I work with Java programmers, in Poland, depending on the client we routinely go to different countries for a client visit. At this moment I'm in Brussels for a week as a scrum master on a bank project. I just started but there is regular quarterly planning at the client office. So if you go into a company that works the financial sector it's very possible.
Yeah correct consultant is the answer.
I work for healthcare IT company and I’m implementation consultant I’m gone 2-3 weeks out of the month every month. Only work Tuesday -Thursday (with a half day Thursday) Monday and Friday are my travel days even If I am at the same sight for multiple weeks they still fly me home every weekend. It’s a really good gig. I only make 75k a year but this is my first year doing it and had no real experience most of my co workers make over 100k
I’ve got quite a few comments and people reaching out to me.
BACKGROUND
So I have a bachelors is in Health information management (what that is basically revenue cycle management everything from the time that patients schedules their visit to the time the bill is paid.) I started right out of college in healthcare billing, insurance denials and appeals and payment variance (auditing insurance payments to ensure they are accurate and paid according to our contracted rate) I then moved into management rolls in healthcare recently I left the hospital and moved and took my current position on the software I essentially I work for a company that makes the type of software I was working with everyday in the healthcare field. (For those familiar with that field think Similar to Epic, but I don’t work for epic)
So in order to get this kind of position you need a strong background in the healthcare revenue cycle. It would help to also have some kind of data analytics experience (like SQL specifically). I don’t have that but it would make my life a hell of a lot easier if I did. I would also be a lot more valuable to my team. As non of the consultants no it and we often how to wait around for one the techs or develops to fix something and it would be much easier to fix it myself.
If I were to go back in time to specifically pursue this career through college. I would major in healthcare administration with a minor in some kind of data analytics study. Or at the very least get some kind of SQL certification.
THE JOB: is freaking awesome. I travel all over the country 2-3 times a week to different hospitals. For new clients my travel is essentially leading workshops and classes to teach the super users how to use the software. For established clients my day is spent leading workshops and brainstorming sessions just to help them maximize their efficiency and capabilities with the software they are using.
WHEN TRAVELING: Monday and Friday are always my travel days. I fly home every weekend regardless of what site I am at or for how long. They are extremely big in work life balance. When on site I typical work Tuesday -Wednesday about 9-3 and Thursday is about 9-12. Then rest of my time in the city is mine do what I want. They give me 150 dollars per diem a day for food and what not that I can spend how I want. I go shows, museums, concerts, ball games. really what ever. I put everything on my personal credit card to maximize points and air miles and they just reimburse me.
WHEN NOT TRAVELING: I work remote and it’s pretty chill, just couple a hours a week mostly just meetings and some minor prep work between visits (but once you know it there is honestly very little prep) I also have unlimited PTO (which is actually unlimited) as long as I am not scheduled to be onsite. I typically take 1 week off a month on the lighter travel months or doing the holidays I usually just work 3-4 days a week. I average about 50 days of PTO a year.
PAY: as this is my first year doing it I am salaried at 75k but most of my co workers with experience all make 100k+
hopefully this answers everyone’s questions about the background and job specifics if anyone has any additional questions feel free to reach out.
Jobs that pay for travel are not as glamorous as they may seem. Consulting/sales jobs still have high demand for travel, but you don’t get to decide where you go. You will also often be in areas or hotels that are not that great.
Try it if you want, but work travel is no substitute for a vacation.
Customer Success, Technical Account Management, Certain Product Management roles, Technical Support Managers(depending on the company. This is my job and I travel on-site several times a year)
Oh yeah totally, I know PLENTY of people(myself included) that have had those jobs and went years without traveling. I just listed them because they’re roles where it’s very common to be able to travel to on-sites, conferences, conventions, etc if you desire it.
The company I’m currently at is the first one where travel is more firmly mandated. My customers don’t often care very much but our ELT insists that we push for on-site meetings. Guess they like to waste our org’s money on giving me a plane ticket and hotel room lol
Sales. Usually as a territory manager, regional manager or some higher level sales. I used to cover 26 states at my last company. Current role, just 5 states. I have coworkers that work globally.
Now, obviously not entry level but with a few years of good experience, boom. Done. Pack the suitcase.
Yup - I sell building products and cover 4 states. We have national account managers, regional managers, VPs etc… who all travel 100+ nights a year. Some regions are definitely better than others though. The rep who covers Hawaii has it good!
I don't travel a bunch but I've been to Germany and Turkey for work plus all over the East coast, all while I was in maintenance. My wife does inventory and she's traveled a little.
It's not about the job title, it's about being good enough that you're the only logical choice.
Prime minister.
You get to travel to a lot of countries and the cool thing is that there’s usually like a group of soldiers or secret service getting you at arrival.
i have a friend who inspects building materials like concrete. travel is half the year (5-7 weeks at a time) around the US, but not always major cities. the rural sites give good opportunities to visit national parks and stuff like that.
A friend of mine does in site inspections of factories and other workplaces to check for compliance. I don't know the details. He travels a ton, and his degree was in engineering.
Almost all my friends in oil and gas seem to travel a lot. They get shipped all over the world. Or they go to the oil rigs. Or travel from state to state.
Pilot, sales, consulting. In all these jobs traveling is seen as a negative. Take that for what you will.
Watch the movie up in the air with George Clooney that’s what your life would be like.
My brother works for a company that programs and sells gadgets and devices for medical use. He has to travel all over the world to meet people who want to buy the gadgets to use them in their clinics and hospitals. He has to teach them how to use them.
He has travels to different countries (Columbia, Peru, Argentina, Kuba, costs rica, Litauen, Lettland, Florida, Mexico).
Sales. I knew a guy that sold chemical to various sites such as wastewater treatment plants, refineries, etc.
He would usually go to a city then drive from there.
Outside sales.
The salespeople at my company live on the road. They have a car allowance, paid for mileage, hotels and meals reimbursed. If they have to fly and/or rent a car they get reimbursed for that.
If you’re looking for something not sales and more entry-level, look at Exhibitor Services. Companies like Freeman and GES - tradeshows and conventions happen all across the country and the staffers travel around.
Engineering for sure, just maybe not the type of travel you might like.
Some of the field service engineer roles require 90% travel but you will see only factories and hotels most of the time.
Construction management.
It's a love-hate job tbh. I work a stupid amount of hours and am constantly stressed, but working for a big national GC got me all over the country. And not just like, "visiting" for a few days and living out of a suitcase. Contractors will often pay you to go to those places. Whether or not they're good places is hit/miss, but the market (esp heavy civil) is gonna be booming for a while and there are projects literally everywhere. Can't give specifics for identity reasons, but I've already lived in a mountainous state, a tropical island, and a VHCOL American city. I got to know people in all those places and am far more closely tied to them than any consultant or salesman I met in those localities. I also had, at various points, my housing, car, and gas paid for entirely by my work.
You'd have to work for a GC though and that means an engineering/CM degree (usually). If you're in the trades you're usually limited to your union local.
Unusual choice: poster sales on college campuses. There are a few companies in the US that organize these sales every semester. It's not a long-term career choice, but it's a well-paying gig twice a year, definitely an adventure, and you get to travel.
International companies have their executives travel pretty often. You don't have to be a CEO, but the more people you manage, the more often you'll travel, especially if they are across the world.
A boss of my boss was getting a lot of reward points, because she could put her reward number, even though using company credit card to book the travel. So you could get free vacations (at least some nights) from corporate travel.
I was a phlebotomist for a plasma company and they flew me out to help other centers around the country. I got to visit all the states i wanted to through the job tbh
The obvious: flight attendant
Consultant - they are pushing for people to go back on client site.
What kind of consultants though? Like IT or management or what?
I work with Java programmers, in Poland, depending on the client we routinely go to different countries for a client visit. At this moment I'm in Brussels for a week as a scrum master on a bank project. I just started but there is regular quarterly planning at the client office. So if you go into a company that works the financial sector it's very possible.
I work as IT consultant but there are other types, my travel is US based
Can I dm you?
Yeah sure
This They still travel a ton
Yeah correct consultant is the answer. I work for healthcare IT company and I’m implementation consultant I’m gone 2-3 weeks out of the month every month. Only work Tuesday -Thursday (with a half day Thursday) Monday and Friday are my travel days even If I am at the same sight for multiple weeks they still fly me home every weekend. It’s a really good gig. I only make 75k a year but this is my first year doing it and had no real experience most of my co workers make over 100k
I’ve got quite a few comments and people reaching out to me. BACKGROUND So I have a bachelors is in Health information management (what that is basically revenue cycle management everything from the time that patients schedules their visit to the time the bill is paid.) I started right out of college in healthcare billing, insurance denials and appeals and payment variance (auditing insurance payments to ensure they are accurate and paid according to our contracted rate) I then moved into management rolls in healthcare recently I left the hospital and moved and took my current position on the software I essentially I work for a company that makes the type of software I was working with everyday in the healthcare field. (For those familiar with that field think Similar to Epic, but I don’t work for epic) So in order to get this kind of position you need a strong background in the healthcare revenue cycle. It would help to also have some kind of data analytics experience (like SQL specifically). I don’t have that but it would make my life a hell of a lot easier if I did. I would also be a lot more valuable to my team. As non of the consultants no it and we often how to wait around for one the techs or develops to fix something and it would be much easier to fix it myself. If I were to go back in time to specifically pursue this career through college. I would major in healthcare administration with a minor in some kind of data analytics study. Or at the very least get some kind of SQL certification. THE JOB: is freaking awesome. I travel all over the country 2-3 times a week to different hospitals. For new clients my travel is essentially leading workshops and classes to teach the super users how to use the software. For established clients my day is spent leading workshops and brainstorming sessions just to help them maximize their efficiency and capabilities with the software they are using. WHEN TRAVELING: Monday and Friday are always my travel days. I fly home every weekend regardless of what site I am at or for how long. They are extremely big in work life balance. When on site I typical work Tuesday -Wednesday about 9-3 and Thursday is about 9-12. Then rest of my time in the city is mine do what I want. They give me 150 dollars per diem a day for food and what not that I can spend how I want. I go shows, museums, concerts, ball games. really what ever. I put everything on my personal credit card to maximize points and air miles and they just reimburse me. WHEN NOT TRAVELING: I work remote and it’s pretty chill, just couple a hours a week mostly just meetings and some minor prep work between visits (but once you know it there is honestly very little prep) I also have unlimited PTO (which is actually unlimited) as long as I am not scheduled to be onsite. I typically take 1 week off a month on the lighter travel months or doing the holidays I usually just work 3-4 days a week. I average about 50 days of PTO a year. PAY: as this is my first year doing it I am salaried at 75k but most of my co workers with experience all make 100k+ hopefully this answers everyone’s questions about the background and job specifics if anyone has any additional questions feel free to reach out.
I’m gonna PM you, if that ok!
Dang, love the sound of this… you guys hiring?? 😂😂
Any guidance? How dud you get into it?
See my updated post
Would love to hear how you got into this and where you’re located out of.
See my updated post
How do I get into this
Oh this sounds cool! I would love to learn more about this if you’re open to sharing! Can I pm you?
Jobs that pay for travel are not as glamorous as they may seem. Consulting/sales jobs still have high demand for travel, but you don’t get to decide where you go. You will also often be in areas or hotels that are not that great. Try it if you want, but work travel is no substitute for a vacation.
Customer Success, Technical Account Management, Certain Product Management roles, Technical Support Managers(depending on the company. This is my job and I travel on-site several times a year)
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Oh yeah totally, I know PLENTY of people(myself included) that have had those jobs and went years without traveling. I just listed them because they’re roles where it’s very common to be able to travel to on-sites, conferences, conventions, etc if you desire it. The company I’m currently at is the first one where travel is more firmly mandated. My customers don’t often care very much but our ELT insists that we push for on-site meetings. Guess they like to waste our org’s money on giving me a plane ticket and hotel room lol
Sales. Usually as a territory manager, regional manager or some higher level sales. I used to cover 26 states at my last company. Current role, just 5 states. I have coworkers that work globally. Now, obviously not entry level but with a few years of good experience, boom. Done. Pack the suitcase.
Yup - I sell building products and cover 4 states. We have national account managers, regional managers, VPs etc… who all travel 100+ nights a year. Some regions are definitely better than others though. The rep who covers Hawaii has it good!
my dad used to travel a lot (domestically) as a regional sales manager
when you search for jobs, try to find the ones that say 50-100% travel
I don't travel a bunch but I've been to Germany and Turkey for work plus all over the East coast, all while I was in maintenance. My wife does inventory and she's traveled a little. It's not about the job title, it's about being good enough that you're the only logical choice.
Prime minister. You get to travel to a lot of countries and the cool thing is that there’s usually like a group of soldiers or secret service getting you at arrival.
I'm looking into a lot of implementation, training and customer success jobs. I would say a good quarter of them require travel.
Check out r/fieldservice, all sorts of technical disciplines need travelers and many are accessible with a two year degree
Usually, any outside sales job requires travel to some extent or another, depending on the territory.
i have a friend who inspects building materials like concrete. travel is half the year (5-7 weeks at a time) around the US, but not always major cities. the rural sites give good opportunities to visit national parks and stuff like that.
A friend of mine does in site inspections of factories and other workplaces to check for compliance. I don't know the details. He travels a ton, and his degree was in engineering.
Foreign service
Touring events. I worked Jeep events in my early 20s and it was the best experience ever.
Almost all my friends in oil and gas seem to travel a lot. They get shipped all over the world. Or they go to the oil rigs. Or travel from state to state.
Pilot, sales, consulting. In all these jobs traveling is seen as a negative. Take that for what you will. Watch the movie up in the air with George Clooney that’s what your life would be like.
Supplier development for most hardware companies. I flew a lot of business class in my 20s
My brother works for a company that programs and sells gadgets and devices for medical use. He has to travel all over the world to meet people who want to buy the gadgets to use them in their clinics and hospitals. He has to teach them how to use them. He has travels to different countries (Columbia, Peru, Argentina, Kuba, costs rica, Litauen, Lettland, Florida, Mexico).
Cruise ships. Flight crew.
Maritime
Sales. I knew a guy that sold chemical to various sites such as wastewater treatment plants, refineries, etc. He would usually go to a city then drive from there.
Outside sales. The salespeople at my company live on the road. They have a car allowance, paid for mileage, hotels and meals reimbursed. If they have to fly and/or rent a car they get reimbursed for that.
If you’re looking for something not sales and more entry-level, look at Exhibitor Services. Companies like Freeman and GES - tradeshows and conventions happen all across the country and the staffers travel around.
Pilot, train driver, anything on a cruise ship, taxi, bus, Olympian.
Video ads
Reality tv producer. On top of that, you’ll experience locations you never thought existed outside of movies or books.
I’m in events so I travel aswell. We have to usually do site planning so we usually head there few days beforehand to check booths and setups.
Engineering for sure, just maybe not the type of travel you might like. Some of the field service engineer roles require 90% travel but you will see only factories and hotels most of the time.
Sales
Sales
Cool works.com! Entry level with housing
As a merchandise buyer I travel a lot, at least once a month. That being said it varies based on company/location and what product you are buying.
Construction management. It's a love-hate job tbh. I work a stupid amount of hours and am constantly stressed, but working for a big national GC got me all over the country. And not just like, "visiting" for a few days and living out of a suitcase. Contractors will often pay you to go to those places. Whether or not they're good places is hit/miss, but the market (esp heavy civil) is gonna be booming for a while and there are projects literally everywhere. Can't give specifics for identity reasons, but I've already lived in a mountainous state, a tropical island, and a VHCOL American city. I got to know people in all those places and am far more closely tied to them than any consultant or salesman I met in those localities. I also had, at various points, my housing, car, and gas paid for entirely by my work. You'd have to work for a GC though and that means an engineering/CM degree (usually). If you're in the trades you're usually limited to your union local.
Truck driving.
Airplane Mekanik Airplane macanic The people who fix planes
Bus driver
Technical services in a variety of industries where you have to be on site. A lot of tradespeople travel.
Helicopter mechanic. I travel all over the place and it's all payed for.
being a content creator lol
F1 pit crew, they fly everywhere, 20 odd countries a year
Unusual choice: poster sales on college campuses. There are a few companies in the US that organize these sales every semester. It's not a long-term career choice, but it's a well-paying gig twice a year, definitely an adventure, and you get to travel.
International companies have their executives travel pretty often. You don't have to be a CEO, but the more people you manage, the more often you'll travel, especially if they are across the world. A boss of my boss was getting a lot of reward points, because she could put her reward number, even though using company credit card to book the travel. So you could get free vacations (at least some nights) from corporate travel.
Internal audit: Operational, SOX, IT.
Marketing
Phlebotomist
Elaborate pls?
I was a phlebotomist for a plasma company and they flew me out to help other centers around the country. I got to visit all the states i wanted to through the job tbh
Oh alright, thanks!