The companies that hire gate guards for the Texas oil fields are hiring. We are currently running ads for three of them. Locations vary, with most being in Texas. What they pay also varies, but is usually a daily rate. Most provide water, power, and sewer disposal services. RVers working the gates tell us there are sometimes additional perks.

~ J&G Security, Inc. 

~ Timekeepers Security, Inc. 

~ Guard 1 Services, LLC 

Working as an oil field gate guard is something Bob and I have never done. However, other RVers tell us the work is easy and the pay is good.

Working RVer Tip

A government run campground may have an official procedure for selecting volunteer camp hosts and other park workers. That does not mean they follow it. If you want to work in a particular park, talk to the ranger, volunteer coordinator, or whoever is in charge at that park.

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Lend a Hand: Kindness Is Repaid, Sometime Monetarily with a Job

Lend a hand without being asked. It isn't really volunteering. What I'm talking about are incidental times when you step in and help to be kind. When you just do something because you know it will really help someone. And, you don't have the ulterior of motive of getting paid, or even getting an RV parking site out of the deal. But, it ends up that you do get paid.

~ Read this story on the Workers On Wheels website.

RVing Families with Children: Working While RVing with Kids

RVing families who travel with kids. Yes! Meet work-while-RVing families; get answers to questions about RVing and working on the road with children; and learn more about full-time RVing with kids.

~ Read these articles on the Workers On Wheels website.

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Ways RVers Make Money

Here's a sampling of work RVers are doing to cut their expenses, earn a living, and pay for their travels.

~ Ship building

~ Ski resort fitness trainer

~ Sharpen beauty salon shears

~ Specialty nurseries worker

~ State park campground attendant

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Choosing a Flea Market: How Do You Do It?

How do RVers go about choosing a flea market? Fiddler's Flea Market owners ask. We, as experienced full-time RVer and flea market vendors, explain the importance of Clark's, parking, and pets.

~ Read this article on the Workers On Wheels website.

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Working RVer Tip

Property caretaker jobs are diverse. I've seen ads in property caretaker publications looking for an organic seaside farmer; a teacher at an ecumenical institute; and for a holistic home building. Keep an open mind about the possibilities.

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