Unless you are lucky enough to not need to work while you’re traveling or you run a business from the road. You will need to find a job along the way.
There is no doubt that finance is the biggest reason people hold off on their dream. Before we make that final decision to pack in our jobs and sell almost everything we own, we question. How will I find work traveling? Where will I find a job? What will I do for work?
Research! if your anything like me you will be googling non stop. Reading and asking questions. Facebook Groups are a great place to find information. Ask questions to people in the same position as you, how they found work. You maybe a family or couple, others will be in your position.
Whatever your job is, you will usually have multiply skills from that one occupation. Don’t limit yourself to what you think you can do. Be open to new challenges and what ever life opens up to you. Stepping outside our comfort zone can bring some of the best experiences. Check out our three month’s on a cattle station here 🙂
Example 1: I worked as an Assistant Nurse in age care. As well as the obvious skills, I clean, make beds, deal with people from all walks of life and served food. Making me a good candidate for a housekeeper. As we know tourism is a major industry in Australia.
I did in fact go from nursing to a hotel Laundry, housekeeping and receptionist. Then on to being a gardener, all on the five star resort of Hayman Island.
Making morning tea on a cattle station is also new to me. Feeding hungry Jakaroos and Jillaroos at mustering time.
Example 2. Larry, from working as a mechanic became the utilities manager on the island. Dealing with a reverse osmosis plant for the islands water. The sewage and overlooking the power in the form of large generators. From this, Larry has found work on a remote cattle station working as a bore runner. Also helping out at a winery and driving farm machinery.
We have compiled a list of resources to help find work while traveling. They maybe useful to some of you.
Some of these we found online, others people have been good enough to message us with. Having asked the question in one Facebook group a lady sent me her list. Also when we first started our journey a young couple also working as they travel, sent a message with a contact. I’m very grateful for those that are good enough to share 😀
Seek: All careers and States Seek more Here
Indeed: All careers and States More on Indeed Here
Careerone: All careers and States Check out Careerone Here
Jora: All careers and States: See Jora here
Jobsjobsjobs.com.au: All careers and States Jobs Galore Here
Jobsearch.com.au: All careers and States Click here for Jobsearch
SimplyHired: All careers and States Simply click Here for SimplyHired
The Job Shop: Agriculture, Administration, Trades & Labour, Hospitality The Job Shop can be seen Here
Workaboutaustralia: Jobs including, caretakers, Retail, Labourers, Truck drivers, hospitality More on Workaboutaustralia Here
The Grey nomads classified: Help-wanted in each state. Check out more infomation Here
Greynomadjobs.com: All kinds of jobs in each state. More on Greynomad Jobs Here
TAW (Travelers at Work): Office, trades, hospitality, health, farming, retail and all general jobs. TAW website link Here
MLKA: Hospitality recruitment. Remote live in positions Australia wide. See MILKA and remote jobs Here
Gumtree: Jobs all over Australia in all careers. This link will take you to outback jobs. Go to Gumtree jobs Here
AGRE LABOUR Australia: Agricultural jobs, all over Australia. Agre labour jobs Here
Mackay Sugar: Crushing season jobs between May and November. Mackay Sugar link Here
Willmar Sugar: June to November. More on Willmar Sugar Here
Olam: Cotton, almonds, pulses, dairy and grain industry’s. See Olam’s website Here
Wine Industry Jobs: Find more on this Here
Downunder.com: Fruit picking, harvest and seasonal jobs. Head to the website Here
Farm sitters: Farm Sitting can vary from simply checking the mail and watering the plants to herding sheep and assisting cattle deliver calves. Check out the site here
House sitting: unpaid but You can live rent free in some beautiful location for weeks/months. We choose Aussie House Sitters. (this is a affiliated link)
Blaze Aid: Help communities rebuild after natural disasters. See how you can help out Here
Farm Army: Helping out our farmers in the bush. Domestics, farm help, painting, pet and house sitters, gardening etc. Accommodation and food maybe included. See more on this Here
Aussie Helpers: Volunteers helping our farmers in need. Find out more Here
Please Note: Some of these sites charge a fee. Please be advised we do not advocate any of them.
Of course where ever you are you can ask around or check out shop windows. We have heard of farm jobs while buying coffee at a coffee shop and at the pub. The bush telegraph still works well.
Have we missed any? If you have any we can add to the list please comment below 😀
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Thank you a very resourcefull article for my audience.
Thank’s for your comment Glenn.
It’s nice to think others might get some benefit from it. We appreciate you sharing our post’s with your audience.
Great site I am in age care so found this very useful thank u
Thank’s Suzanne, I’m So glad you can take something useful from this post.
As you know, we have so many skill’s working in age care. I’m sure you can put those skill’s to many things.
Happy Travels 😀
Sue
Great help thanks Sue and Laz, this will be a great help to us, we are on the road full time having sold our business, still need to work ti support our adventure. Thanks for putting the time and effort into such a great website ?
Hi Sue,
Thank’s for your message. I love that you took that huge step in selling your business to follow your dreams.
Let us know if you do use any of the sites and find work on your travels.
Hope to catch up with you on the road some time.
Sue
Thankyou for this great site ,We are planning or winging it hopefully 2 years away ,our only plan started was we had the realestate here last week ,we have found our perfect van 6 month wait there and when we get off the SOT which lane we land in is the way we go ,no plans at all ,I just want to see as much as possible of the big island ,I know Tassie off by heart ,so its big we go ,not sure if we will work or just live on pension and savings
Hi Donna 🙂
It sound like the wheels are well and truly in motion, so to speak. Exiting times selling up and waiting for your new van.
We picked a direction (which was not the one we initially planed) and played it by ear. I like having a general direction but have learned to go with the flow.
Having a pension and savings means you can relax and enjoy life on the road 😀 You can always top up your savings along the way if you find a job you like.
Congratulations on not just dreaming it, but doing it!
Thank you for the list. We are currently working on a property at Kununurra WA thanks to grey nomads jobs.
Helpx is another website that may be helpful
Fantastic! Thank you for this Fred.I have added HelpX to the list. What a great site.
Thanks again, enjoy Kununurra and your travels 😀
Love following your travels. We, too, are full-time travellers (now in our ninth year). Thank you for the above list. We have worked when it suited us to do so. In fact, we are off to another station job, tomorrow for a couple of months. I can suggest the following fb pages to add to your list.
Rural and Remote Cooks
Station/Farming Jobs
Kind regards
The Travelling Willies
Hi Travelling Willies,
Thank you for these fb pages I will add them to the list 🙂 It’s great to know you have been on the road for that long and still find work when it suites. Enjoy your station job!
Hopefully we may bump into you on the road some day.
Thanks Sue and Laz for sharing with others, this will be very helpful in a couple years when we head off.
Great stuff Colin, your welcome 🙂