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For many people, their home is the biggest asset, liability and responsibility they may ever possess so when a situation occurs where a homeowner must be leave for an extended period of time, there is a need to ensure the home is well taken care of in their absence. A house sitter is a person who can be entrusted to care for the home, contents, landscaping and possibly even children and pets.

A home left empty is extremely vulnerable to thieves. Dark windows in the early evening hours, newspapers stacking up in the driveway and flyers piling up on the front door are all signs that a home is empty. The most basic duties for a house sitter that do not require any training or experience are to collect newspapers, mail and flyers from outside, set out refuse and recycling cans on garbage day and stay at the home each night to discourage thieves and vandals. The house sitter negotiates a fair price with the homeowner depending on what duties the sitter will be performing.

International House Sitting Jobs

There are even international house sitting jobs abroad that allow a world traveler a chance to visit new locations and have room and board. The only duty you must perform is take care of the house. A reasonable tradeoff as long as the destination is favorable. The United Kingdom and Scotland are two popular house sitting locations.

HouseKeeping and Maintenance

Many homes have extensive landscaping that requires daily maintenance and pets are often left at home when the homeowner travels. This type of house sitting would be considered more labor intensive and would therefore earn the sitter a higher rate of pay. Depending on the length of time the homeowner plans to be gone, in addition to the basic tasks mentioned above, the sitter may also need to water and trim both indoor and outdoor plants, direct gardeners or pool maintenance to needed tasks and feed and water pets each day. No formal training is required for this type of house sitting either, but a basic knowledge of proper pet care and gardening would be helpful to achieve optimum results.

Housesitting Jobs and Childcare

The last and most intensive type of house sitting would require all of the above tasks as well as childcare and being an in home companion for the elderly or disabled. Caring for children, or working as a nanny, frequently requires cooking skills, a safe driving record, background check and most importantly, a trusted, responsible individual. Trained through colleges and specialized programs, nannies can be licensed, certified or have no formal training at all. Untrained house sitters working as in-home nannies could expect to earn ten to fifteen dollars per hour while a full trained nanny would be compensated approximately $40,000 to $60,000 per year and possibly much more for a highly trained nanny with immaculate references.

Live in companions act as caregivers that look after, typically, an elderly parent, a pet or a child. There is a high level of trust involved as a live in companion. Build your reputation and make connections. References are a must and should be people that the clientèle knows on a personal level.

Depending on your clientele, house sitter salaries can vary a lot. As you gain more experience in this field, your connections and networking among the rich will expand, leading to more permanent opportunities.

A cruise ship can be thought of as a floating community, supplying accommodations and services for thousands of passengers. Hundreds of positions are required to run a cruise ship. In a volatile economy where so many industries have an uncertain future, cruise ship jobs are on the rise. In the last four years, major cruise ship travel companies have doubled the size of their fleets. With the continued increase in the number of cruise ships currently under construction, the number of cruise ship jobs is projected to triple by the 2012.

Working on a cruise ship offers many rewards. Employees can both earn and save a significant amount of money in a short amount of time. Many expenses are covered by the cruise line, such as: accommodation, airline tickets from the port of embarkation to your home airport, food, and medical care. Citizens of some countries are exempt from any taxes on income earned at sea. On a cruise line, you have the opportunity to travel all around the globe, for free. Most cruise ship employees get to share the fun, as many cruise lines will offer employees discounted cruise rates for family members and relatives.

Cruise Ship Jobs Descriptions

Cruise ships hire employees year-round. Most cruise lines look for highly motivated, friendly, energetic, outgoing and professional employees. Displaying a strong commitment to providing excellent customer service excellence is a plus. Many entry level jobs on a cruise ship require nothing more advanced than a high school diploma.

Types of Luxury Cruise Ship Job Positions Available

Because a cruise ship is all about luxury and relaxation, there will be job openings that more extravagant cater to the rich, like those found in five star hotels.

• Customer Service Positions
• Chefs
• Jewelers
• Massage Therapists
• Hair and Nail Technicians
• Fitness Instructors
• Safety Officers
• Wine Experts
• Golf Instructors
• and even Clergymen.

Employment is usually handled with a contract. Employment contracts usually last from 3 to 9 months, and with an option to extend the contract period later. With such a wide variety of jobs on a cruise ship, it is highly probable that previous jobs experiences will be helpful and favorable for you on various cruise lines. For example, hospitality management and front desk clerks are sought after for crew members that will help ensure passenger satisfaction. Nearly all hospitality related or customer serviced focused jobs should provide you with enough experience, and make you a serious contender for hire at many different cruise ship positions.

Veterinary Technician Jobs are in demand, and it is a growing field. Vet techs, sometimes referred to as veterinary technologists, veterinary assistants, certified vet techs, registered veterinary technicians, and even “Pet Nurses”, perform essentially similar jobs for the veterinarian that a nurse would do, who works in private practice, with a doctor. If your passion is to work with animals on an medical level, then this is the occupation for you.

Basically, there are two different classifications when it comes to veterinary technician jobs; veterinary technicians work in private practices and have an associate degree, and their counterparts the veterinary technologists have bachelor’s degrees which open more opportunities. Veterinary technologists will sometimes work in positions like research jobs in biomedical facilities, wildlife organizations, and laboratories.

Veterinary Technicians Salary

Veterinarian technicians make a median annual wage of about $30,000. The middle 50 percent earn between $24,000 and $34,000, with the highest earners in excess of $42,000 per year. Standard benefits typically apply, depending upon the organization the veterinary technician works with.

Veterinary Tech Job Descriptions

Veterinary technicians assist the veterinarian in caring for animals, in a private practice, an emergency animal hospital, in a zoo or aquarium, or even at the animal’s home on occasion. Veterinary technicians frequently must lift, hold, or restrain animals, as well as clean cages and help with grooming. They are often at risk for bites and scratches. Most people in these jobs are animal lovers, so it can be difficult to witness animals that show signs of abuse or the vet deems euthanasia is the only option for because of their age or serious illness. Dealing with the public is another aspect of the job that can be trying, especially for those vet techs who work at animal shelters or with rescue organizations and abuse prevention centers.

Much of a vet tech’s work can be unpleasant, and emotionally and physically demanding. There are statistics that show full time veterinary technicians and technologists have a work-related injury rate much higher than the national average, as the work can sometimes be dangerous.

Overall job opportunities in this line of work are excellent, with those jobs in aquariums and zoos in the greatest demand, and with a lot of competition.

Some research facilities, emergency hospitals, and animal shelters are open 24 hours a day, so some veterinary technicians work the overnight shifts. Most full time workers in this occupation work the standard 40 hour work week, but some might work 50 hours a week or more.