Part Time Job Opportunities for College Students

For students searching for more money for college, a part time job is an excellent option; while it won’t necessarily cover a student’s entire tuition, it can easily cover expenses such as books, supplies, and entertainment.

One of the problems I see for college students in searching for part time jobs, however, is that they often want flexibility in their hours that not all college jobs necessarily offer. Sure, working 20 hours a week may be simple for a college student with an easy major. However, college students such as engineering majors don’t have it so easy, and are often busy with a heavy course load and extracurricular activities to the point where it seems impossible to fit a job into their schedule.

For those of you that feel this way, there are part-time job alternatives where you can still earn a nice paycheck.

One possibility for a part time college job that earns a considerable amount of money is tutoring. Many parents are willing to pay a pretty penny to someone that will help their child in a subject in which they are struggling. If you have a knack for math, science, foreign language, or English, you should consider helping others who struggle in these areas…for a price. Look in the classifieds/help-wanted section in your local city or college newspaper, and you should find parents who are offering to pay a nice amount of money to college students to tutor their child in a particular subject. The pay rates I have seen for such positions are as high as $20 to $30 per hour!