A job that pays you well and also allows you to travel extensively is a career everyone dreams about. Well, it need not be aspirational because there are jobs out there where you can do both. Here are top jobs that let you take a vacation while you are at work:
Photographers
Average income: $41,940
Average paid time off: 14.8 days
In this job you can travel the world with a camera in hand taking breathtaking pictures. Your photos will be sought by every company’s marketing and communication department. Other than having a full-time job, you can earn your money by selling stock photos or prints.
Translator
Average income: $51,790
Average paid time off: 17.3 days
As a translator you can work with businesses with international operations or as an interpreter. If you want to make a career here spruce up your language skills by doing a course for a certification.
Private Detectives and Investigators
Average income: $55,080
Average paid time off: 10.9 days
As a private detective or investigator, you can be hired by individuals or attorneys for civil or criminal disputes, you can travel to any part of the world.
Millwrights
Average income: $55,290
Average paid time off: 11.4 days
Millwrights — better known as industrial mechanics install, dismantle, repair and assemble machinery for factories, power plants and construction sites, you can find work where machinery is required.
Locomotive Engineer
Average income: $65,980
Average paid time off: 11.4 days
As a locomotive engineer you will not have a typical 40-hour work week, so this profession might be a good option. But it’s not a lifestyle for everyone as you’re expected to be on call much like a pilot.
Zoologist/Wildlife Biologists
Average income: $66,250
Average paid time off: 14 days
In this profession you will have to travel observing habitats and doing your field research.
Travel Writer
Average income: $70,760
Average paid time off: 14.8 days
A travel writer can be a full-time contributor to a website, magazine or newspaper or work as a freelance writer.
Market Research Analyst
Average income: $71,450
Average paid time off: 9.8 days
In this job you can work from anywhere and will be in demand during product launches.