With the recent pandemic, legions of workers have discovered the joys and practicality of working from home. In fact, online searches for “remote workers” have risen exponentially by 397% from 2019 to 2022! Those who work from home often make a living using only their laptops. This makes transitioning to the RV lifestyle a no-brainer for those who have been considering it, but have been held back due to their office-bound jobs.
If you’ve been thinking about doing this but are not sure where to start, here are some of the top jobs for remote workers. If you don’t already have the skills for these, now’s a great time to start, as demand for these will not go away anytime soon.
Graphic Designer
If you have experience working with digital images, or simply have a thirst for being creative and using digital tools such as InDesign and Photoshop, you can be a graphic designer. There is a huge demand for companies or private individuals who need someone to make website graphics, social media images, packaging and marketing materials, and so much more. As long as you have a laptop and good WiFi, you can tap into this ever-lasting job market.
Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants are working in the background, making running and maintaining a business from any location, whether that involves managing online calendars or tracking project progress. A reliable high-speed Internet connection is typically required for this role.
Some VAs specialize in project management, which typically entails tracking meetings and transcribing audio recordings for their bosses, creating reports, ensuring projects stay on time and on budget; creating reports and monitoring their status.
But really, VAs can be tasked with doing just about anything that will keep a business going – such as monitoring and responding to emails, making travel arrangements, or maintaining a website. If you love multi-tasking, variety, and wearing many hats, being a virtual assistant could be right up your alley.
Social Media Manager
Social media managers create and curate content that resonates with a company’s voice, promotes brand recognition, and drives website traffic. They use analytics tools to monitor campaign performance and provide reports.
Social media managers must keep abreast of trends to quickly identify and share relevant content. Furthermore, they need to be ready to adapt to new platforms such as TikTok, as well as reuse old posts across channels. This requires continuous monitoring, and the job is never done! But if you love being creative and keeping up with trends, this job is for you. Again, a sturdy laptop and good WiFi are needed.
Blog Writer
Full-time blog writers create content for both their own websites as well as those belonging to clients. Working as a full-time blog writer gives you the flexibility of working from any location with internet access.
Blog writers specialize in writing engaging blog posts that engage their target readers, while promoting them via ads, social media or any other means available to them. Some blog writers write specifically in niche markets like medical; this requires strict regulation since any information misinterpreted could lead to serious repercussions for patients.
If this sounds like too much pressure, perhaps travel blogging, lifestyle, or food blogging may be more up your alley.
Transcriptionist
Transcribing can be an excellent side hustle or full-time work-from-home job, offering plenty of potential earning potential. Find gigs on Transcribe Anywhere for start-up opportunities.
General transcriptionists create written records from audio files or live events. They may work for law enforcement, captioning video content with text. Working as a freelance general transcriptionist is ideal for those seeking a work-life balance by being able to choose their hours and work productively either early morning or late at night. Great for RVers on the go, as long as they have a good internet connection.
Online Tutor
Online tutoring gives RVers the flexibility and freedom to travel while using their knowledge and abilities to help others.
Many online learning platforms allow students to log on at any time and get guidance from tutors, who may use either synchronous or asynchronous tools for communication that keep a record of each session online. Bachelor-educated tutors may find work with Revolution Prep, teaching individual test preparation and academic subjects directly to students.
Web Designer
Are you creative with an eye for design? Web designing could be the ideal RV lifestyle job! Web designers create front-end websites, including layout and visual elements like photos and text.
Web designers utilize graphic design software and may need to code HTML or CSS on the back end of websites for clients. Web designers should work closely with each client to ensure they’re meeting all their expectations and delivering what is desired by each.
These are just a few of the many jobs you may want to look into if you want to make a living while exploring the open road in your RV!