# What is a career that travels regularly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 21, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352 "2003-12-21T19:15:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/1 "2003-12-21T19:15:36Z")
What is a career that travels regularly? Particularly for a young successful woman? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/2 "2003-12-21T19:19:25Z")
Consulting (management, business process, HR, IT, accounting, tax etc) Travel industry (e.g. flight bookers) Holiday company representatives (e.g. in tourist resorts). Airline cabin crew. ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/3 "2003-12-21T19:48:25Z")
Khadaji: If you like to travel then I suggest you join the Army and attempt to get attached to one of our many FORSCOM units. It will take you to many parts of the world, granted you will have to stay there for 6-18 months, but it’s a great travel opportunity. I, myself, am with the 101st ABN Div. I have been in this division for approx. 11 months, 10 of which have been spent in the wonderful vacation spot of choice amoung Muslims, Iraq. Just a thought for ya. . . ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/4 "2003-12-21T20:17:26Z")
Travelling saleswoman? . . . watch out for those farmer’s sons, though . . . ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/5 "2003-12-21T20:27:11Z")
My sister is the Convention Coordinator (Title is Director of something something) for the American division of a large multi-national. She routinely travels to foreign countries, stays in 4 & 5 star hotels, takes luxury cruises, eats in the best restaurants, etc. You see, she has to check them out before booking a Sales or Executive meeting there… So if you want to do this sort of thing, get this kind of job or your own show on the Travel Channel. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/6 "2003-12-21T20:41:56Z")
Internal auditor. I did this for almost seven years with two companies. With the first, all travel was domestic and alone - I had 60 locations in 7 states that had to be audited at least every 90 days. I was also occasionally sent to other districts to audit. Travel for the second company included international travel, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Hong Kong (although I left before that trip came up). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/7 "2003-12-21T21:09:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryfreeze \* > \*\*Khadaji: > If you like to travel then I suggest you join the Army and attempt to get attached to one of our many FORSCOM units. It will take you to many parts of the world, granted you will have to stay there for 6-18 months, but it’s a great travel opportunity. I, myself, am with the 101st ABN Div. I have been in this division for approx. 11 months, 10 of which have been spent in the wonderful vacation spot of choice amoung Muslims, Iraq. Just a thought for ya. . . \*\* LOL. Thanks, but I actually travel more than enough already and am way too old for the army. Besides, I’m a middle-aged successful male, not a young successful woman. ---
**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/8 "2003-12-22T02:36:48Z")
Over-the-road truck driver. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/9 "2003-12-22T04:25:28Z")
Antique buyer Archeaologist Supermodel Movie star Airline pilot Mercenary Tomb raider ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/10 "2003-12-22T04:30:59Z")
Antique buyer Archeaologist Supermodel Movie star Airline pilot Mercenary Tomb raider ---
**Author:** ![The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b782af/32.png) [@The\_Wrong\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Wrong_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/11 "2003-12-22T05:34:14Z")
Travel writer. ---
**Author:** ![xayoz306](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xayoz306](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xayoz306)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/12 "2003-12-22T06:45:55Z")
Carnie ---
**Author:** ![Dryfreeze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@Dryfreeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dryfreeze)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/13 "2003-12-22T07:00:36Z")
Horseflesh How do I get into that Tomb Raider gig? Sounds fun, and I might get to meet women like Angelina Jolie hehe. . . ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/14 "2003-12-22T07:08:09Z")
Well, I’m a campaign organizer for a union, and I’ve slept in my own bed 7 times in the past eight weeks. Ah, I can’t wait for the Christmas break. ---
**Author:** ![phraser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a88e4f/32.png) [@phraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phraser)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/15 "2003-12-22T08:36:54Z")
Scientist. Plenty of conferences to attend, if you’re succesful. Many government jobs. Personal assistant for someone who travels a lot. I.T. department head within a large corporation (a friend of mine in that position spends more time in hotel rooms than she does at home these days) ---
**Author:** ![CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@CorBlimeyGuvnor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorBlimeyGuvnor)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/16 "2003-12-22T14:43:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lsura \* > \*\*Internal auditor. > > I did this for almost seven years with two companies. With the first, all travel was domestic and alone - I had 60 locations in 7 states that had to be audited at least every 90 days. I was also occasionally sent to other districts to audit. > > Travel for the second company included international travel, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Hong Kong (although I left before that trip came up). \*\* Me too, but 11 years, role on December 2004 when they make me redundant, about time too,went to Ireland, Holland, France, Sweden, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, US, Canada, Bermuda, Barbados, Puerta Rico, St Thomas, Hong Kong, Singapore, Greece, oh and Gibraltar too. Bloody awful, only ever get to see Hotels and sites your supposed to be visiting! ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/17 "2003-12-22T14:51:53Z")
My uncle is a chemist for some sort of recycling concern, and he travels constantly to advise people at faraway recycling concerns on… I guess their chemistry. Don’t ask me, I’m not a scientist. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/18 "2003-12-22T16:04:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dryfreeze \* > \*\*Horseflesh > How do I get into that Tomb Raider gig? Sounds fun, and I might get to meet women like Angelina Jolie hehe. . . \*\* There’s a course being offered in some university by a professor named Indiana. He’s gone a lot though. As for meeting Angelina, adopt as much of Billy Bob Thornton’s look and mannerisms you can stand… ---
**Author:** ![sirtonyh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sirtonyh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sirtonyh)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/19 "2003-12-22T17:09:55Z")
Dwarf Tossing (if you are the drawf) Pilot Stewardess Holiday Rep Model ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352/20 "2003-12-22T19:52:01Z")
Check out opportunities with the U.S. Department of State. You don’t say what your area of success is, but many private sector jobs translate well to the DOS, particularly in the area of administrative support. The amount of travel is only restricted by your willingness to serve and your sense of adventure (or danger, in some cases). I spent about 12 years working as both a direct hire and in other capacities for them, living in Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Mali and Uganda, and visiting more countries than I can list here. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-career-that-travels-regularly/220352.md?page=2)