So, now that you went out to buy an RV of your dreams and you are ready to retirement RV, is temporary or seasonal work the next thing you are looking for?  Temporary and seasonal work can make your RV lifestyle more affordable.  So, where do you start to try to find temporary or seasonal work in the areas where you plan to retirement RV?

One popular place for retirement RVers is Branson, Missouri.  Branson offers seasonal jobs through different staffing agencies around the area and also through Silver Dollar City, a theme park just outside of Branson.  If you are looking to retirement RV in Florida, try seasonal employment opportunities with Walt Disney World or in California, Walt DisneyLand.

Some more seasonal employment options for retirement RV vacations to Texas, Virginia, California, Florida, or Pennsylvania try jobs through the World of Discovery.  World of Discovery parks include SeaWorld, Discovery Cove, Busch Gardens, Adventure Island, Water Country, and Sesame Place.

Gatlinburg is another hub for seasonal employment opportunities.  The Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers job opportunities for seasonal and temporary employment.  Gatlinburg, with it’s large tourism industry base, has many retirement RV accommodating employment positions available too.

Lastly, if you want to take a different approach to working while retirement RVing, try following the event circuit business.  For instance, if you love auto racing, try taking pictures at racing events, producing these pictures, and selling them at racing events.  The same could apply to designing, making, and distributing T-shirts during the summer season at racing events.

Jobs that you can do while you full time RV.  That is a common concern among retired and non-retired fulltime RVers. In this post we will talk about temporary employment as a way of helping to finance your fulltime retirement RV lifestyle.  Temporary employment means that you stay in one spot for a period of time and then move on to another retirement RV adventure.  Some businesses hire workers for seasonal or short-term work situations.  Retirement and non-retired fulltime RVers can be great hiring options for these businesses.

One temporary employment example is Amazon.  Out of their distribution center in Coffeyville, KS, Amazon hires seasonal workers for their Christmas season. The pay isn’t high, just above $10 per hour, but working for Amazon does offer a large amount of work in a small amount of time.  Amazon likes retirement and non-retired fulltime RVer’s because they are often enthusiastic workers who have professional level skills from their previous employment, before they headed out looking for RV sales, and took to the road fulltime.  Retirement RV owners also allow Amazon to have “local” help, since an RVer’s home can be “right down the street” in a short amount of time.

Another possible idea for temporary employment is driving a tour bus in places like Alaska, catering to others who have chosen an Alaska RV Vacation.  There are many tour operating companies in Alaska, search for some on the Internet and check out their hiring process in advance.   Construction and repair jobs most often fall under the “temporary employment” category as well, since both kinds of jobs are largely dependent upon the weather conditions.  Lastly, there are often seasonal Park Ranger positions that you can check into as a source of temporary employment.

So, how do you find these temporary jobs that are perfect for retired RV owners?  First try the Internet and look for temporary employment agencies.  These agencies are in touch with businesses who require short-term or seasonal help and can get you in touch with the right people.  Also try searching the major job search engines like CareerBuilder, Indeed, and Monster for temporary employment positions.

Back in August, we wrote about jobs and hobbies to do while you full-time RV or snowbird. Now we will go into a little more detail about what these jobs and hobbies are and how to obtain these positions.

The first job that we covered was Workamping (or work camping). Workamping is growing rapidly, especially as retirement RVing and fulltime RVing both increase in popularity. Workkampers traditionally live in their motorhome and serve as camp hosts, do maintenance, or serve in other skilled jobs and receive free campsite fees and sometimes a small salary in return. A workamper could actually be a couple, single person, or family. Workampers also can be retired or non-retired fulltime RVers.

The nice thing about workamping is that you can choose different locations around the country based upon your desired location and/or the part of the country you want to see. Want a Grand Canyon RV vacation on a limited budget? Secure a workamping post close to the Grand Canyon. Always wanted to go on a Yellowstone National Park RV vacation? See about workamping opportunities in Wyoming or Montana.

If you would like to try to be a workamper, here are some resources for you:
1. Work-camping.com – Recreation Resource Management’s website showing you work camping opportunities in the United States and how to apply for a workamping position with Recreation Resource Management.

2. RV Park Store- Work camping jobs and camp host positions throughout the country.

3. Workamper.com – Helps great people find great jobs in great places. Many workamping resources to find the perfect work camping job for you.

In addition to work camping in the traditional sense, others also find seasonal work at Amazon and other companies. Check out this neat article about Amazon and work for RVers and check back at our next retirement RV’s post for more details about jobs and hobbies for full-time RVers.

A common question for those RVer’s who would like to retire and go full-time in their RV, is what do I do for a hobby? For certain retirees who did not save up enough of a nest egg and/or need the extra money, the question might also be, what do I do for a job while I am a full-timer? The question of a job also comes about for those who have not yet reached retirement age, but would like to full-time in an RV and work from a beautiful location instead of an office.

Although, there are mostly minimal costs associated with full-time retirement RVing, site fees alone can run $400-$1000 a month (which most often includes electric, laundry, and propane) and if much traveling is involved, gas/diesel prices can be substantial since most RV’s get poor gas mileage.

So, what kinds of hobbies and jobs do retired full-timers and/or non-retired full-timers do? Here are some examples:

• Workcamping- Volunteering around a campground by hosting, cleaning, doing maintenance, etc. in exchange for site fees
• Computer support jobs
• Temporary employment- A job for 6 months out of the year while staying in the same place, then moving on.
• Entertainment business jobs- Sea World, Disney, Branson, Gatlinburg
• Artists – painters, etc.
• Jobs in the event circuit business- Ex. Taking photos at race events, producing the photos, and selling them on the circuit
• Medical Transcriptionist jobs
• Online index database jobs
• Proofreading
• Construction Jobs
• Repair Jobs
• Landscaping Jobs
• Traveling nurse jobs
• Part-time work as tour/charter bus driver, at private RV parks, at chain RV parks
• Volunteer work for National Park Service
• Volunteer work at retreat center
• Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ranger jobs
• Seasonal Park Ranger positions

If you are interested in learning more, here are further links:

For more information on Work Camping

For more information being a Working Full-timer

For more information on Used RVs to full time in or RV Sales for new RVs.