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Competition for Work?


How tough is the competion to get a decent workkamp, or seasonal job while fulltiming?  I know the job market is tough out there, is that also an issue for fulltime rvers?  (Great site, I'm learning so much!!)



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I find the job market getting tough increases the workamper market........workamping is more of a barter type job.......getting you resume' out there and making contacts usually gets the ball rolling


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Planet Janet: At the top of the thread you will see an Offer for an issue to the Workamper News Magazine. There are other work camping websites you can research also. Most of the jobs are for site and Hookups with an exchange of us working 18-24 hrs, most want couples; but still call them as your skills may match just what their looking for.
I started work camping since 1998, sort of skipping back and forth, then in 2001 I ended up with one until they downsized and let this old dude go in the Fall of 2009. I have been working various seasonal jobs until mid-July of 2012 due to circumstances beyond my control.
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Planet Janet,

Competition depends on the type of work you are looking for. Seems like there are more and more of the non-paying work camper jobs listed. We will take a part pay and part work for site job but we do need to make at least some $$ to keep the wheels moving. With that said, if you just want to work at a campground for your site than no, there are plenty of these positions out there and competition for the job would depend on the location of the park. The more popular areas get more competition for their offer. If you are like us and need a few $$ for the work you provide than it becomes a little more competitive but there are still quite a few to be had.
The most competitive are the ones that pay you for every hour worked and still provide a site. These seem to be less and less common.
Last year we worked for a KOA that traded some hours for the site and then paid us for the remainder. This year we are going to work at a National Monument that pays us for every hour worked plus a site. We will be working more hours per week than the KOA but we will be making quite a bit more $$'s, have a free site and will be in an area we want to explore on our days off.

I guess it all depends on what you are looking for and when. We like to have our next summer position set up before winter sets in, For our winter work we have been doing some gate guarding in the oil fields of Texas. Last winter we were here in October and had a gate assigned in 3 days. This year, due to a death in the family, we could not arrive until the first of January and are still waiting for a gate with several gate guards ahead of us.

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Planet Janet,

We subscribe to Workampers.com http://www.workamper.com/?gclid=CLrv9baY67QCFcuZ4Aod304ACQ which is a great source for jobs for RVers. We are still fixed base as I am still working FT but Sue wanted to find work during our stay in the NE. She will be taking a gig this spring in NY which will get us close to my employer.

Good Luck,

Les

 



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I agree it depends on whether or not you are looking for job with pay or one that just provides you FHU site and a few other amenities. We work more for just our site and have gotten numerous calls and emails for other positions since arriving so in that category I think there are lots of jobs out there.

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You can also try this site http://www.volunteer.gov/gov/ for work job in exchange for camp sites.

Edit by moderator: Activated link.  Terry



-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Wednesday 16th of January 2013 06:52:39 PM

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Thanks for all the great info! I'm learning so much on this website. Glad to see rvers are so helpful.

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