Here is the list of 51 side jobs for college students. I hope you’ll find the one you have been waiting on.
We live where most South Florida universities are located. Naturally, fast-food chains and restaurants are full of student employees.
On one such evening, I was taking out a pizza from Domino. I asked the lady about her college. She smiled at me and told me about her college and major.
She will work there for a few more semesters. Now that you landed on this page. Get riveted and prepare for information overload! If you get benefited, leave a comment below.
That incident generated the idea for writing this article. Previously we posted some unconventional ways of earning money in college. Here’s a comprehensive post about various ways you can earn money while getting your college degree.
When students go to schooling, they should supplement their income with part-time income from available jobs to lessen their student loan debt burden.
The part-time job not only serves as an additional, but it also serves to give the students this special experience that they need to employ when they finish their classwork and move into their first job.
As a student, the first thing you need to do is look at the workforce recruitment program. Talk to concerned authorities in your college and ask them to contact a WRP representative.
You must open a linked-in account and search for student jobs there.
The next best option for you would be to see projects posted on Thumbtack, then bid to do the job. We used Thumbtack for three services lately, house cleaning, TV wall mounting, and moving and packing service.
We got a bid from a group of students among others. Thumbtack is a quick way to earn occasional money, on a need basis.
Before we start, I want to tell you about a success story, it happened at the University of Boston. There was a girl named Valentina Monte, who had a part-time job at a Pizza place.
She was a social media addict. She approached her employers to take care of the Pizza business’s social media campaign.
She brought wonders for the chain. Soon big companies like HBO, P&G, etc hired her to do their social media campaigns.
Now Valentina is working for HBO on their social media team. If you want it bad, you will get it, students!
Related – 8 Ways to save money in College
Job resources for college students at a major corporation
- AT&T college career program
- American Express student jobs
- Amazon internship
- Exxon Mobil masters program
- Walmart University jobs
- Home Depot summer jobs
- BestBuy summer jobs
51 side jobs for college students
1) First, look out for an on-campus opportunity. The campus dining hall, libraries, and sports center might have a few openings still left. Have you checked the co-ops or the in-campus food joint? Are they hiring at the campus convenience store?
Cafeteria caterers, are they hiring? Landing a job on campus helps a student enormously when it comes to allocating time for jobs and studies.
2) Internet jobs
The Internet is already a $200 B economy in the US alone. Only a handful of people are employed in the IT sector, compared to that.
You as a student can bridge the low end of the gap. Small businesses, bloggers, and online marketers need a helping hand in managing their online ventures. This is where a college student, with a laptop, comes in handy.
- Sign up on Fiverr and sell writing, website design, logo design, Internet research, or any other task you can do. Here’s my post on excellent gigs on Fiverr
- Open your profile on Elance and ODesk and offer the service you are good at. Upwork is also good for virtual assistant jobs.
- Sign up for paid-to-blog jobs and apply them to writing jobs. Search for blog jobs
- Write papers for students who struggle with studying or are buried under deadlines
- Sign up for hiremymom.com and apply for virtual assistant jobs. A virtual assistant job involves mostly manual data editing, document/email management, etc. (I do have two VAs working for me, one looks after this website)
- Go to searchtempst.com and search for writing gigs
- You can participate in OneClass class note-sharing geek. This is the place where students share their class notes and collectively get better at any subject. You’ll get handsome rewards for just sharing your class notes
Use all of these platforms to apply to 10 small jobs every day and I guarantee you will make between $200-$800 in your first month.
Maybe more! This will increase as you gain experience and start understanding what works and what doesn’t. You should have a PayPal account to accept online payments. You can cash out the PayPal amount to your checking account.
3) You could work as a Barista and earn perks of between $7 and $121 a day. A good place to start looking is the Starbucks program for college students.
4) Look for a computer store worker and work in most companies’ computer stores. Good examples of such companies include Apple stores, Google, and Nokia stores.
5) Use your hobby to generate income – You have a laptop at home, and you have a computer in the lab. You love surfing the net.
You love playing occasional games. You love to give an opinion about products. you’re perfect for doing all these in exchange for money.
Sign-up for the InboxDollars account and install their toolbar in your browser. You can earn between $10 – $15 a day with normal surfing that you do anyway.
6) Consider working as a bartender; Jobs that is often available for people able to work late till night. The job is good for students and will pay minimal wages and double depending on the bar.
7) Are you in NYC, NJ area, and, a good organizer, who gives attention to details? Sign up for AgentAnything, where busy people post projects only for students. Projects may include grocery shopping, pet grooming, lawn care, etc.
8) Be an actor or model – Some local theaters or businesses look for local actors and models. My sister-in-law registered herself with Back Stage.
She landed a few opportunities as she was an attractive Asian Indian many people were looking for, and. were very scarcely available.
If you are inclined to act, go for it! You never know what’s in store. Back Stage is the biggest source of such opportunities, including 1000 new leads every day across the US.
9) Pizza deliveryman – Flexible work schedule, less hectic work, the opportunity of tipped income. The best way to land this job is to visit your local store and ask for an opening.
10) Home painting and plumbing are good part-time jobs for plumbing students. It will give you the needed exposure and payment above the normal minimum wage.
11) Are you good at something which can be delivered quickly? has millions of buyers ready to buy from you. If you’re good at writing a poem or song or good at drawing a cartoon, offer it on Fiverr.
12) One of the ways is to post your resume to a specialist job site that only deals with students. Students must follow a good graduate resume example.
13) Consider searching for a part-time project on RentAStudent, you might get a lucky break.
14) Start a blog; You know internet advertising is going to touch $50 B by 2017. I earn a pie of it through this blog. Some of the links here are affiliate links. If you signup or buy things following the links, I’ll earn a commission.
I earn on average $4,000 to $6,000 every month from this blog, with only 2 hours per day of devotion (I have a full-time job as IT Manager). Through affiliate sales and CPC ads from Google. You can also cheap if you have these three things in you.
- Some money to invest
- A passion for writing
- Have the patience to wait more than 3 months before seeing your first income coming in
Here’s how to create your blog in 20 minutes under $20. Start blogging today in your spare time and earn some money on the side
15) Consider working as an online sales staff. Sites such as eBay, CafePress, and BuyMyTronics among others have options where you buy and sell stuff on their site.
16) Language translator/interpreter – Check your county authorities, if you are from a different country or you can understand and speak an uncommon language, you may be hired on a need basis whenever authorities need to talk to a refugee or an illegal immigrant or any foreign person on phone.
I can speak Bengali and Hindi, my wife is registered with our county and she gets call almost every month to be an interpreter.
17) Work as a Free Lancer for different clients who post their work on sites such as Elance, freelancers, and ezine and even associate content. One of the best opportunities for college students is to work as a freelance writer and be paid for every order.
These sites provide content for companies that want to market their products or even enlighten their consumers. Freelancing is a good way for busy students to add something to their resumes without any full-time commitment.
Related – Pick your degree as per your future career goal
18) If you know a second or a third language, most common with international students, you can be employed as an interpreter on a part-time basis. Look out for local job listings regularly.
20) One of the best opportunities for college students is to work as an intern in a local city council or clerk of the courts.
Check with cities within a certain distance of your school. Usually, these jobs are not advertised but you can certainly visit the city hall and ask around.
21) Most local audit or law firms will seek part-time students to work as temporary help, especially for data entry.
22) Work as a babysitter in your nearby home taking for your children as their mothers go to work. The task requires great passion to complete.
23) Online consulting is an appropriate job for students as they assist online clients with different problems in their areas of specialization.
24) Ushering in sporting events is a good part-time job for students, especially in events management and front office operations.
25) A book review is an online job you can take to assist book writers to understand the impact and effectiveness of their work.
26) Sign up with Survey Farms like Opinion Outpost or Pine Cone. and you will be able to participate in online surveys regarding new products and services.
Earn Cash and other rewards for your time. Although you’ll not earn loads of cash, you may cover your weekend expenditures easily. Here is a list of the best survey sites.
27) Take the job of a teacher. Check with your teachers or college employees if they need a private tutor for their children. Find a Tutor is a service where you can register.
28) As a part-time Bank cashier, you will handle financial transactions at the counter.
29) Work as a field researcher with scientific firms seeking to explore different aspects of their areas. For example, medical researchers.
30) Laboratory technician is a perfect part-time job for college students, especially in local clinics and high schools.
31) Working as a rescue worker trainer will help you impact your skills as a learner of disaster management.
32) Telephone Operator or call center agents. These days companies are either moving the call centers to cheaper countries or moving them back to American homes.
Students may get part-time jobs in such companies and work from their dorms/apartments. Here are the skills you need to become a call center agent.
33) Firefighting part-time workers will give you a chance to prepare the rescuers and plan all aspects of disaster recovery.
34) If you are taking courses in music, you could work as a part-time guitar or piano trainer in a local academy.
35) Work as a part-time photographer with different companies that report about nature and even events.
36) As an art student, you can work as a drawing specialist with a local press such as a newspaper or online magazine.
37) Work in different web design firms as a web designer. Many of them take tasks from clients and you design the sites.
38) Choose to work as a swim lessons instructor in the local gym club or restaurant.
39) End-of-day staff is a good part-time job where you collaborate with teachers in maintaining cleanliness and other tasks after class. I know a Ph.D. student who earns a little on the side by teaching a professor’s son.
40) As a sales part-time associate, you will be required to handle all sales work and perhaps even enter it into the company system.
41) As a part-time housekeeper, you will be responsible for the cleanliness and operations of guest rooms.
42) Work as a customer care representative in a local hotel to receive clients and affirm their details.
43) As a direct support professional in a hospital, you will assist people with mental disabilities in health facilities.
44) Consider working as a moving associate and working for 10-25 hours per week in loading units.
45) You could work as a landscape laborer in designing flower beds and lawns in homes and institutions.
46) General warehouse laborer. You will work on tasks like loading trucks and packing different products.
47) Math or English tutor. This position involves training your children and international students in math or English on a part-time basis.
48) Banquet staff. You will work in arranging flowers in hotels, wedding rooms, and other events regions. The jobs are many, especially in summer.
49) Admission assistant in a local college or school is a perfect task during news students’ entries, events, and even out-of-class lessons.
50) Being A juvenile counselor is a perfect task for psychology students. The tasks are located in correctional facilities.
If you’re a student, one of the ideas could fit your situation. Don’t hesitate, and take up a job. A few hours a day most students can spend away from their studies.
Now, what about the 51st option? That is to create your start-up!
Wonder how behemoths like Microsoft, Apple, or Facebook were formed? Stop looking for jobs and create something on your own.
That bright idea you have… don’t hesitate, act today. Take a risk and jump on. Technology and science evolve around new ideas and entrepreneurship.
It doesn’t have to be a tech idea. You may be good at design – you may start your fashion boutique.
You may be a master craftsman or a good writer; Write your first book while still at college, and sell it online. Create a bright future for yourself and the society you live in.
In case you landed on this page because you’re looking for a financing option, your immediate first step would be to secure the funding.
Not jumping on the job bandwagon. Many of the readers asked me how they’d get the best financing for their education. I always tell them to shop for loans, if grants and scholarships are either not sufficient or not available.
After all, you can think of a side job only after you have secured the money to get admission, right?
March on students!
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When I was in college I worked in Dining Services for a semester and pretty much hated it because the people I worked with were mostly high school students thinking they were cool working at a college. I then moved on and worked at an off campus bowling alley and it was awesome. One of the best jobs I ever had!
How did you get that job? You applied after seeing the open position?
I was like where is part time photographer. Then I saw it.
I mean everyone is doing it. 🙂
Good list by the way.
Yep, you need a good lens and a SLR to take better photos than the average, isn’t it?
This is a decent list. I like some of the one’s that would give the student some office experience. I for one chose a less glamorous job and was a stocker/closing manager for a local grocery store. I guess it gave me managing skills. But it definitely was fun.
Alan, any job is good. You get to learn about working in a team environment. How to make customers happy and managing time and resources. I wont say your job was less glam.
I personally like to referee for youth soccer. It makes good pay for not of a lot of actual stressing and time consuming work.
And it involves physical exercise, that can keep you fit. Good advice
Interesting post! Students looking for part time work should really check this out. Working while studying does not only give your finances a boost, but your resume as well, especially after you graduated from college. Although, some younger ones are getting more enterprising and have started their own small online business.
This is interesting point that students can start on their own. This country needs more of such kind.
I worked as a waitress for about 6 months and it was the easiest money I ever made. When you are a student you don’t want to bust your butt trying to juggle schedules, but you also don’t want to be totally broke.
I find job of waiting a bit hectic though, especially during weekends. They barely get time to stand and take rest. But yes agree to your comment that you need a less worry free job. There are years of worries awaiting you at that time.. 🙂
I actually worked in the school library when I got into college. I then left and worked in a fast food chain since the allowance given in the school library was too low and my expenses are getting bigger. It was tiring yet fulfilling to be working and supporting my own while on college.
I believe you didn’t have to be under debt burden much like others do, right?
Although its more of a side gig rather than a job, music majors can become street performers. I’ve heard that in more populated areas where people walk by often, you can make up to $40/hr. It’s not set in stone money, but it’s a good side gig where you can make your own hours.
That’s a good advice, it helps for practicing and gives valuable experience of live performance in front of large audience.
If you have an entrepreneurial bent then you can always make money running service type businesses. Check out http://www.barefootstudent.com for great examples of students working there way through college!
thanks for the reference, appreciate it!
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To find part time jobs with no fees, you can search on job boards or stand alone job listing websites. When you find a few companies offering jobs that match what you’re seeking, do some more research on them and apply or turn in your resume if all things check out ok. And, be aware that it may take some time to hear back from an employer. They receive hundreds of applications daily, so it may take some time to get back to you. Apply for as many jobs as you can to increase your chances of getting an interview.
You confused me with your roman numerals!
My favorite job was soccer referee. Oh boy, did I ever get into the games. It was tough to be partial during an exciting game.
You mean not to be partial, right? As the better team wins hearts including referee’s. A referee should always be neutral, isn’t it?
One job you left out is driving for Uber. You can make decent money but the real benefit is the flexibility. Drivers can log on and off whenever they want. Perfect for students with odd schedules. Download the app to your phone, then use code “IM6JQ” for 20 bucks off your first ride! That’s like trying it for free. Then you can see how it all works. Be sure to ask the driver specific questions about what they do.
Very informative, thanks for sharing
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hi all;
Seriously its very difficult to implement in real life, but we can still earn much more without investing penny from our pocket.
Thankx !
Great tips. Students need every extra buck that they can get hold of. One can always work on the side and earn money.
very nice article.
personally im using sites like koocam to work from home,
i will definitely will use some of your advices here.
thank u
I would have to agree with the jobs you laid out. While I was in college I worked on the Social Media for Facebook Groups. This was in 2007 so there was DoFollow on Facebook links and there was a lot of value to that network. It was great to have a job that was portable and didn’t require so much of time. I like the list you’ve put together.
Great post! I actually left my full-time job to go back to school and was looking for a part time job. This article would have been so helpful at that time.
The part-time photography worked for me, and I liked it so much that I was able to make it my full-time job. It did save me in the beginning from though times.
where can you find part time photography jobs ?
You can google search some. The best way is to create a portfolio by offering your services free of cost. Once you have it and a few very valuable references, you can go full-fledged with your website and social media channels. You’ll get plenty of orders for a special photo shoot and event shoots. of course, you got to have talent and eagerness to succeed.
There are certain legit and genuine freelancing websites where various people work all it is easy to earn money online without investment for students around the world and such websites are called freelancing websites. In such websites, there are hundreds of various kinds of work available based on the skills of workers. People get payment once they finish the task given by the freelancing sites and this is a good online jobs for college students without investment.
Thank you SB, I loved this post! It was very helpful for me as I`m struggling with college and finding a side job! I will definitely create my linked-in account 🙂
finally i got some reasonable site for getting idea about cv and jobs.Being a college student it is really awesom
Hello sir,
Thank You so Much for this Information. You have provided very much important information. This information is really important for someone like me. i am looking for a side job lately and did not had clear idea about what to do. this aricle of yours is very helpful. Thank you so much again.
I would also suggest trying to match the degree you’re pursuing with the side-job. Yes, you do it for money but the possibility to make an impression you know what you want will always look good in your resume.
I would also suggest trying to match the degree you’re pursuing with the side-job. Yes, you do it for money but the possibility to make an impression you know what you want will always look good in your resume. I studied Roman history and languages and made a couple of translations for them HR was pleased.
Thank you so much, i read your post a month ago and decided to work on inboxdollar, and yes I got my first payment of $50 now I am moving to create my first blog about a game, i hope i will be succeeded
Thanks for the great list of jobs, it is really useful for students to make money at home, I am going to suggest this for my friends to get some knowledge and start a job, keep sharing.
thank you Harish, glad to be of help!