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• Sales - This one's a bit of a mixed bag. Some of the pharmaceutical salesmen I've met do not even get to fly. They're driving around to tiny towns in Kansas or Oklahoma selling drugs to veterinarians and staying in miserable Hampton Inns and the like. However, some salespeople get to go to really interesting places and have networking opportunities with high-profile clients. You rarely have to pay for your own dinner either, which is a nice little perk.
  
• Consulting - Not really something you can get into with only a BA and no experience but when I fly in Business Class (most international flights) I see lots of consultants and managers. When I fly in Economy (short flights) I see lots of salespeople. It sort of says it all, really.
  
• Engineers - These guys usually don't travel very often, but many engineers in North America make factory visits to China, Korea and Taiwan and some visit partner offices in those countries and Japan as well. The junior guys don't get to travel very much but if you put in your time and work for a decent company, you'll get to have some fun in Asia and enjoy a normal home life at the same time. There are flights literally made for engineers, such as ANA's San Jose-Tokyo Narita and JAL's San Francisco-Tokyo Haneda.
  
• Pilot/Flight Attendant - I have the most direct experience with this one. I have a Commercial Pilot Licence and I have flown for a few months for an air taxi company. I quit and left all that aviation stuff behind me because while it is tremendously fun to fly (and easy to get into for women because of employment equity) the starting pay is insultingly low, particularly in the US. I paid $50000 of my own money to get my private and commercial licences, and the average pilot at the company I started at earned $30000 per year. Even with a BA I only earned $15000 in my 5 months there. That was in Canada at one of the more respectable small operators. In the US, the average pay is even lower across the board. Combined with the toxic nature of the airline industry, this is seriously a career with a dark side. I suggest anybody who asks me about the aviation industry to stay far, far away unless they want to become an aerospace engineer or a mechanic. Or a bankruptcy lawyer. :roflol:
  
• Accountants - CPA/CAs at the Big Four travel more than you'd think. There's lots of opportunities for regional travel and plenty of international opportunities, especially in corporate havens. UK and Australian-trained accountants tend to dominate in HK but North Americans have Bermuda and the Caymans. It's pretty easy to convert a US CPA from most states to a Canadian CA. (Bermuda is part of the Atlantic Canada licensing region)
  
• Translator - Pretty self-explanatory I think. Merely speaking two languages doesn't usually cut it though. An actual degree in translation or language is often required.
  
• Buyer - The opposite of salespeople, but buyers and other procurement-related people travel all the time. The great thing about this is that every industry has its own hotspots for suppliers and trade fairs so you could literally go everywhere with this kind of job. Trade fairs can be exhausting but you get to meet people from all over the world and you'll likely never have to visit the middle of nowhere.
  
• Journalism - There's a lot more equality here than most other careers I mentioned and the variety of professional and travel opportunities is truly mind-boggling. It's not just correspondents and reporters who travel either, and there's always plenty of freelance opportunity. One issue with journalism is that it will effectively bar you from entering certain countries for leisure visits because of your profession. I was denied a China visa once for writing a news company as my employer on my visa form (you might as well right Central Intelligence Agency, it's the same thing to them) and later kept on a tight "leash" for a while even after I started a new job.