USA
Sorting out a working holiday or gap year trip in the United States of America needn’t be a hassle with the help and support of the expert companies featured on gapwork.com. Whether you want to find a job in a summer camp, get an internship or just get paid work abroad on your year out, there will be organisations who can help. The companies on this page can make your working holiday even more exciting with their fantastic USA tours and trips, where you will not only get to see all the sights you want to see on your gap year, but make some brilliant backpacking friends and get the inside scoop on your dream destination.
USA
Trek America
With year round departures and over 50 unique “road trips” from 3 to 64 days, TrekAmerica guarantees you the freedom of the open road and the adventure of a lifetime!
Find out more Visit their website
Intrax
Volunteering in Belize, Brazil, Ghana, India, Mexico, Peru, Thailand and more. Projects with children, education, health and the environment. Internships and Jobs in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Find out more Visit their website
AuPairCare
Meet host families online to live and work as an Au Pair in the USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Find out more Visit their website
BUNAC USA
Spend 2 to 12 weeks working on a summer camp, volunteering in National Parks, or in a job of your choice across the USA with BUNAC, the work and volunteer abroad experts.
Find out more Visit their website
Work in America as a gap year option is not straightforward. If you are from the UK you can’t get a working holiday visa for the USA like you can for Australia or New Zealand. The USA has very strict immigration rules and they do not look kindly on backpackers turning up at immigration control without sufficient funds to support themselves or with a vague idea of finding casual work. Its not going to happen! What will happen in this sort of case is that you are likely to get sent back home on the first available plane and possibly barred from trying to enter the country again.
It is totally different to working and travelling within the EU, or on a working holiday visa. But don’t despair, if you are from certain countries you can get what is known as a J1 visa, which allows young people to experience the culture of the USA, including some temporary work. To get this type of visa you do need to have a sponsoring organisation such as BUNAC to help with your application, so make sure you check out their information on the page above.
What next?
- Find out what kind of working holiday jobs you can get in the USA
- See what kind of adventure you can have on your year out
- Check you have the right insurance
