10)  Education: Although you can find a school in just about every town, finding an available teaching position is another story. Oftentimes, teachers must relocate in order to obtain a full-time position, especially new teachers lacking certification and experience. An organization called Teach for America (http://www.teachforamerica.org), places interested, but inexperienced teachers in schools across the country.

 9)  Investment Banking: Handling vast sums of money in glamorous cities around the world   this romantic-seeming notion of investment banking can come true. Banking firms maintain offices in the world's financial nerve centers, which also happen to be some of the most exciting cities, including Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, and Singapore.

 8)  Federal Government: Federal employees, especially those in the State Department or the CIA, are frequently called upon to relocate. Foreign Service Officers   who work for the State Department   rotate assignments every two to four years, periodically returning from abroad to do a stint at a Federal agency in D.C.

 7)  High Tech: The supply can't keep up with the demand for  computer programmers, engineers, and systems analysts. High tech companies are happy to help relocate employees with the specialized skills they need.

 6)  Journalism: Journalism professionals change employers frequently in their early- and mid-careers as they gain experience and seek to write for better, more prestigious publications. While they are rarely obligated to relocate, many journalists take the opportunity when it arises.

 5)  Hospitality Industry: Many large chain hotels, just one of the hospitality industry's employers, are located in cultural meccas and idyllic vacation spots. In order to rise to the ranks of national and international hotel chains, young managers-in-training must relocate in search of the next rung on the corporate ladder.

 4)  Retail: At a clothing company such as the Gap, a wide variety of personnel may be relocated  not just young Assistant Store, or Department Managers who must relocate to advance their careers   but also clothing designers, accountants, and finance employees.

 3)  Pro Sports: Loyalty to a team or city - there's not much of it left in the world of professional sports. Favorite players and even whole teams go where they can get the best deals. Team relocations, league expansion in many sports, free agents, and the usual player trading add up to a lot of relocation.

 2)  Manufacturing and Consumer Product Companies: The top two companies on the Fortune 500 list are auto manufacturers: General Motors and Ford. Employees often relocate within these corporations, which have numerous locations around the country and world, for advancement or to take their skills where they are needed most.

 1)  Military: Military officers are typically relocated every two to three years.

(Plus One)  Witness Protection Program: “If you turn state's evidence on a notorious criminal, there's a good chance you'll have to relocate. The Witness Security Program relocates around 500 people annually. You get a completely new identity, with the birth certificate, driver's license, and Social Security card to back it up.”

 -- Martin Leiberman, Top Ten (plus one) On-the-Move Industries; http://www.studentadvantage.com.