Throughout college, I’ve used tutoring (tertiary, not kids) as my supplementary income source. If you know your stuff well enough, there are several key benefits: you can usually tutor on campus if your client goes there too (which is super convenient), you get to brush up on all the basics as you go so it’s like extra study while you work, it requires little to no prep if you know your stuff, and I personally find it lots of fun. It also tends to have a high pay-rate, and once you get some experience you can set your own (when I started I charged $15ph an hour, now two years down the track I charge $25ph).
If you’re just starting college this year you may have to do a semester of tutoring kids first, seeing as you won’t have done any courses you can tutor in at tertiary. I’ve tutored courses I’m in the middle of taking before, but only when I am very confident in the area already. But see if you can sign up with a department, register on online tutoring directories, and put up flyers around campus.
The other opportunities I see around a lot for students (other than min-wage) are mostly tech-related (web development—usually one-offs, programming). If you’re good at music you might get a few one-offs playing at parties, but I wouldn’t expect any sort of reliable work. You could advertise as a cheap professional photographer for weddings, parties, kids photos etc. if you invested in a good camera and spent some time learning the basics.
Throughout college, I’ve used tutoring (tertiary, not kids) as my supplementary income source. If you know your stuff well enough, there are several key benefits: you can usually tutor on campus if your client goes there too (which is super convenient), you get to brush up on all the basics as you go so it’s like extra study while you work, it requires little to no prep if you know your stuff, and I personally find it lots of fun. It also tends to have a high pay-rate, and once you get some experience you can set your own (when I started I charged $15ph an hour, now two years down the track I charge $25ph).
If you’re just starting college this year you may have to do a semester of tutoring kids first, seeing as you won’t have done any courses you can tutor in at tertiary. I’ve tutored courses I’m in the middle of taking before, but only when I am very confident in the area already. But see if you can sign up with a department, register on online tutoring directories, and put up flyers around campus.
The other opportunities I see around a lot for students (other than min-wage) are mostly tech-related (web development—usually one-offs, programming). If you’re good at music you might get a few one-offs playing at parties, but I wouldn’t expect any sort of reliable work. You could advertise as a cheap professional photographer for weddings, parties, kids photos etc. if you invested in a good camera and spent some time learning the basics.