coastal areas jobs (Oak Island: house, living, lifeguard)

[abutayi]

I'm 19 years old, and looking to get away from home. To put myself on a firm financial basis for such a move, I realize that I'm going to need a job wherever I decide to go. I've thought about trying to go to a coastal area, like one of the resort-towns in North Carolina or some other state on the eastern seaboard, to see what kinds of jobs might be available.

So far, I've thought of waiting, bartending, being a lifeguard for the beach, and trying to run my own small stand of some sort on a boardwalk or touristy spot. I'm sure that there are other good opportunities, as well. What kinds of jobs (or ways to make a living) can you think of that would be workable in a resort-type city?

[LittleDolphin]

You've got some good ideas there. Additional jobs might be pet-sitting, dog-walking, baby-sitting (signing up with a baby-sitting service), tour guide docent, house painter (interiors), and working for a caterer. Fitness instructor if you have some training and experience. Running your own booth on a boardwalk might involve an outlay of cash and licensing expenses...there's always a need for a good, dependable waiter or waitress...bartending might take some experience as summers are very fast-paced.

You might try calling the Chamber of Commerce in the locale where you're thinking of going and asking about the community's needs--or taking a look at the local newspaper on-line and seeing which job categories have the most listings...Google the name of the town and "newspaper" to find the local paper. Good luck to you!

[dodgeguy]

Get some mowers and trimmers and you are set. When I moved here 30 years ago, I went to Oak Island in the mornings and worked about 5 hours and came home with $100+ a day. You could do several times that, now. Do things for folks that they don't want to do themselves.