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What are good career options that allows me to travel most of the time?
Asked by ck55
I am currently a freshman in college(yes, I know, I'm thinking to early!), and am in love with travel and learning about other cultures. I know German almost fluently(my major), and will probably be learning a second language. I want to double major in something else which will make me more valuable in the work force. I HATE my international relations class, and was wondering if sociology will help in the long run...What careers will allow me to travel and work hard and challenge me at the same time, and what other study should I need besides a language, which will help me get that job??
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If you are a confident and assertive person (or if you could learn to be), sales is a great field to enter. You will make great money and travel extensively. Look into international sales or companies that have international clients. Good luck!
Answered by nido_tr3s
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The military
Answered by Brown Guy
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flight attendent
Answered by Michelle
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Flight attendent
Answered by adobeprincess
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Working for a cruise line........ There numerous jobs that you can apply for on a cruise ship.
Answered by tiger_lily57
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You could be a tour organizer/leader, taking groups of people to various countries where you speak the language. You would be studying up on culture and history in order to share with the group; and would need to develop good communication and organizational skills.
Answered by tonalc1
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Travel? have you considered an airline pilot??
Answered by pa28_180flyer
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You might consider teaching English as a second language. Many jobs are available all around the world. You should know that some of these positions pay reasonably well, but most don't.
Answered by wlmssb
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Sorry to hear you hate your I.R. course (that's what my degree is in). Try international business, think about working for the travel industry, perhaps going the route in sales, try thinking about working for the foreign service in other countries, working for the UN in New York.
Answered by hr4me
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Networking is a great way to earn money working from your own home and traveling as your own boss. Ever heard of Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad? He has another book called "The Business School" and he talks a lot about network marketing strategies and getting on the right side of the cash flow quadrant. That's what I did when I started my own business at http://www.mywayout.net/ access code 108306 that is a new division of a billion-dollar international company that is listed on the New York Stock exchange. If you have a big enough dream, you can achieve anything :)
Good luck on your endeavor!
Answered by BevD
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You could work for a travel agents. The sociology would be fairly useless for this. A marketing degree or something more business orientated would make you more desirable on th ejob market.
There are no guarantees with any course you do at uni!
Good luck!
Answered by Starflower
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tour guide, flight attendant, airline pilot, reporter for tv news channels. are your best jobs for that.
Answered by Mary S
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Is you want to take an extra step in life, why not become a airline pilot or one of those ladies that serve food and etc. I heard, that you get paid a lot for traveling in such a case like that. Good lUck on life!!!
Answered by Evan©
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whatever my mom does. she works for some corporation and trains people around the world to use hospital equipment. but let me just say one thing, it is drpressing to my and my dad and my brother to only have a mother on saturdays and sundays(if she is not out of the country on a two week job) where if she is home, she is to busy packing/unpacking or sleeping. she used to cook a family dinner every night and she always went hiking and on walks, now she works.
so, my advice, even though you didnt ask, do not plan on starting a family if you plan on being gone alot.
Answered by Brandy
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White collar criminal.
You make lots of money, and can visit many lands while fleeing the law.
Answered by STEVE
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International Law is good. Language interpreter is good. Sales of some kind will keep you on the road as much as you can stand. Foreign service such as working at a embassy sounds like a dream for you. Diplomatic service at the embassy. I think it requires a lot of international law and politics.
Answered by FrogDog
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Hobo. Live life on the open road. Learn how to beg for money. Learn to work day to day and live hand to mouth. Never be tied down, never have responsibilities. That is the best life of all.
Answered by Vermontchef
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translator i guess
Answered by youdontknow
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it's amazing that you want to travel and like learning about different cultures but yet hate your International relations class. Sounds like you really don't know yet what you want to do.
Your first two years in college are repeats of what you learned in high school, english, math, algebra, biology, etc.
"Sales" is the job that makes people travel. You'd get a salary plus commission.
Make you more valuable? Try the military. You'd travel, use languages, etc.
Answered by sophieb
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travel agent/ cruise ship worker/flight attendent
Answered by kimmie
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A foreign correspondent, TV reporter, peace corps, Another language will help.
Answered by yvonne p
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Flight attendant or a teacher.
Answered by Sonya
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Be a buyer or a sales rep for a manufacturing company.
Answered by unicornfarie1
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Outside sales. Transportation. Entertainment.
Public relations.
Answered by cheshire
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Well, journalists get to travel alot if they are good ones. You might also want to consider being a news reporter or diplomat.
Answered by Derek K
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Flight attendant
Answered by classychris
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Um.. Yea... Either take up a job in the travel industry I.E. Stewardess... Tour Guide.. Or you can always join the army and Slaughter civilians in the name of George W Bush. =]
Answered by Adam H
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Becoming a flight attendent would be perfect, but you don't need a college degree to do so. Also, that's only good if you are height/weight proportionate, as the airlines discriminate against large people.
I would recommend trying to get some type of internship or volunteer position overseas (like the Peace Corp). This will help you gain valuable experience and give you the chance to live overseas or in another country.
As for travelling all the time for a job... I love to travel, but I hate travelling for work (systems implementation). It's always to the same places. Hotels and eating out all the time really do wear on you when you HAVE to do it.
My best suggestion is to study something that will allow you to have a lot of time off, so that you can travel at your leisure...like a teacher.
BEST OF LUCK TO YOU!
Answered by seattlecutiepie
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Cross the world on a bicycle for peace or something
Answered by Sara
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International sales
Answered by Mariposa
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The best profession is to be either a journalist or a salesman.
Answered by AR2
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Massage Therapist on different cruise ships. You work while the ship is moving, and you get off the ship every time the ship docks. One thing to remember though, make sure you are back on the ship before it leaves, otherwise they WILL leave without you and maybe pick you up on the way back. Or you will have to fly to their next destination. Oh yeah...and from what I've been told, you make really good money.
Answered by Samantha1
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Journalist
News Reporter
Musician
Missionary
Photographer
Translator/Interpreter
Stewardess
Plane Pilot
Model
Answered by Cat G
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join the military
Answered by baby-face
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sales & marketing
tourism will do too
learn economic, phylosophy-psycological, and etique
Answered by Henry W
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Consultant. Or get yourself into a company with a multinational presence.
Answered by MikeB
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Join the United States Navy.
Answered by Sam X9
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Be a traveling nurse they get paid well and also get living and relocation expenses paid for, or go into business and be an auditor. My brother is an auditor and the last company he worked for had him traveling all over the world. Either would be a good choice and make some good money.
Answered by Tracy T
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Maybe a flight stewartess might fit your needs. You travel alot and some only work half of the month.
Answered by liz_milhans
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Engage in Sales, work in a Travel Agency, become a Flight Attendant, volunteer to work as a Missionary, or be one of the CIA, a Journalist travels too, its all up to you to choose!
Answered by Beauty
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Peace corps? Have you looked into that? My friend is wanting to go into the peace corps and she loves to travel. If you like animals you could do something with them thats challenging.
:-)
Hope that helps
Answered by mystic_horse_admirer
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working on a cruise ship
traveling nurse RN
flight attendant
Sales Rep
Answered by PecanTan
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I dont know if you're looking for a specific thing or not, but you can travel all over the world if you go into a medical field. Respiratory Therapy, of course Nursing. It's not just in the US that there is a high demand either. The fact that you're bilingual is a plus as well. Plus traveling anything like that is awesome cash flow!! Well, good luck with whatever you choose.
Answered by chopper2798
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get job as flight attendant for lufthansa
or any international flight from us to germany
Answered by buddhaboy
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argh, my friend says he wants to be this...GRRR....i can't remember what it is but you can travel to a lot of places and you make good money and you need to study physical geography, and different languages, and you work for government...it pays well though...just gotta figure out what it is....
Answered by chubbylavender
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Well... here goes: airline pilot/flight attendant (duh), business consultant/analyst (finance, operations, IT), outside sales (large orgs. like Bristol Meyers Squibb, Caterpillar, Xerox, IBM), international banking, FBI, CIA, DHS, military, and the list goes on. However, being a business traveler for 10 years I can tell you from experience, it's like water passing over a rock... it wears you down. Good luck to you.
Answered by cptdrinian
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Major in a language and you can become an interpreter. Or get a degree in international business and you will be traveling all the time.
Answered by keels500
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You can work for the Department of State.
Answered by aaron_esq
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I'm in the project management profession and there are job opportunities all over the world in many fields (business, software development, construction, pretty much everything).
Start running projects in college - it can be through your volunteer work, church, side jobs. Start learning the terminology and even join the local Project Management Institute group.
Pay is extremely good and it's a fun, challenging field.
Answered by Chris2365
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I have a niece who was in your situation. She went to work for the State Department, then Department of Defense, back to State, and is now with some quasi-governmental corporation. Travel she does. Mid-east, Africa, Europe...pretty much all over. You might look into that.
Answered by rayk469
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