The Workamper Show Podcast

Workampers help with housekeeping, kitchen clean up, taking reservations, checking in guests and selling concessions at music events at the Folk Music Capital of the World. They are paid an hourly wage for every hour worked over 15 per week.

But, before she even put the motorhome into drive, Niki Benedict signaled her intention on LinkedIn and connected with one of the owners of RV Business who invited Niki to work for them on a new project to interview RV dealers, campground owners and other industry professionals on location. She also maintains her own Instagram account.

Spend the summer in a quiet, scenic respite in southern Massachusetts not too far from one of the largest, most historic cities in America. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project at Buffumville Lake and Hodges Village Dam is looking for volunteer Workampers this summer.

While attending RV tech training classes, Sue stumbled on a business idea to specialize in flushing RV holding tanks everywhere she wants to travel. She makes a very good living performing a service others despise doing, and she’s rewarded well by her appreciative clients.

Deryle describes how RVWheelator works, but also how Workampers can make money as brand ambassadors and agents connecting buyers and sellers. With the company’s unique system, when an RV sells, RVWheelator earns a 5% commission on the selling price. Brand ambassadors, listing agents and selling agents each earn 10% of the company’s commission.

Joshua Sheehan is a full-time content creator producing do-it-yourself videos and hosting a podcast to help others finance travel dreams. Through their travels, Joshua is discovering new hacks to make RVing easier and sharing those with his YouTube audience, which currently has 18,400 subscribers. He also does product reviews and interviews other RVers about things they do to enhance their experiences on the road.

In addition to working on the road and running an online business, the Meyers family takes part in a variety of youth service projects.

Right now, the park consists of 15 full-hookup RV sites and eight cabins. However, in the next six months, the campground will grow significantly with the addition of 100 new RV sites and another 20 cabins. The people who own the RV park also own another company in Rapid City called Custom Skirting, which crafts material to fit to the exact specifications of any RV to protect the underside of the unit so that it can be used during winter months.

Jennie and Meredyth Mustafa-Julock had a thesis about what might happen on the road, and developed a plan to test their theory. But, they certainly didn’t feel a need to know everything before jumping into the RV lifestyle. Yes, they joined Facebook groups and watched a lot of YouTube videos, but they generally figured it out step-by-step as they went along.

Michael Short has been RVing by himself since November 2020. He started because he realized that with everyone working from home due to COVID, his home could literally be wherever he wanted to visit. He founded a company called Pipeline Sales Optimization to help businesses and entrepreneurs automate their sales processes. At 45 years of age, Michael encourages people to think about what kind of lifestyle they want to live and then design a business or job around that so they don’t have to wait until they’re in their 50s or 60s to start enjoying a life of adventure.

Utility companies hire Southern Cross to help monitor the condition of underground pipes by using sensitive sniffer equipment to detect any natural gas seeping up through the ground. Workampers walk above the gas lines and record their findings, which utility companies use to immediately dispatch crews to fix potentially major leaks, or to schedule routine maintenance. The job is one of the most lucrative Workamping positions on the market and the firm hires singles and couples.

Michelle and Scott McDonald have always enjoyed the outdoors. In the past, Scott worked in the outdoor recreation industry helping others to enjoy exploration, adventure and travel. Michelle worked in a classroom before jumping into curriculum development. She specializes in designing high-quality social studies lessons for children in kindergarten through 8th grade. Homeschoolers as well as students in public and private schools across the country use the curriculum Michelle designs.