You do not want a background in tech to start out a profitable facet hustle from residence.

There are dozens of in-demand, non-tech facet hustles you are able to do remotely to earn further money — a few of which might pay as a lot as $100 an hour.

FlexJobs, one of the crucial in style platforms for locating distant and hybrid work alternatives, has seen a gradual improve within the variety of distant, part-time listings for non-tech roles together with digital assistants, accountants and customer support representatives in latest months, FlexJobs lead profession knowledgeable Toni Frana tells CNBC Make It.

To assist folks serious about pursuing a facet hustle discover the most effective distant alternatives, FlexJobs has recognized seven in-demand facet hustles that may be carried out from residence, based mostly on listings from greater than 58,000 firms on its platform posted between July and December 2023. These jobs have dozens of energetic listings and provide distant, part-time alternatives. 

Listed here are seven in-demand facet hustles that may be carried out from residence, and the way a lot they pay, in line with FlexJobs, with wage estimates from Payscale:

1. Digital assistant ($18 per hour)
2. Bookkeeper ($20 per hour)
3. Customer support consultant ($16 per hour)
4. Accountant ($23 per hour)
5. Technical author ($26 per hour)
6. Social media specialist ($19 per hour)
7. Video editor ($22 per hour)

Whereas the entire variety of hours varies from function to function, many of the jobs on FlexJobs’ checklist ask for a dedication of 10-25 hours per week.

A few of these facet hustles, together with video modifying, bookkeeping and customer support, do not require a bachelor’s diploma, says Frana. As an alternative, she provides, hiring managers will usually consider candidates based mostly on their earlier work expertise and mushy expertise. 

“There are core mushy expertise folks search for throughout all of those roles: a capability to satisfy deadlines, sturdy communication expertise each in writing and on the cellphone, being a self-starter, problem-solving and, after all, foundational know-how expertise,” Frana explains.

A few of these distant facet hustles pays upwards of $100 per hour, relying in your degree of talent and the undertaking. Bookkeepers on Upwork, for instance, can cost as a lot as $175 an hour or, for some initiatives, $300 an hour. 

For digital helping roles that require extra specialised expertise — whether or not it is constructing e-mail campaigns or creating WordPress websites — “you are usually speaking at the very least $100 [per hour] and up,” Angelique Rewers, founding father of the consulting agency BoldHaus, beforehand informed CNBC Make It.

Probably the most salient good thing about pursuing certainly one of these distant facet hustles, says Frana, is the pliability. You’ll be able to select to go freelance and set your individual hours, or, in case you apply to a part-time itemizing, Frana says many employers will allow you to alter your schedule as wanted.

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