Side hustle jobs are everywhere these days!
There are dozens (maybe even hundreds) of different apps that all promise a different way to make extra money in your spare time.
In this post, I’ll share some of the most popular side hustle jobs, and where you can go to get started.
A Side Hustle Job vs. Starting a Business in Your Spare Time
Sometimes, the term “side hustle” carries a more entrepreneurial connotation than merely working a second job. These are the types of businesses I often cover on The Side Hustle Show, my award-winning podcast.
If you’re looking to build something a little bigger, I encourage you to check it out!
But if you’re just looking for some simple, steady, ways to earn money in your spare time, you’ve come to the right place.
That’s not to say you can’t earn a lot with a side hustle job — some of these may even be able to replace your day job income — but you’ll almost always be limited by how much time you can put in.
There’s not a lot of opportunity to build passive income or leverage here. And that’s OK!
Ready? Let’s do it!
Advantages of Side Hustle Jobs
- quick and easy to get started
- low startup costs
- very little sales or marketing involved
Disadvantages of Side Hustle Jobs
- still trading time for money
- most have a relatively low expected hourly rate
- you may not have much control of your workload
Helpful Side Hustle Job Apps
FlexJobs
FlexJobs is the leading job platform for work-from-home jobs. A portion of those are for part-time work in a wide variety of categories.
It costs a nominal fee to become a member on the site, but it’s a legit job board and you’ll easily earn it back and then some with just one job.
The best place to find legit work from home jobs. Established in 2007, FlexJobs has 1000s of listings including part-time, full-time, and freelance options in tons of industries.
The companies that advertise here are ahead of the curve. They understand they can find better talent by offering a remote work opportunity instead of limiting their search to people nearby.
Other Side Hustle Job Sites to Check Out:
- AppJobs – Aggregates a bunch of side hustle jobs in one place. Filter by city and then by the type of work you’re interested in (delivery, freelance, cleaning, handyman, etc.) to see opportunities.
- Upshift – Staffing platform that lets you pick up shift work when it works for your schedule. Check out our full Upshift review for more.
- Wonolo – This popular temp work platform connects you with immediate hourly or same day side hustle jobs.
- Clickworker – A long-running microtask site that gives you quick, low-paying jobs you can do from home. Check out our full Clickworker review to learn more.
Delivery and Driving Side Hustle Gigs
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Get paid to shop for and deliver grocery orders. | Help get kids safely to and from school, and earn $20-30 per hour. | Sharetown reps make money by reselling gently-used furniture and bed-in-a-box mattresses. Top reps earn $4000+ per month. |
You’ve probably heard of “driving for dollars” with services like Lyft, and these may be the quintessential side hustle jobs.
You have total control over your schedule and availability. One driver of mine on a recent trip put it this way: “When I want to make money, I turn on the app.”
Meanwhile, Uber is known for using the term “side hustle” in their ads recruiting drivers. The pioneering–if not controversial–ridesharing apps lets you essentially start your own taxi service and earn money driving your neighbors around.
Instacart
With Instacart, you’re getting paid to shop for and deliver other people’s groceries. Payments are made weekly and you’ll select your available hours in advance. Naturally, this side hustle job is limited to the hours grocery stores are open.
Check out our full Instacart Shopper review here, with insights from a side hustler earning an extra $450-500 a week.
When certain bed-in-a-box mattresses get returned, Sharetown reps pick them up for free, clean them, and resell them on Facebook Marketplace.
The cool part? They only have to pay for the inventory once the item sells.
Sharetown reps make money by reselling gently-used furniture and bed-in-a-box mattresses. Top reps earn $4000+ per month.
- Low startup costs
- Great earning power
- No hunting for inventory
- Requires a truck or SUV
- Bulky items to store
- Not available in all areas
Definitely worth a look if you have a truck and the capacity to store a handful of bulky items.
HopSkipDrive
HopSkipDrive specializes in safe and transparent school transportation for kids.
Their rigorously vetted CareDrivers are “caregivers on wheels” who set their own schedule and get to support the community.
HopSkipDrive currently operates in select metro areas, but is rapidly expanding to new cities.
Requirements:
- At least 21 years old.
- Caregiving experience with children.
- Background check; good driving record.
- 4-door vehicle under 15 years old. (In DC, MD, PA, Minneapolis, and Seattle, vehicle must be no more than 10 years old.)
Earning Power: $20-30 per hour. (Earnings vary based on location and demand, but HopSkipDrive CareDrivers can earn over $35 per trip on average, completing 7-8 trips a week.)
Shipt
Shipt is a popular grocery delivery service owned by Target. According to their site, you can earn up to $25 an hour as a shopper and delivery driver.
DoorDash
“Dashers” make up to $25 an hour as food delivery drivers with the DoorDash app. I sat down with one DoorDash driver earning $250-500 a month integrating his deliveries into his nightly commute home.
Other Delivery Job Apps
- Grubhub – Popular food delivery app.
- Amazon Flex – Earn $18-25 an hour making deliveries for Amazon in select markets.
- Rinse – Rinse valet drivers pick-up and deliver laundry and dry cleaning.
Pro Tip: Rideshare and delivery drivers might consider adding MileIQ to your arsenal. MileIQ automatically tracks your mileage to save on taxes.
Teaching and Tutoring Side Hustle Jobs
If you have a passion for education and helping students learn, these side hustle jobs will be worth a look.
EF Education First
For over 50 years, Education First has been helping people around the world learn English. If you have a bachelor’s degree, live in the US or UK, and have prior teaching or tutoring experience, you can earn up to $20 an hour teaching online with EF.
As a work-from-home teacher, you’ll choose your own schedule, bring your own teaching style, and enjoy local, US and UK-based support.
Other Teaching and Tutoring Jobs
- CourseHero – The CourseHero platform helps connects more than 20 million students with tutors online. Top tutors on CourseHero earn $1,500 a month.
- Verbling – Set your own hourly rate for online language lessons. Most tutors appear to be in the $10-25 an hour range, and Verbling says some earn a full-time living on the platform.
- italki – Set your own hourly rate for remote language lessons and conversation practice on this platform with more than 10 million language learning students. Rates were mostly around $10/hour for English practice.
- VerbalPlanet – Another peer-to-peer language learning site where you can set your own hours and rates, though the average student payment is $22 for a 45 minute lesson. VerbalPlanet asks you to only apply to their tutoring platform if you have teaching experience.
- Preply – Earn $15-25/hour language tutoring Preply’s audience of more than 800,000 students.
Survey and Consumer Feedback Side Hustle Jobs
It’s not really accurate to call these “jobs” since they’re not super predictable. Still, surveys and focus groups can add to your personal bottom line — especially if you have nothing better to do.
Earn $50-150/hr, with thousands of new studies added each month.
