What High-Paying Jobs Can I Do in My Spare Time to Earn Extra Money?
Have you ever thought about it? If you work full-time or part-time and would like to work in your spare time to earn extra money, or if you are trying to obtain additional income with freelance projects, you can take advantage of those skills you possess and have not fully exploited. They don’t necessarily have to be about the work you do in your regular job… There are many other well-paid jobs that you can do in your spare time, after your full-time job.
Even, if you have ever dreamed of “being your own boss” and achieving financial independence, if you specialize and get a good volume of clients, you can work from home 100% as a freelancer. If not, you can still maintain extra income constantly. After all, money is never too much.
Do you want to know how?
Of course, there are better-paid jobs than others that require almost no investment to be carried out. What’s more, with some of them, you need nothing more than a computer and internet. Here are 10 of the best-paid jobs to do in your spare time, let’s see which are the best paid in the local market:
1. Web Programmer/Software Developer
Programming is a work area that is highly requested by different companies and requires a series of highly specialized skills. But at the same time, it allows you the flexibility to do the work in your spare time.
You can do it from almost anywhere. This is the type of job for which you only need a computer and internet to carry it out.
You can offer your services updating existing sites, creating templates, developing web pages or applications, etc.
About rates…
Prices in the area of programming or development range from US$30 to US$50 per hour. It will depend on the experience and knowledge required for each project.
This is a very interesting activity that you can do freelance. In addition to being well paid, it can be very satisfying to see the program or application you have worked on in execution.
2. Community Manager
One of the new areas of work, thanks to the internet, is the management of social networks for companies and institutions.
It is a service that more and more companies require and for which you only need a computer and internet connection.
You can use your free time and knowledge in communications, marketing and social networks to offer the service of managing online communities.
What You Can Earn…
The monthly fee for account management varies according to the number of assigned networks.
You can establish a base rate for managing a couple of social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, and another for a broader package (including Instagram, Pinterest, Youtube, etc.).
If you also have knowledge about SEO and SEM, you can include the SEO optimization service within the package. The service can range from $20 to $50 per hour.
It is important that you know how to link accounts, personalizing the content for each site. That is, that the message is the same, but adapted to each network, and that everything is published in the right place.
Another fundamental aspect is creativity to develop content, as well as good communication skills to interact with users.
Pay Attention to this:
Keep in mind that good spelling is a mandatory requirement.
You must also stay informed about the activity of the company whose networks you manage in order to respond to users in a clear, respectful and timely manner.
3. Graphic Design | Architectural Design
Thanks to the facilities of computing, graphic design is an activity that can be carried out from home, with very little need for face-to-face meetings.
To carry out projects that require graphic design and interact with your clients, you can rely on online tools that allow you to send samples and progress to the client. You can even have a video conference to discuss changes in the arts.
The jobs are paid per project and range from the layout of simple pages to the development of illustrations and character design.
You can also offer the service of drawing plans or rendering architectural plans.
The Price Depends on the Number of Arts to Design…
The layout of pages or loose arts ranges from $5 per page, and can reach $25 or $50.
The development of illustrations, from $10 if it is a simple illustration or cost up to $300, $500 or more, if it is logos, drawing of plans, redesigns of plant, etc.
Everything depends on the client and the need they have.
Whether you have a career or have learned on your own, or if you have some kind of knowledge of architectural drawing and tools such as Autocad and Autodesk, offering design services is a job that can generate good income, working almost 100% remotely, during your free time.
4. Professional Document Translator
A service little offered in our environment, but very well paid is that of professional document translator.
The most requested service: Spanish to English, or vice versa. Although translations from other languages such as: German, French, Portuguese, Italian, etc. are also usually required.
Its realization demands solid knowledge of grammar in the language to which it is going to be translated. That is, you must have solid grammatical knowledge to do so. It is the type of technical work that is among the best paid.
The service can be charged per page, varying from $10 to $25 each. It can also be charged per word, with a rate of $0.05 to $0.10 per word translated.
The less common the language, the fewer translators there are in the market, the better paid it will be.
It is a job that demands a high technical level, but it represents a good opportunity for additional income and that you can do in your spare time, advancing little by little in the translation.
5. Typist | Audio Transcriber
Many companies often temporarily require typing services or data entry into a system.
If one of your skills is fast typing, you can work in your free hours on projects that require this service: Survey companies, banks, transcription of interviews for magazines and newspapers, etc.
The rates for the service of freelance typing or audio transcription range from $15 per hour and for its realization, this work requires a high capacity for concentration, be attentive to details and know how to handle the work under pressure. In addition, it is important that you have very good spelling and knowledge of grammar.
Of course, we know that with the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there are programs that transcribe texts. However, most of them are designed only for English, so when transcribing audios to Spanish they make many mistakes. This is accentuated if you take into account that there is often noise in the environment, but also that not all people articulate well when speaking.
Of course, AI is a tool that you can use to support you, but it is your ability to understand your native language, even when the machine fails to understand the words 100%, as happens in some subtitles created by caption.
If it is conferences, presentations, classes, minutes or important documents, this is one of the best paid jobs.
6. Photographer
One of the most exciting careers, as it combines art and technique. Photography services are frequently required for all types of events and projects.
It is a fun and interesting job, which can also be done for hours.
In fact, it is normally required at events on weekends, when you have more free time.
Rates range from $25 per hour and depend on the location, as well as the difficulty required for the photographs to be taken.
For Example…
It is not the same as a family session as capturing wild images for a project. Nor is it the same to take studio photographs as at a sporting event
Essential to carry out this work: have professional equipment.
The initial investment may seem high when you start, but if you take care of your equipment and give a good service to your clients, you will be able to recover the investment very soon.
7. Tutor | Private Teacher
It doesn’t matter if you have a knack for mathematics, physics, computer science, chemistry, or if you know a second language.
If teaching is one of your hidden vocations, you can take advantage of your talent to offer tutorials and classes for hours.
There are many people who need reinforcement in a certain area or learn something new, receiving personalized attention.
Rates can range from $10 to $30 per hour, and may vary, depending on the complexity of the subject to be taught.
Patience and ease of speech are key to carrying out this work.
A Tip:
Prepare your class in advance and every time you create new content or discover a better way to transmit knowledge, save them for future students.
Organize your content by folders and upload them to the cloud to share review material. But remember to put copy protection on them so they can’t be plagiarized.
Another good idea is to take summaries and make presentations. There are tools like the popular Canva, which will help you facilitate this task.
In this way, you are making your own material and a method to work better and better.
8. Review and Article Writer
If you are good at writing, if you have creativity and good spelling, or if you have studied a related career, you can take advantage of writing articles on various topics.
You can also take care of writing reviews and descriptions of articles for businesses.
Your services can be very useful for newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc.
Prices for this job can range from $10 to $50 per thousand words.
*Learn how to write an attractive article for a blog.
A Tip to Charge Better:
In some companies, it is usual to hire a professional editor to write key messages (message from the CEO, presentation of a study, etc.).
Therefore, the price to charge will depend not only on the amount of text to write, but on the level of importance and technicality that will be required.
An important aspect for this work is the ability to collect and synthesize information quickly, on the topic you are going to develop.
You must like to read and learn new things. Each new article is a mini universe, full of interesting data that you will have to put in your own words.
9. Accounting Advice | Accounting
A service that many companies subcontract is the bookkeeping of their accounting books.
This work is an essential part of the management of every company. Therefore, if you have solid accounting knowledge, you can offer your services in person for a few hours and complete the work from home.
The key, in addition to technical knowledge, is discipline and organization.
You can schedule regular visits to the company to collect the information that you will then process in your free time.
10. Repair or Maintenance of Equipment
An area in which you can work for hours. You can offer your services to companies that need regular maintenance of their machinery and equipment. For example, computers, air conditioners, printers, etc.
You can also work on repair by order, which you can do at home.
Prices are established according to the level of intervention that the equipment requires. Of course, repair is more expensive than maintenance.
The latter can be around $25 or $30 per equipment, while the former can have prices from $50 or more.
What do you think about it?
These are just some ideas of the most requested and best paid jobs.
But there are many other areas in which you can work in your free time, obtaining extra money, beyond just the average salary.
All you have to do to start is prepare a portfolio where your knowledge and experience are demonstrated, and start offering your services.
We invite you to register at SoyFreelancer.com to create your online portfolio and apply for freelance projects in your professional area.
Take advantage of working in your free time, benefiting from those skills you possess and in which you have always wanted to work. Success and good luck!
Autor: Patricia Gutiérrez, redactora de Soyfreelancer.com
