Tired of $18/hr?
$900 – $3,000
A WEEK.
The trucking industry promised you the world and gave you 70 hours alone in a sleeper cab. The carnival pays the same money, throws in a bunkhouse, and drops you in a new city every Monday with 4–12 guys who've got your back.
$3,000
/ wk top hands
0¢
rent · paid
38
states / yr
Friday
payday weekly
The Jobs You're Stuck In
Same fluorescent lights.
Same shitty paycheck.
Same town. Forever.
- Amazon DSP — $19/hr, 10hr stand, piss in a bottle
- Warehouse pick-pack — $17/hr, fluorescents, no windows
- Trucking OTR — $1,200/wk gross, 60 hrs alone, $400 in food/fuel
- Dishwasher — $14/hr, burns, 0 nights off
- Construction labor — weather-cancelled, no benefits, drive your own truck
What You Could Be Doing
Running a Ferris wheel in Tampa Tuesday.
Setting up a Zipper in Denver Friday.
Cashing $1,600 Sunday.
Sleeping in your own bunk in a converted trailer 30 feet from the lot. No commute. No alarm clock for traffic. Walk to work. Walk home. Beer with the crew.
The Pay Ladder
Climb As Fast
As You Hustle.
No degree. No "5 years experience required." If you show up sober and don't quit, you climb. Every rung pays more than the last job you had.
Green Hand
Day 1. Never touched a ride. Willing to work.
$900 / wk
≈ $27k / season
- Ride operator — restraints, e-stop, crowd
- Help on setup/teardown
- Housing + propane covered
- Cash bonus end of season
Skilled Hand
1+ season. You know a wrench from a torque spec.
$1,400 / wk
≈ $42k / season
- Setup crew on spectaculars
- Hydraulic & electrical assist
- Drive small box trucks
- Overtime stacks fast
CDL Driver
Class A, clean-ish record. The move is yours.
$1,800 / wk
≈ $54k / season
- Oversize permit pay-bumps
- Per-diem on the move
- Off the road by Wednesday for setup
- Doubles as setup crew → more $
Foreman / Ride Boss
Runs a crew of 4–12. The buck stops with you.
$2,400 – $3,000 / wk
$72k – $90k / season
- Daily ride sign-off
- Bonuses per move
- Year-round work available
- Path to operator ownership
Skills = $$$
Check the boxes.
Watch the number climb.
Base is $900/week green. Every skill below stacks. We pay for what you can actually do — not what your resume says.
Your Estimated Weekly
$1,000
/ week, take-home territory
38-wk season
$38,000
Housing + travel
$0 out
Numbers based on real 2025 crew W-2s. Your mileage may vary by show & hours.
A Day on the Lot
This is what you
get out of bed for.
6:45 AM
Coffee in the bunkhouse
Walk 40 feet to the lot. No traffic. No commute. Crew's already on their second cup.
7:30 AM
Pre-op inspection
Walk your ride. Check restraints, hydraulics, e-stop. Sign the sheet. Get paid to do it right.
11 AM – 11 PM
Run the show
Load guests. Smile at kids. Watch the world ride your ride. Breaks rotate every 90 min.
11:30 PM
Lot cools down
Beer with the crew. Cards. Music. Calls home. You're 1,800 miles from your last bad day.
MON: Move day
New state by sundown
Convoy rolls. You see four states this month. Phone full of photos most people pay for vacation to take.
FRI
Direct deposit hits
Weekly. No 'net 30'. No 'we'll cut it Tuesday'. Friday. Every Friday.
Covered by Us
- Bunkhouse trailer (your own bed)
- Propane / heat / A/C
- Travel between every spot
- Workers comp + liability
- Tools for the job
- Daily lot meal at most shows
Out of Your Pocket
- Your phone bill
- Beer money
- Whatever you blow on a Friday
- ...that's pretty much it
$0 rent × 38 weeks = $13,000+ you keep that an apartment would eat.
They Took the Jump
Real W-2s. Real people.
Walked off shit jobs and never looked back.
$1,950/wk
weekly average
"I was running an Amazon route for $19/hr getting yelled at by an algorithm. First season here I drove the move, set up Zipper, cleared $74k. I sleep 30 feet from where I work."
Marcus, 31 — CDL Driver
ex-Amazon DSP, Houston TX
$1,400/wk
weekly average
"Showed up green. Foreman taught me hydraulics by week 3. Last winter I worked Florida shows year-round. Bought a used F-250 cash in October."
Dre, 24 — Skilled Hand
ex-dishwasher, Mobile AL
$2,600/wk
weekly average
"Only woman on my crew of 9 and they listen because I know the ride better than they do. My kid's college fund is real for the first time."
Tasha, 38 — Ride Boss
ex-line cook, Cleveland OH
The Honest Part
We're not selling a cruise.
We're selling a way out.
If you've never worked hard, this will hurt for two weeks. Then you'll be in the best shape of your life with money in the bank and a passport's worth of state lines crossed.
- Days are long — 10 to 14 hours on your feet.
- Weather happens. Rain doesn't stop the move.
- You'll miss some holidays. Your crew becomes the family that's there.
- Phones die. Service is spotty in the middle-of-nowhere county fairs.
- Drama happens when you live with 8 dudes. Bring headphones.
Pack a bag.
Hit the road.
60-second AI interview. 8 honest questions. If you're built for this you'll know by tomorrow morning when a foreman calls. If you're not, no hard feelings.
No fee to apply · No fee ever for workers · Weekly direct deposit · Housing day one