Jobs that come with travel, adventure, or a front-row seat to other people's lives.
Top pay: highest pay, longest training
Travel Nurse: A registered nurse who takes 13-week assignments at hospitals around the country. Typical pay $115k.
Estate Manager: Runs the homes, staff, and travel of very wealthy families. Typical pay $125k.
Mid pay: solid pay, degree or apprenticeship
Private Chef: Cooks every meal for a wealthy family, celebrity, or pro athlete. Typical pay $100k.
Flight Attendant: Keeps passengers safe and comfortable on flights around the world. Typical pay $68k.
Travel Writer: Travels and writes about destinations for magazines, websites, guidebooks, and social media. Typical pay $55k.
Professional Organizer: Helps people declutter and organize homes, closets, garages, and offices. Typical pay $55k.
Wedding Planner: Plans weddings and big celebrations from start to finish. Typical pay $59k.
Tour Director: Leads groups on multi-day trips around the country or world. Typical pay $55k.
Private Jet Flight Attendant: Serves billionaires, celebrities, and executives on private jets. Typical pay $85k.
Starter: fastest way in
Travel Advisor: Plans and books trips, cruises and vacations for clients, often through a host agency, and helps fix problems that come up while they travel. Typical pay $49k.
Hotel Concierge: Helps hotel guests with anything: dinner reservations, show tickets, and secret local spots. Typical pay $40k.
Bed & Breakfast Innkeeper: Runs a small inn, cooking breakfast and hosting guests in a historic house. Typical pay $40k.
Personal Shopper / Stylist: Shops for clients and helps them find clothes that fit their style. Typical pay $40k.
Travel Photographer: Photographs places and cultures for magazines, tourism boards, and brands. Typical pay $40k.
Seasonal National Park Worker: Spends a summer or winter working at a national park lodge, restaurant, or shop. Typical pay $30k.
Professional Genealogist: Traces families' roots through old records, DNA, and archives. Typical pay $50k.
Traveling Carnival Ride Operator: Travels from fair to fair setting up, running, and tearing down carnival rides. Typical pay $32k.
Hostel Manager: Runs a budget hostel where travelers from around the world share rooms and swap stories. Typical pay $45k.
Workamper: Lives in an RV and moves around the country taking seasonal jobs at campgrounds, parks, farms and warehouses. Typical pay $25k.
Lighthouse Keeper: Lives at a historic lighthouse, caring for the building, giving tours or running a lighthouse bed and breakfast. Typical pay $35k.
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