Imagine spending your days off like this on a beach in Aruba<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nFancy the idea of getting paid to hop from one place to another on a cruise ship? Depending on your expertise, you can land a job on one in a variety of different roles. From housekeepers to photographers to IT help, cruise companies hire thousands of workers each year to staff their ships. There\u2019s even a specific job board for these roles, which typically provide room and board on top of hourly pay.<\/p>\n
12. Online English teacher<\/h3>\n If you\u2019ve got teaching experience and a willingness to work extremely early mornings, consider teaching English online with VIPKid, a very popular platform for online English teachers. The clientele are spread across Asia, hence the unconventional schedule (if you\u2019re in the Americas). I worked for VIPKid for a short time pre-pandemic and found the hours challenging, but the students were great. A huge bonus for me was that there\u2019s little to no lesson planning involved, as the company provides all lesson plans for you.<\/p>\n
There are other companies out there, like LatinHire, looking for online English teachers, all with varying requirements. Some ask for a TEFL certification, while others don\u2019t. Some require a minimum of 1-2 years of teaching experience instead, but there are others that are more flexible and just happy to have native English speakers.<\/p>\n
13. In-person English teacher<\/h3>\n Requirements to teach English in person at a school or organization will likely be much more demanding, although this depends on where you want to go. Most schools require a TEFL certificate, which is quite easy to get if you\u2019re serious about becoming a certified teacher. Organizations, especially religious ones, tend to be more flexible about requirements, but either pay very little or not at all.<\/p>\n
As a Peace Corps volunteer, I taught English (among other projects) and found it to be fun and challenging at the same time. Not everyone is cut out for teaching, but if you love interacting with students and don\u2019t mind long hours and potentially rowdy classrooms, being an English teacher can be incredibly rewarding. Plus, with a TEFL certification, you can have your pick of countries, as the demand for English teachers is quite high worldwide, especially in Latin America and Asia.<\/p>\n
14. Yoga teacher<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nTo be a yoga teacher while you travel, you\u2019ll first need to complete a teacher training and maybe have at least a little experience under your belt. If you\u2019re charismatic and good at marketing yourself, you can really teach anywhere you\u2019d like, as long as there are people who want to take yoga classes.<\/p>\n
Some traveling yoga teachers look for studios in their chosen destination and ask for a time slot, while others simply find a private space and teach classes. You could even arrange to teach on the beach, if that\u2019s your style.<\/p>\n
15. Housesitter<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nYou don\u2019t need any experience to become a traveling housesitter. Websites like Trusted Housesitters allow members to connect with people who need a trustworthy person to stay in their house while they\u2019re away. Sounds pretty simple, right? Some clients also have pets who need looking after, which they will indicate on the platform. These jobs don\u2019t typically pay, but they are a great way to get free accommodation for very little actual work on your end. Clients may ask you to water their plants, collect their mail, or do some light housekeeping while they\u2019re gone, but your main job is simply being there.<\/p>\n
The coolest part about this is that people are looking for housesitters all around the world, meaning you can do it almost anywhere, saving a ton of money on accommodation as you move from place to place.<\/p>\n
16. Affiliate marketer<\/h3>\n Affiliate marketing is essentially when companies use third parties to promote their products and pay a commission to marketers for products purchased using their specific link. This form of passive income requires no experience at all, but you\u2019ll need a bit of insight and possibly a sizable audience to be able to make money from it.<\/p>\n
There are a lot of online courses out there that you can take if you\u2019re a complete newbie to affiliate marketing. This one from Udemy covers how to become an affiliate marketer without having your own website.<\/p>\n
17. Yacht sailing<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nCan you believe that you can actually get paid to sail on a yacht or boat? Fortunately for travelers looking for an adventurous way to earn a buck, you don\u2019t need much experience to get hired as a shiphand. It\u2019s physical labor, but can certainly pay off, as you\u2019ll be drastically cutting your living expenses and possibly earning a decent salary as you sail.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re willing to invest in a course to learn all about how to get hired to work on a yacht, consider this one from Super Yacht School, which breaks down how to do it and what the benefits are.<\/p>\n
Travel Jobs that Require More Experience<\/h2>\n18. Chef<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript>Serving up some fresh Alaskan seafood<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIf you\u2019re a chef and want to take your skills on the road, there are ample opportunities to earn money while you travel. From becoming a personal chef for local families to making connections with restaurants, professional chefs are able to bring their lucrative skills with them wherever they go.<\/p>\n
19. Artisan<\/h3>\n If you make jewelry, art, or anything that you can sell on the road, you can live almost anywhere you please as long as people are willing to purchase your goods. This one is in the \u201cmore experience\u201d category because you\u2019ll definitely need some experience with the goods you\u2019re making, but if you\u2019re a quick learner and have a creative outlook, anybody can make and sell handmade goods.<\/p>\n
Being an artisan on the road isn\u2019t always lucrative, so consider selling your goods on Etsy in addition to in person. This may limit you to places where you have access to trustworthy shipping options, but these days it\u2019s easier and easier to ship things around the world.<\/p>\n
20. Online translator<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript>Spend more time doing the things you love with an online job like translating, which has flexible hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThis one, of course, requires that you know at least two languages. On freelancing websites like Upwork and Fiverr, it\u2019s possible to find online translating jobs that allow you to work from anywhere. Most of them require some experience, and often you\u2019ll have to take tests in both your native language and the target language.<\/p>\n
Translation companies like Gengo are entirely online, which means you don\u2019t have to sacrifice your travel dreams to be a professional translator.<\/p>\n
21. Au pair<\/h3>\n While being an au pair doesn\u2019t require a lot of experience, getting a job as one is certainly much easier if you have at least five years of nannying experience. Nowadays the market for au pairs, especially in popular places in Europe like France and England, is much more competitive than it was a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Families that are hiring typically look for women aged 18-30 with at least a year of experience taking care of children. Most will provide room and board in addition to modest pay. You can find au pair jobs on AuPair.com or the job board on GoOverseas.<\/p>\n
22. Travel nurse<\/h3>\n If you are thinking about becoming a nurse or are already working as one, there are travel opportunities for you, too. Traveling nurses work in different locations around the country and even abroad for 13- to 26-week stints. You can usually choose where you want to go, and most of the time the travel and living expenses are taken care of by the employer.<\/p>\n
One of the coolest things about being a traveling nurse as opposed to a stationary nurse is that you\u2019re typically paid more. Yep, paid more AND get to travel \u2014 sounds like living the dream to me!<\/p>\n
23. Travel agent<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript>Travel agents help customers find accommodations around the world, like this Airbnb in Hawai\u2019i<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nThis might be an obvious one, but travel agents are on top of their game as far as finding ways to make travel a priority. You\u2019d typically need to have a few years of experience working for a travel company before setting out on your own and making your journeys into a full-time job. But because travel agents are experts on everything from finding flights to using credit card points for travel, you will earn experience by helping others travel.<\/p>\n
24. Tour guide<\/h3>\n There are many different types of tour guides out there, from walking tour guides to adventure guides, segway guides, etc. Each of these roles requires a different skill set, with varying degrees of experience necessary. To get a job as an international tour guide, for example, you will likely need a certification. There are many courses available to help you achieve this; Trip School has online courses to help you get started.<\/p>\n
25. Trader<\/h3>\n Whether you\u2019re into trading cryptocurrency or day trading, you can make some serious money as a trader while working from anywhere in the world with a good internet connection. This can be a difficult role to dive into without any prior experience or knowledge of the stock market, but there are courses out there, like this day trading course from Bear Bull Traders.<\/p>\n
26. Scuba diving instructor<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nTo become a scuba diving instructor, there is certainly a rigorous process involved, plus you need to have a lot of experience as a diver. If you already have the experience, however, getting certified as an instructor might be an incredible way to take your skills and travel the world.<\/p>\n
There are a few different options for how to get certified as a scuba instructor, so make sure to check them out on PADI\u2019s website to get started.<\/p>\n
27. Flight attendant<\/h3>\n Also requiring a significant amount of training, flight attendants are masters of traveling from place to place, as it\u2019s their principal job duty. Different countries have different requirements and training methods for flight attendants, but the general consensus is that you must have at least a bachelor\u2019s degree and pass a series of exams to become certified.<\/p>\n
When flight attendants first start out, their schedules and destinations are usually at the mercy of their airline, but as they gain experience, they will have more freedom to choose where they go and when. In any case, they usually are able to spend a day or two seeing the sites in a given destination, but it all depends on the airline.<\/p>\n
28. Performer<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript>I mean, imagine your days off looking like this.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIf you have a gift for music, theater, or another type of performance, why not take your talents on the road? Depending on what you specialize in, you might be able to make a living as you travel from place to place, seeking out where you might perform. Living in Mexico, I see people from all over the world pass through, stopping to do shows at local venues before moving on to the next place. This might not make you a whole lot of money, but it may fund your travels at least.<\/p>\n
29. Online therapist<\/h3>\n\n
<\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIf you are a certified therapist and dreaming of traveling the world, there is certainly a way to do it. Recently, thanks to the popularity of platforms like Better Help, online therapy has become more and more common for those seeking help from a registered psychotherapist.<\/p>\n
Whether you keep the same clients and continue supporting them virtually or start working for an online platform, you can easily take your profession remote. As long as you have a strong internet connection for video calls, you can support your clients from virtually anywhere.<\/p>\n
30. Remote technician (IT, UX design, etc.)<\/h3>\n Have some IT or UX design skills already? Tech is booming right now, and more and more jobs are becoming available by the minute. This means working remotely is more possible than ever, and you can do it from any place you wish (with a good internet connection). Now that Google has opened courses for those interested in learning these skills, virtually anybody can quickly gain the expertise and experience needed to make a generous living in tech, working entirely remotely.<\/p>\n
Check out Google\u2019s certification programs to see if you can transform your skills into a lucrative remote career.<\/p>\n
Pin me for later:<\/p>\n\n <\/noscript><\/figure>\n <\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\nReady to take your career on the road? I hope this list provides a bit of hope for anybody stuck in a rut and wanting to travel. Whether you\u2019re fresh out of university or looking for a career change that allows you to travel the world, there\u2019s something for almost anybody on this list. <\/p>\n
Which travel job sounds the most enticing to you?<\/p>\n
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