Side gigs for people living abroad

Living outside the United States rules out most gig apps, because they check where you are. What is left is work you can do from a laptop for people anywhere. Each page below says whether the platform takes people outside the United States and how it pays you.

2 gigs.

• Teach English Online With Cambly

  $10.20-12 an hour

  $0.17 a minute works out to $10.20 an hour, and Cambly Kids pays $0.20 a minute, or $12.

  You talk to English learners by video. Cambly pays $0.17 a minute, but only for minutes you are actually in a call. No degree or teaching certificate is needed. Three US states are barred.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about 2-4 weeks.

• Type Audio for GoTranscript

  $0.20-2.38 an audio minute

  Per minute of audio, not per minute of your time.

  You type what you hear in recordings. GoTranscript's headline says up to $1.75 a minute. Its own rate table says English pays $0.65. You are paid per minute of audio, not per minute of your time.

  • No car needed
  • No phone needed
  • Computer needed
  • Can sit

  First money in about 1-2 weeks.

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