There are many pleasures to be enjoyed in life, but one that is often overlooked but very important is travel. Seeing the world and how life is lived in various places brings a perspective and understanding of the world that is impossible to achieve otherwise. Seeing where all sorts of people come from and how life is lived can help give a clear picture of the world. But travel doesn’t mix well with lots of other important functions of adult life, like work. Without planning the right career, you may find that you are unable to travel constantly and experience the world. But there are some careers that fully support a nomadic lifestyle. Here are ten career options for the nomads out there who want to see the world.
Virtual Assistant
If you are unfamiliar with the wide world of remote work, then you may not know what a virtual assistant is, but it is exactly what it sounds like. Many CEOs and other working professionals who may require the assistance of someone don’t necessarily need someone to assist them in person. Instead of having an assistant who sits around the office all day waiting for tasks as they come up, a virtual assistant can perform vital online tasks for working professionals from anywhere in the world with internet access. If you are looking for a way to earn a living as a nomad, then being a virtual assistant might be the way to go.
Web Developer
If you have interest in working in the internet field, then web design is a great pursuit for you to maintain time and travel freedom while you work. Web developers can work for just about anyone in the world who wants to have a website. All you must do is help construct and maintain a website that accomplishes the goals and necessities of your clients. The best part of this is that it is truly completely remote, anywhere that has internet can be your office for the day. Plus, people are willing to pay web designers truly outrageous sums for high quality work.
Photographer
There are few skills that are as conducive to living a nomadic lifestyle as photography. Photographs are truly international, there is no language to photos, they are the same in every language, culture, religion, and country. If you enjoy photographing landscapes and other places, then being a nomad and travelling all around makes perfect sense. But even if you prefer photographing humans or animals, you can find both anywhere you wish to go in the world. Additionally, many photographers are asked to travel for their shoots anyways, so travel is always a part of the photographer’s lifestyle.
Writer
You can write from anywhere in the world, so long as you have a computer or typewriter, or even pen and paper. But what if you’re not creative and artistic you say? Well don’t worry, there are many ways that you can make a living writing, besides just writing creative pieces. You could write for a marketing company, write copy for businesses, review movies, restaurants, bars, music, dance, or really anything that people have opinions on. If you like to write and are capable of writing, then you can have a career as a writer. And travel can even help to inspire you as a writer, offering you the opportunity to see and experience more things that you can then write about. You could even start a blog about your nomadic lifestyle and see how much of an audience you can wrangle by simply writing about your own life experience as a nomadic traveler.
Artist
There is no career as commonly associated with the nomad lifestyle as being an artist. Artists have always been depicted as deeply traveled, spontaneous, and nomadic types who love to experience the world in new ways. And there are many ways that you can make art that sells to make you a living while travelling the globe. Designing and selling posters can benefit all kinds of professionals, including artists. Simply by taking some of your art and selling it as posters or stickers on the internet can help supplement your income and make you tons of money while you have the freedom to travel the world. Plus, your travels can even inspire your posters and art and vice versa.
Data Scientist
If you want to get out of the creative and literature-based fields then maybe you should consider pursuing a career as a data scientist. Data scientists work in a relatively new field that is expected to grow nearly exponentially in the coming decade as businesses continue to make more and more of their decisions based on data and statistics. As a data scientist your job would be to help compile, sort, and store data in databases that can easily be searched and scanned for relevant information. Your job would also involve writing programs using computer code to help funnel through all the data that you compile and help find correlations within the data sets that you have procured. Working as a data scientist typically requires a master’s degree. But once you have achieved that, you’re ready to travel and experience the world.
IT Manager
If you want to do smoothing with less statistics and data but stay in the more digital realm of remote work, then you should consider becoming an IT manager. You only need a bachelor’s degree to become an IT manager, and you can end up making well into six figures as an IT manager working almost completely remotely for your entire career, giving you the opportunity to travel and live a nomadic lifestyle. IT management involves setting up and implementing the proper technology plans for all sorts of organizations. From the government to businesses and volunteer organizations, if it requires technology, it probably requires an IT manager to handle everything. Whether you yourself are a manager or if you are working under a manager, you can find remote work as an IT professional.
Financial Manager
If you would prefer to work on the business side of things but still wish to live a nomadic lifestyle that is not conducive to many other business jobs, then you should consider the life of a financial manager. Financial managers do exactly what the job description sounds like, they handle and manage finances for businesses and companies. The sole job of the financial manager is to keep track of all the financial data and information about the company and to use that information to make recommendations and formulate business plans for the approval of the executives of a company. While you will have to do reports and meetings every now and again, the ability to do meetings remotely has been expanding in recent years and has made financial management a great field for people seeking remote work. If you want to be able to live anywhere you want and travel while still having a fruitful career, then you should consider financial management.
Therapist/Psychiatrist
While much therapy and psychiatry are done in person and will likely continue to be done in person forever, there has been a growing market and demand for remote therapy and psychiatry in recent years. Whether it is to help patients save precious time in their busy schedule from having to travel to and from the therapist or psychiatrists’ office, or the therapist or psychiatrists’ ability to draw a wider net of patients, there are now dozens of sites and services that offer online and remote therapy and psychiatry options. These tend to be less expensive options for patients who still wish to receive the benefits of working with a mental health professional. If you do well listening to people and working with individuals to better themselves and overcome their hardships and weaknesses, then becoming a remote therapist or psychiatrist could be a fruitful move for you.
Translator
And coming in at number ten is a career for those who love to travel so much that they have learned how to speak a second language or two. Working as a translator can offer tons of travel opportunities, as translators are typically only necessary for people travelling to foreign countries where they do not speak the predominant language. For translators, you may find that the ability to work completely remotely can be challenging. You may instead have to rely on traveling as part of your job to live a nomadic lifestyle. If you wish to work with written word instead of spoken word, however, your opportunities to live as a nomad increase exponentially. Translating a book or articles into another language can be done from anywhere, making it a great choice for people who love languages and are looking to see the world while they work.
Everyone wants to travel. And the number one impediment for people seeking to travel is work. In traditional work environments you may only get a few weeks off per year to enjoy travel, while the rest of the time you are on someone else’s schedule. If you truly wish to live a nomadic life while still making money and having a career, then you should consider these ten career choices.
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