
around the globe if you get in with the right company. The parties
aren’t so bad either, with most roadies engaging in post-show
celebrations after every performance. The payout is pretty great too,
with the average roadie making about $1500 to $2000 per week.
5. Consultant – Salary: Varies by field
Most of us are experts in something. Whether it’s financial trading, IT,
data analytics, management or interior design, you can market yourself
as a leader in your field and quickly get scooped up by clients looking
to utilize your skill set. If you become successful enough, chances are
you’ll travel to your customers’ head offices to meet with them and/or
visit their other branches across the country or globe. You’ll never
know where you’re going next and you’ll have hours of free time to
explore whichever city you’re in after every consultation. Each day will
be different and you’ll never be in the same place for more than a
couple of days or weeks.
4. Au Pair – Salary: $200 – $500 per week
While the pay isn’t great, becoming an au pair is a great way to see the
world if you don’t mind hanging out with kids for most of the day.
Salaries vary greatly, as your room and board will be covered – meaning
the pocket money you get out of the deal won’t be exorbitant. However,
some contracts are only a few weeks in length, so you can hop from
country to country and explore each of them in your downtime. As well,
many parents bring their au pairs on family vacation which is always a
definite plus. If you can handle snotty-nosed kids and temper tantrums,
becoming an au pair is a great way to sample all of the brie your heart
desires in France or scope out the architecture in Istanbul.
3. Foreign Service Officer – Salary: $40K – $100K
When people think of diplomats, they imagine scholars with PhDs in
Political Science hopping around the globe and liaising with presidents.
While that is one stream of the job, there are countless other
positions available to choose from. You can apply to take the foreign
service exam straight out of university in Canada and the United States,
and can specialize in a number of fields including administrative
support, health sciences and economics. You get posted in a different
country every few years, get put up in swanky surroundings and learn
about the culture you’re living in while you’re at it. Not a bad deal at
all.
2. Event Planner – Salary: $35K – $60K
If you can get in with the right company, you can travel extensively as
an event planner. With many corporate multinationals having offices in
different cities, conferences are often held several times a year as a
means of bringing all of their employees together to make sure everybody
is on the same page. On the other end of the spectrum, you could get
involved with a political party and plan their campaigning events,
leading you around the country and/or planet in the process.
1. Railroad Worker – Salary: $100KRailroad companies carry an extensive amount of product on each train and know how valuable each shipment is. These companies look for qualified conductors, maintenance workers and engineers every year to ensure that their trains are being held to the highest standard and that the numerous cars of merchandise they carry on a regular basis arrive at their destination on time and unharmed. The pay at these jobs is handsome and you get to go from coast to coast on the ground as part of your job every day.
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