{"id":6080,"date":"2019-06-18T00:59:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T04:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2020-04-03T03:47:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T07:47:17","slug":"digital-nomad-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Digital nomads. A one-time trend or the new normal?<\/p>\n

The idea of traveling the world while making a healthy full-time salary once sounded like a pipe dream. But in 2019 and beyond, it’s more possible than ever.<\/p>\n

While the popular media may portray a digital nomad as a freelance photographer with 100,000 Instagram followers and daily adventures jumping off waterfalls, the reality is much more approachable.<\/p>\n

The stats back it up: according to Flexjobs<\/a>, more digital nomads are employed by a company (35%) than are freelancers (28%) or business owners (18%). <\/span><\/p>\n

Even more surprising? The majority of digital nomads are not pesky whippersnappers (millennials) living their 20s in exotic locations. The data shows that only 27% identify as millennials or gen Z, a full 41% identify as gen X, and a surprising 32% identify as baby boomers or the silent generation.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, the balance heavily favors women, with a split of digital nomads at 70% women and 30% men.<\/p>\n

A 2017 Gallup poll<\/a> found that a third of US<\/a>-based employees would consider changing jobs if it meant they could work remotely and have a more flexible schedule. If you belong to this 33%, here are the best careers you could pursue to give yourself the ultimate freedom to travel:<\/p>\n

\"Digital<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

View Full Infographic<\/span><\/a>\n

How to Become a Digital Nomad<\/h2>\n

Want to become a digital nomad yourself? Create a plan to release yourself from the burden of a desk job, setting a specific date. You’ll want to start saving for the transition phase to give yourself a soft landing if things don’t work out perfectly.<\/p>\n

If your current job role isn’t one that’s remote-friendly<\/a>, you should learn the skills you need to make a shift to a path that’s easier to do remotely. For example, if you’re a traditional marketer at a local company, you would want to upskill yourself with digital marketing and analytics<\/a> training to transition to a more digital job. Are you in the movie industry that requires you to be on-location in Los Angeles? Perhaps you can learn to be a freelance travel photographer<\/a> so your job can follow you anywhere.<\/p>\n

Once you free yourself from your desk job start researching the locations you want to embark on to start your new nomad lifestyle.<\/p>\n

Checking out local blogs and lists of top things to know before you move somewhere new and make a huge life change, will provide some much-needed guidance for you as you transition. It’s a pro tip, especially if you are headed somewhere out in the middle of the ocean, like Hawaii<\/a>, or to an entirely new country where they speak a different language. Some of our favorite countries to start exploring are Japan<\/a>, New Zealand<\/a>, Peru<\/a>, Canada<\/a>, the U.S<\/a>, Thailand<\/a>, and Hong Kong<\/a>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Digital nomads. A one-time trend or the new normal? The idea of traveling the world while making a healthy full-time salary once sounded like a pipe dream. But in 2019 and beyond, it’s more possible than ever. While the popular media may portray a digital nomad as a freelance photographer with 100,000 Instagram followers and […]","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"loftocean-featured-post":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_ids":"","loftocean_post_format_gallery_urls":"","loftocean_post_format_video_id":"","loftocean_post_format_video_url":"","loftocean_post_format_video_type":"","loftocean_post_format_video":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_type":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_url":"","loftocean_post_format_audio_id":"","loftocean_post_format_audio":"","loftocean_post_format_quote_text":"","loftocean_post_format_quote_byline":"","loftocean_post_format_link_text":"","loftocean_post_format_link_url":"","ceramag_post_header_style":"","ceramag_enable_background_video":"off","ceramag_show_in_top_slider":"off","ceramag_post_background_video_start":"0","ceramag_post_background_video_end":"0","loftocean_page_background_video_id":"","loftocean_page_background_video_url":"","loftocean_page_background_video_type":"","loftocean_page_background_video":"","ceramag_background_video_start":"","ceramag_background_video_end":"","ceramag_single_page_hide_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[655],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-resources"],"yoast_head":"\r\n11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Digital nomads. A one-time trend or the new normal? The idea of traveling the world while making a healthy full-time salary once sounded like a pipe dream. But in 2019 and beyond, it’s more possible than ever. While the popular media may portray a digital nomad as a freelance photographer with 100,000 Instagram followers and […]\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Runaway Suitcase\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reservationscom\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2500\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1407\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Joe Robison\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@reservationscom\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@reservationscom\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Joe Robison\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Joe Robison\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8646d26b8f4d91ee40d9860b9e67bb3d\"},\"headline\":\"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic]\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\"},\"wordCount\":482,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Resources\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\",\"name\":\"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg\",\"width\":2500,\"height\":1407},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic]\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Runaway Suitcase\",\"description\":\"Welcome to the Runaway Suitcase. A Blog by Reservations.com\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Reservations.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/runaway-suitcase-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/runaway-suitcase-logo.png\",\"width\":1331,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Reservations.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reservationscom\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/reservationscom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reservationscom\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/reservations.com\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/reservationscom\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZmBXxs3zcJubOV2XpLhTsQ\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8646d26b8f4d91ee40d9860b9e67bb3d\",\"name\":\"Joe Robison\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/890a97749c9187fa1f28122ef48f1d7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/890a97749c9187fa1f28122ef48f1d7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Joe Robison\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/author\/jrobison\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase","og_description":"Digital nomads. A one-time trend or the new normal? The idea of traveling the world while making a healthy full-time salary once sounded like a pipe dream. But in 2019 and beyond, it’s more possible than ever. While the popular media may portray a digital nomad as a freelance photographer with 100,000 Instagram followers and […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/","og_site_name":"Runaway Suitcase","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reservationscom\/","article_published_time":"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2500,"height":1407,"url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Joe Robison","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@reservationscom","twitter_site":"@reservationscom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Joe Robison","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/"},"author":{"name":"Joe Robison","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8646d26b8f4d91ee40d9860b9e67bb3d"},"headline":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic]","datePublished":"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/"},"wordCount":482,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg","articleSection":["Resources"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/","url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/","name":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic] - Runaway Suitcase","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg","datePublished":"2019-06-18T04:59:54+00:00","dateModified":"2020-04-03T07:47:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/bali-digital-nomad0dennis-rochel-730220-unsplash.jpg","width":2500,"height":1407},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/resources\/digital-nomad-careers\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"11 Best Careers for Digital Nomads [Infographic]"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/","name":"Runaway Suitcase","description":"Welcome to the Runaway Suitcase. A Blog by Reservations.com","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Reservations.com","url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/runaway-suitcase-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/runaway-suitcase-logo.png","width":1331,"height":320,"caption":"Reservations.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reservationscom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/reservationscom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reservationscom\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/reservations.com","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/reservationscom\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZmBXxs3zcJubOV2XpLhTsQ"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/8646d26b8f4d91ee40d9860b9e67bb3d","name":"Joe Robison","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/890a97749c9187fa1f28122ef48f1d7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/890a97749c9187fa1f28122ef48f1d7b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Joe Robison"},"url":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/author\/jrobison\/"}]}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6080"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12601,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6080\/revisions\/12601"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reservations.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}