Seasonal work refers to temporary jobs and work required by organizations which experience seasonal demand for their products and services, for example, ski resorts are fully booked in winter holidays, especially when it’s snowing; sheep shearing happens in spring (which occurs at different times of the year depending on the hemisphere); fruit needs to be picked as quickly as possible, etc. Whether you are qualified and experienced or not, there are opportunities to work and travel doing seasonal work.

Most gappers have just left school and do not have any special skills or training, so usually unskilled jobs are the only way to make money during your gap year.

Some tested ways of earning an income during your gap year include: 

Working in the fishing industry in Alaska, USA – either work on the boats or on shore on the processing side

Guide jobs - guides are required in many different places for many varying activities and industries. It will help if you are able to speak Spanish (especially in the southern United States) or a European language in Europe in addition to English

Harvesting – various crops need sowing and harvesting throughout the year all over the USA and Europe. 

Seasonal work all over the world – available jobs at http://www.pickingjobs.com/
 

An excellent place to look is on the Seasonworkers.com website – this link has a large directory of the various seasonal and summer employers all over the world. 

Select a country to find the available options concerning seasonal jobs and temporary jobs: 

UK and Europe                                             USA and Canada

Australia and New Zealand                        Asia

Central and South America                       Rest of Africa