Best jobs that allow time for surfing

I don't know if certain jobs are the best as much as certain situations. Having flex time and limiting your commute can make any job conducive to more surfing.

 

any job that is in a coastal town should give you a chance to surf. btw, thanks for taking up a slot from a more deserving kid.

 

That's easy: any type of sales where you are an independent contractor for a firm. Depending on the industry, you could be traveling up and down the coast on a regular basis or you could work from wherever there is an internet connection if the position does not require face-to-face interaction (similar to my job)
The best part, though, is the ability to set your own schedule. You're not going to be successful at anything unless you bust your ass and put in the long hours, it's just nice to have the ability to decide when you put those hours in.

 

any third shift position...im switching over to third shift for that reason alone.

 

Music industry here. Although I commute daily from Benny Beach Belmar to New York City, No one in my office comes in until about 11am- so that lets me get dawn patrols in any time there is surf. As well as leave at 2pm on Fridays. But now that college is over and "real life" has begun I have committed to being a weekend warrior. So it's dawn patrols, weekend sessions and free shows and concerts for me!

 

Teach

Despite the supposition that you're a stoner, if what you want to do is travel and surf, teaching is a valid option. Regardless of the fact that smoking weed is illegal in most states under most circumstances, the truth is that many of my colleagues, and YOUR teachers over the years were clearly (and admittedly) potheads.
If you get an endorsement/certificate in Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TOEFL, TESL, etc.) You can get PAID to travel abroad, (I suggest you not do anything illegal overseas - their justice system and jails are not like ours) either close to the waves or within a short distance to world class waves. In a summer off, you can either cover a lot of ground, or become intimately knowledgeable with other countries and cultures.
Many of the most laid back surfer dudes I grew up with are, like me, teachers. After watching Red Bull's movie "School of Surf", I want to ask the principal to let me coach a High School surf team. Find your passion, get a teaching endorsement on your degree, and change careers.

 

Very good point. But right now, it's nearly impossible to get a teaching position (obviously depending where you're located).

 

Win big money and be a beach bum!!

 

Well you're a cop so that doesnt count

 

shaping surfboards?

 

yeah i know...you could always bartend if you live in a not so touristy location. the bartenders down here make bank all year round

 

i dont understand "i went to college for really no reason"...one thing i hate in this world is seeing people throw away a great education.if you go to college,and party your whole time there,u are a loser.its cool to party,but if you got the opportunity to make something of your life do it!!!dont throw it away.if YOUR SMART,you would make something of your life,become an investment banker or some other easy ass job where u basically make millions for nothing,then youd have money to fly to anywhere in the world,wherever there is swell.dont worry about surfing your homestate and getting a bs job so u can surf ****ty waves on the east coast.if i were u,id start off with a bachelors degree,start off making over 100,000 a year,fly to hawaii on the weekend,good swell hitting tavarua,take a few days off and hit it.dont throw away your education so u can be another kook on the shore.make something of your life.not going to college was the biggest mistake i ever did,and now i work for scumbags on a very low wage.you probly think it doesnt matter now,wait 10 years down the line when your working 50+hrs a week(like me) making enough to get you back and forth to work everyday,and only get to surf when u actually have time.i dont know how some of you people have so much time on your hands,it must be nice liven at home with the parents.MAKE SOMETHING OF YOUR LIFE.surfing is great,but being able to be your own boss is greater!!!do the right thing,and learn!!!!

 

Pro Surfer

 

...or you can devote every second of your life to becoming a pro surfer.its not as hard as people make it out to be.look at rob kelly,kid grew up in pa,moves to jersey,has money to travel,few years down the line,hes one of jerseys best surfers,has a few stickers on his board and gets to travel the world.every pro/spnosorrd/freesurf at some point traveled in their life.if you think your going to get good at surfing,surfing knee high waves a few times a month,and a few overhead barrels a few times a year you wont make it!!!iv been fortunate to go on a few trips around the globe,and its helped my surfing a lot.hurricane swells are a walk in the park now

 

workin mans a sucker. with that said, yeah 99% of us need jobs. commuting sucks, i would avoid that. someone mentioned shifts, good call. i try to switch shifts if i see the forecast is favorable. sometimes i get lucky, sometimes not so much. last month i switched shifts with someone last minute and worked 6a-2p. i got off and wind went offshore, chest high, blue bird skies, 75 degress. it made my week. best advice i think would be to try and find something close to where you live and surf, that you don't hate. you'll adjust to the working world, and you'll find time to surf. just a part of life.

 

1 - work hard, save money and travel for extended periods of time.
2 - live no farther than a bike ride to the water
3 - there is no three
make those two things a reality and it doesnt matter what you do for a career, you will get plenty of water time.

 

The most flexible jobs are always the one's in which you are the boss.

PS. do a forum search for "jobs" and you'll find this topic discussed a few times.

 

Bartend. I did it for 4 of the best years of my life in Hatteras. Made good money and travelled in the winters. Don't get stuck in it though u gotta know when 2 get out

 

Yeah, I don't know where his information is coming from. I think he has it backwards: start off with a bachelors degree that COST 100k.