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How can I have a career with traveling ?

I am a sophomore in high school . As of now , I don't know my purpose in life. I honestly just want to travel the world , make money and be happy. How could I travel as a full time job? #travel #career #money

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Doc’s Answer

Tori, below are 5 possibilities.

You can start assessing which skills you possess and how you can turn those into a career where you can travel. If you want to test out the lifestyle before committing to it, try choosing one as a seasonal travel job as Cruise Ship Worker or Tour Guide to get your feet wet. Finding a job that allows you to travel enables you to combine your passions and see the world, one task at a time.

FIVE JOBS THAT ALLOW YOU TO TRAVEL

1.) WRITER
One of the most accessible jobs for traveling the world is travel writing. As a writer, you can cover popular new destinations and off the beaten path locales in blog posts or articles for journals and publications. As a reporter for a large publication, you’ll travel on the company’s dime while highlighting the year’s best travel destinations and experiences. If you choose to become a travel blogger, you will travel and work with local tourism industries and businesses to promote the locations as travel destinations.

2.) FLIGHT ATTENDANT
One of the best jobs that allow you to travel is being a flight attendant. Most flight attendants start out in the United States initially, before being allowed to operate longer flights that hit travel destinations such as Japan, Canada, and Southeast Asia. You’ll travel on stunning aircrafts to different countries all while earning a nice income and good benefits.

3.) CRUISE SHIP WORKER
Cruise ship jobs have a reputation for being one of the best jobs where you can travel. You get paid to see the world and interact with people from a variety of cultural backgrounds, all while collecting a salary and receiving free room and board. Since cruise ships offer almost every service imaginable, there are job opportunities for individuals from all backgrounds.

4.) TOUR GUIDE
Imagine roaming the canals of Venice or tearing through the jungle in a safari jeep while sharing your love of travel with like-minded individuals. As a tour guide, you can travel the world and share your passion for wanderlust with other travellers on vacation. You need to be able to manage large groups of people and a background in history or local knowledge is essential to being successful.

5.) AU PAR
If you’re responsible and are good with children, this is a great way to see a foreign country and make money. Au pairs live with a host family in exchange for childcare and assisting children with their homework or shuttling them to after school activities. Many host families bring the au pair on family vacations to exotic destinations so they can help with the children while exploring different countries.

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Now that you’ve seen the possibilities, you can start assessing which skills you possess and how you can turn those into a career where you can travel. Becoming a digital nomad or a location independent employee means you’ll have to time to explore the world while building your career and chasing your passions. Remember that travel jobs don’t have to be permanent.
Thank you comment icon Thank you so much , I’ll look into all of them tori
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Cindie’s Answer

Hi Tori.

Based on the answers you've gotten so far, I agree that there are many jobs that have some or a lot of travel associated with them. Besides those in the travel industry, I can think of careers in large construction projects; as a project manager, or site manager, you would travel from city to city to work on the job site. Consultants generally travel a good bit too; consultants are hired by a company to work on a particular problem or issue that is outside the expertise generally of a the company that has the problem. For example, when a new federal law has been passed, it may require a significant project be spun up to ensure the company in compliance with that law. Job postings will generally note whether travel is a requirement and how much travel is required. I encourage you to think first about what your talents and interests are. There are tests that can help you to determine this and then offer suggested careers based on your talents and interests. Usually the results will also provide the salaries that you can expect in these careers too, but if the results do not, you can do some internet research to determine what the income potential is.

In regard to your statement, "as of now , I don't know my purpose in life," I hope you will not worry about this too much. I'm in my 50's, and quite frankly, I still don't think I have found that one thing in life that I was put here to do. To be honest, I think it's been a lot of different things at different times, both personally and professionally. I do know though that the one thing I was put here to do was to become the best version of me I can be including taking care of my physical self. We all start out with a set of unique gifts/talents. How much we develop them and apply them is what we are all called to do. Find your talents and work hard at developing and applying them. ...If there's a second purpose to life, it's to make life better for your family, then your friends, then your community, then your world. Taking care of others means you need to first be good at taking care of yourself, and, again, this starts with developing and applying your talents and taking care of yourself.

I hope this answer helps you, and I wish you great success in your career and in life! :-)
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Dexter’s Answer

Hi Tori,

Do you like computers? If so, a career in IT can have a surprising amount of travel opportunities.

I have a good friend who has been in IT his whole career (besides his early days in the Army), and although early in his career, he really liked the traveling aspect, he doesn't have the love for it anymore, because he misses his wife and his son when he has to travel.

He has helped setup data-centers in five continents and oversee IT staff in various offices in the largest cities in the world, so he has to travel around 20-30% of his time. Before he was a senior director, there were some years when he had to travel around 40% of his time, and it really burnt him out.

But yeah, if you like computers, you can get into IT, then to the management track, and start overseeing datacenter side of the house, and you'll be traveling in no time. :)

Oh and I have other friends in IT who have various roles in networking, systems administration, and deployment, who have all had to travel (to various degrees), so there are other roles in IT with travel opportunities as well.

Wish you the best of luck!
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Nadia’s Answer

Great suggestions!
Based on my experience, I can add 2 key words: remote work :)
Nowadays, it's becoming more and more often for companies to offer remote work possibilities, especially taking into consideration recent pandemic issues. Apart from possibilities to work from all over the world, you have one additional benefit: in case of any restrictions, lockdown etc., a remote job is more likely to be stable and help you to secure your finance.
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Stacy’s Answer

Hi Tori! Great Question and I know most people love to travel!

When thinking about a job involving travel you should consider the following - What you want to do when you work/travel, Where you want to travel, Why you want to travel, When and How often you want to travel.

There are specific companies and industries that are considered as part of the travel industry; Airflight, Cruise Lines, Hotel Industry, etc and there are many jobs within those companies! You can also do a Google search to get ideas on other jobs that involve travel and keep the questions of Who, What, When, Where, Why and How in the forefront as you explore these career opportunities.

Here are some additional areas I found when doing a quick Google search on top jobs that require travel!

10 Interesting Jobs that Require Travel, Pay Well and Help You See the World
1. Hotel Industry/Professional.
2. Travel Advisory/Travel Agent.
3. Seasonal Jobs to See The World
4. Au-Pair
5. Traveling Nurse
6. Professional Nanny
7. English or Other Subject Teacher
8. Theater, Drama and Dance Performer (Cruise Lines)
9. Software Developer
10. Flight Attendant/Pilot
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David’s Answer

Now and days there is a lot of careers that are consider traveling beside the traditional one like flight attendant, cruise worker, travel tour guide and etc., So it is up to your preference what you like to do and explore. I have numerous friends who are flight attendant, cruise ship worker, travel tour guide, traveling nurse, player development, business development and etc. who their jobs involve traveling, some of them at the beginning like it a lot but once it settle down they want to go back to the stationary job were it is more easy off for them. I, myself work in the casino industry at the moment and we do some traveling as well sometimes with our guest to different casino properties or places as a vacation even though it is work related. If you do consider pursuing a traveling career you can take the suggestion from other people who have responded as well as looking into Travel, tourism, and hospitality as your career profession or college major when you apply for college, but please do know most college with the major in Hospitality, Tourism, Travel Management does take up to 5 years to get Bachelor degree.
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Gloria’s Answer

Hi Tori,

I would start with one question - what do you like to do that does not involve traveling? Are you an artist or someone who is good at math? I would say that you do not need to consider jobs in the travel industry to be able to travel, although there are many good jobs in travel. I wouldn't mind working for an airline myself.

Traveling can make doing any job pretty exciting. I agree with that since that is why I work in the industry that I do today. I am an Instructional Designer, which is one of several training functions that I have held over the years. Training people is a global business. And my role in particular can be done from anywhere there is an internet connection. I would say any job that can be done remotely is an ideal job for travel. This is because you can move around whenever you like and still get a paycheck. Check out some jobs in this article: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/306578. My job is probably best described in Copywriter. Writing occupations as well as Graphic Designer.

In my role, I am also sometimes able to travel on behalf of the company that I work for. The key here is working for a company that is big enough to send you to locations that you want to go. My last two employers have been large, international companies. This allowed me to have access to many places all around the world to visit. Some of my favorite places include Australia, the Phillippines, England, and Egypt. I supported the creation of training for individuals predominantly in call centers and leadership training.

I am not sure that I would recommend traveling as a full time job. At least not for a long time. It can be challenging traveling all the time. I have been away from home as long as five weeks in a foreign country and it can be challenging to miss important events back home. Traveling all the time is referred to where I work as being a road warrior. It can be fun if you get to see a lot of new places, but going to same old places ten times, even if it is the Philippines, can still become boring after a while.

Good luck on finding a job that let's you travel. It is a wonderful gift to get paid to travel around the world. I have visited 17 countries and they were mostly paid for by my job. That is something that I could not have given myself.

Gloria

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Rohit’s Answer

One can make travelling a career, but the challenge is, there are a lot of great people out there who do a fantastic job at covering places, creating documentaries and reporting about those places that it becomes difficult for a lot of people who want to do the same to get into those jobs. That is kind of a dream job for a lot of people, but hard to get into.

If you are really good at writing and passionate about travel, you could start your own blog, podcast or travel website where you post anecdotes about your travel and if it picks up that could prove to be a self sustaining career through advertising, books and paid videos. A couple of examples where people have been successful with this are and

You could also consider publishing memoirs of your travels as eBooks or 'Print on Demand' books. I do not claim that everyone who does will be able to live off the income that it generates, but quite a few people have seen success with self-publishing.

Other options include getting into a job that involves or supports travel.

Photographer
Journalist
Commercial pilot
Cabin crew on airlines
Crew of a cuise ship
Freelancer - you can do your job from anywhere in the world and get paid for it.
If you don't mind mixing travel and job, you should consider starting a travel venture which would allow you to travel throughout the year while also generating income for you. You will need to do proper market research and would need to allow 2-3 years for the venture to establish itself and start making profits. So, you would need long term planning and it would not make financial sense in the short term. But, if you are willing to take the risk, it is something that would enable you to have a career where you will no longer have to work - you will just need to do what you enjoy; travel.

Good luck and Bon Voyage!
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James’s Answer

Hi Tori!

I was surprised to see that sales has not been recommended yet. Outside sales can include daily travel in the city where you live, but there are a number of sales positions that allow you to travel both inside and outside of your country. Sometimes these positions are available to applicants right after college/university, and sometimes you have to build some sales experience to qualify for them. If you love meeting new people, building relationships, helping others solve problems, or competitive settings, sales can be a very rewarding career that offers a variety of travel opportunities.

Secondly, an events coordinator for larger companies can offer travel opportunities most people are not familiar with. If an international company takes advantage of trade shows to meet with customers and partners, they need a team of people to plan and set up at those events. My mother held a position like this for a number of years and traveled to 12 different countries a number of times. She enjoyed the opportunities to use her creativity and people skills that this position provided. That company was in the oil and gas industry, but there are a number of other industries that use trade shows to connect with customers.
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Gary’s Answer

You can look at companies that specifically are travel oriented:
Expedia, Travelocity, Air BNB, Travel Agencies and any type of related industry companies, etc.

Once you have identified the companies you want to explore, review their websites and seek the job postings. They may even offer internships (they may not be paid) which is a great way to learn if this is the type of work you really want.
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Tiffany’s Answer

Hi Tori!

Have you ever considered something like a travel guide? I worked with Adventures By Disney, and though my particular role was just based in Florida with the theme parks, Adventures by Disney has lots of roles based in travel. They have "Adventure Guides" that guarantee every part of the trip is attended to. They get to learn about the places they visit and provide great connections to people, places, and cultures for our guests. A few years ago, Adventures by Disney partnered with National Geographic Expeditions, and their tours and trips have expanded IMMENSLEY! Check out their websites to see what kind of tours and opportunities they have!

Good luck!
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Betina’s Answer

A career in the travel industry will offer lots of opportunities to see the world. Travel Consultants / Experts will be in higher demand after Covid as people will require the latest advice on safely navigating the world. You could work with individuals, groups or corporations as a resource to keep traveling while taking advantage of some Indus perks.

Betina recommends the following next steps:

Some of the best hospitality college programs are in Florida. Ask your guidance counselor for some suggestions on which might be right for you.
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David’s Answer

Look into the travel industry - but pretty tough right now due to COVID. If you have an outgoing personality there are many sales jobs that require national and international travel. Good luck to you!
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Sharhonda’s Answer

I suppose it depends on how much you want to travel. I work in internal audit and travel about 40% of the year but have traveled up to 75% in other audit jobs. Also consider that with jobs that offer travel you don't always go to great places. While I've been to great places I've also had to go to middle of nowhere and be there for a week.

I would also advise you to think about an exit strategy. Chances are you won't want to travel all the time especially as family, lifestyle changes, etc. arise. Whatever you end up doing find out if there's a way to transition off the road. For example, in my role I travel but there's work to be done in office that I could do full time and limit my traveling or stop altogether.
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Brandon’s Answer

Hi Tori,

I would highly recommend becoming a flight attendant for a major airline. I have both family and friends that work in the airline industry. Not only do they get to travel, but the receive benefits for others to travel with them. Specifically as a flight attendant, it allows you to travel as a career and then when you take off work you're allowed to fly almost for free.
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Mark’s Answer

So its awesome that you are thinking about this now. The first question is how often you want to travel and for how long. A lot of these suggestions are great, but will typically have you traveling to one spot for longer periods. If you are looking to travel to more places for shorter time periods, consider getting a role as a business analyst. When I had that role, I was traveling about 2 times a month for 3 to 4 days at a time. That allowed me to get in early on a weekend or stay over a weekend, giving me more time to explore.
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Cara’s Answer

Hi Tori!
I am a physician and I make it a priority to travel all over the world. Recently I have started to travel doing humanitarian work but mostly I travel for pleasure. I was looking at the answers above which all wonderful and extremely helpful!
When I first looked at the question, I read it differently. I wasn't thinking of jobs that included travel as part of the job but how you could manage to travel the world in any job.

That being said, I think you can absolutely, find way to travel around the globe in any line of work you are in. I would look at the above answers and think about whether or not you are interested in any jobs that specifically involve travel. If not I would recommend finding a job that you truly enjoy and then fit travel in. Look for jobs that provide at least 2-3 weeks of vacation a year. When you get vacation time you can plan to leave as soon as you are done on the Friday (if that is the day you start your vacation) and travel until you start again the Monday after the entire week is done. That provides 2 full weekends on either side of a weeks vacation. With that amount of time you truly can travel quite far. I have made trips to nearly every continent several times and have enjoyed every moment of it. You can certainly cover small countries like Ireland easily in that amount of time but renting a car and driving across the entire country within a week and still have time to travel home with a couple days to rest.

Point being you can work extensive into any job if it is a priority. But I would highly recommend looking for a job that provides at least 2 weeks of vacation a year.

You can make it work!!!
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Miguel’s Answer

Hello,

I am not very familiar with careers that allow you to travel, but there are certainly many out there. The one that I am most familiar with is the Travel Nurse. First, in order to become a nurse, you need to do your Bachelors of Science in Nursing and once you are finish, you get to choose from a variety of specialties including travel nurse .Travel nurses provide a valuable resource to healthcare providers and facilities needing temporary staffing assistance; this means that you will be able to travel to hospital in several states or cities that need assistance or are short staff. Moreover, they covered your room and board and other expenses by giving you stipends to cover them; the stipends are not included on your salary meaning that besides this bonus, you get paid a regular salary accordingly. This career offers you a great exposure the rewarding field of medicine and allows you to travel!

Best of luck,

Miguel

Miguel recommends the following next steps:

https://www.nursingjobs.com/explore-travel-nursing/things-to-know/content/travel-nurse-job-description
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Priya’s Answer

Jobs that allow you to travel don’t just include remote or work-from-home opportunities. You can also earn a living by choosing employment that requires travel as part of the job’s duties. Business professionals often have to travel to meet new and existing clients or to attend conferences or close sales deals.

Jobs that require travel or allow you to travel as you work, so you can get out there and start adventuring.

Flight Attendant
Cruise Ship Worker
Travel Agent
Customer Service Agent
International Aid Worker
Foreign Service Officer
Consultant
English Teacher
Au Pair
Tour Guide
Telemedicine
Writer
Ski Instructor
Engineer
Scuba Diving Instructor
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