Everyone dreams of travelling the world and seeing all the sights that are lauded on the internet. However, because of work constraints, this is often impossible. You’d probably consider yourself lucky if you can get away for a long weekend to the closest hill station with a few friends (and planning can be a harrowing task because everyone is as busy as you are). The travel bug within you is always going to be disappointed at the life you’re living. Unless you have a magical career that allows you to travel!
Yes, those exist. Here’s a list of ideal careers for globetrotters that you can consider while choosing your courses or applying somewhere.
1. Become a flight attendant
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Contrary to popular belief, not all failed models become flight attendants. Many people who have a passion for the hospitality sector as well as travelling choose this option as it lets them see the world, literally at no personal expense. Airlines put up cabin crew in hotels throughout the country and abroad and you even get a slight allowance to shop or eat. However, if you’re interested in some major splurging, that’ll have to happen from your savings, obviously. Conversely, if you have a major passion for flying, you can also choose to become a pilot.
The price to pay:
In exchange for this amazing life, you have to deal with jet lag and possible mood swings that stem from the tirednes
2. Retail Buying / Supply Chain Management
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Retail buying / supply chain management includes ensuring that the merchandise in a set of stores is always available. This means that you will often have to travel back and forth from different stores and manufacturing units across the country and, in time, the world. This career choice is ideal for those who not only like travelling but also enjoy shopping.
The price to pay:
While you’re at the junior level, there’s a high chance that you will be sent to travel to boring locations as opposed to thrilling ones but that will change as you progress higher up the corporate ladder.
3. Join the Peace Corps
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This is an option that is ideal for people who not only care about travelling but also making a difference. As a part of the Peace Corps, you will be able to enjoy a ton of benefits such as housing, student loan deferment and even health benefits. Your scope of work can range from working in education, sectors of health care and even agricultural or economic development. A single commitment to the Peace Corps lasts two years. This is ideal for people who want to take a gap year after high school and are unsure about the courses they want to pursue as this not only lets you travel and explore, it also looks great on your resume at the end of the day! Thus, you won’t have to deal with awkward explanations during your interviews for other jobs. However, if you’re really unsure about what you want and don’t think Peace Corps are an option, you can always check out our list of courses for the undecided.
The price to pay:
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you won’t really be paid a lot however, on the flip side, you will learn how to survive on a budget
4. Become a Consultant with a leading firm
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This job may not be as creatively fulfilling as the other ones on the list but it certainly has a lot of scope for travel. A consultancy agency usually has branches and clients all over the world and depending on the project that you’re working on, you will be required to travel and even live abroad for certain spans of time to either oversee the project or help out in any capacity.
The price to pay:
In order to really excel in this field, you must be ready for a hard-core corporate environment. If you’re not really comfortable with that, you might have trouble reaching the level you need to be at to be sent abroad regularly.
5. Teach ESL
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ESL stands for English as a Second Language and you’ll be surprised at how many countries get in ESL teachers from all over the world, including India. Like the Peace Corps, this is also a two year commitment where you are required to not only travel to a distant land but also live there.
The price you pay:
You’re going to have to deal with kids. Lots of them!
There are a lot of amazing careers for globetrotters out there for you to choose from. As a special shout out, I’d like to mention travel journalism, travel photographer and travel agent however, these are highly specialized fields where travelling isn’t always an option as all the information you need is available on the internet.
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