Jobs That Consist of Traveling
Having a job that involves sitting at the same desk or cubicle day after day can make many workers yearn for travel. For some workers, however, travel doesn't just take place during one or two vacation weeks out of the year, but is the core feature of their jobs. If you have ever looked out the window of your office and dreamed of faraway places, look into these jobs that consist of traveling instead.
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Airline Jobs
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If travel is your career goal, work at an airline. The only educational requirement for flight attendants at most airlines is a high school degree. Flight attendants have two main job duties: making sure that safety and security regulations are followed on commercial aircraft, and helping passengers to have a comfortable and enjoyable flight. Attendants typically fly 65 to 90 hours a month and travel to both domestic or international destinations. Becoming a pilot is also an option, though a commercial pilot's license requires 1,500 hours of flight time or a degree from flight school, as well as a thorough physical and mental examination. In 2008, commercial pilots made an average of $119,750 a year in wages, as opposed to $35,930 for flight attendants.
Courier
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Couriers deliver items or messages securely and swiftly from one location to another. A courier may travel within a limited area by bicycle, a larger area by car or even internationally by airplane. The furthest extension of courier work, on land, is the truck transportation industry. Long-haul truck drivers deliver commercial freight over long distances via highways. They are on the road for days or even weeks at a time. Truck drivers typically sleep in their trucks while on the job, as well as eating and showering at truck stops. In 2008, the trucking industry in the United States employed more than 3.2 million drivers.
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Journalists
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Journalists are often called upon to travel to locales both foreign and domestic in order to get their scoop. One type of journalist who travels frequently is a travel writer, who visits locations that are of interest to travelers and writes about them in a way that provides both information and insight. Depending on the budget of the travel publication (which could be a travel guide, such as Fodor's, or a newspaper with a travel section) travel writers may receive a stipend to cover food, lodging and transportation in addition to payment for their writing. Photojournalists, who take pictures to accompany news articles, may also pursue international assignments. A photojournalist must be willing to travel at a moment's notice in order to cover a breaking story.
The Military
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Joining the armed forces is a time-honored way to see the world. American naval officers, Air Force pilots, and men and women of the infantry are all dispatched to various locales around the globe. The U.S. military engages in overseas combat operations, peacekeeping missions and relief operations such as the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The armed forces also have plenty of use for non-combat personnel, such as medics, engineers and cooks.
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