Side gigs for people without a car

Most gig lists open with driving. If you do not drive, that list is useless. These gigs need no car. Each page says what you do need instead.

9 gigs.

• Get a Stipend With AmeriCorps Seniors

  $4 an hour

  $4.00 an hour is the rate AmeriCorps uses to build its grant budgets, not a promise to any one volunteer.

  You spend a few hours a week helping an older adult or a child one to one. If your income is low enough, you get a small tax-free stipend. It is budgeted at $4 an hour and does not count against other benefits.

  • Car helps
  • No phone needed
  • No computer needed
  • Some standing

  First money in about 4-10 weeks.

• Take Paid Studies on Prolific

  $8-12 an hour

  $8 an hour is the floor Prolific makes researchers meet.

  Researchers pay you to answer questions and do short tasks online. Prolific makes them pay at least $8 an hour. You need a computer, an ID and patience, because there is a waitlist to join.

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

  First money in about Unknown. There is a waitlist to join..

• Teach Classes on Outschool

  $12.60-14.70 per learner, per hour

  This is your share of ONE learner for one hour, using Outschool's own recommended price of $18-21 and the 70% split.

  You teach live video classes to children on your own subject. You set the price. Outschool keeps 30% and you keep 70%. No teaching degree is needed, but a background check is.

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

  First money in about 3-5 weeks.

• Sell Your Stuff on Mercari

  $0.90-1,800 a sale

  This is what you keep from one sale after the published 10% fee, at Mercari's own $1 and $2,000 price limits.

  You list things you own and post them when they sell. Mercari keeps 10% of the sale. Listing is free. You are not paid until the buyer rates you, which can take days after delivery.

  • No car needed
  • Phone needed
  • Computer helps
  • Can sit

  First money in about 1-2 weeks after your first sale.

• 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.

• Type Audio for Rev

  $0.40-1.10 an audio minute

  Paid for each minute of audio, not each minute you work.

  Rev pays you to type what you hear in a recording. You pick the files you want. Pay is $0.40-1.10 for each minute of audio, not each minute of your time. You need a computer and good headphones.

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

  First money in about 1-2 weeks.

• Work the Polls on Election Day

  $75-300 a day

  For one election day.

  You help run a polling place for one long day. Pay is set by your state or county, not by any national rule. In the places we checked it ran from $75 to $300 for the day.

  • Car helps
  • No phone needed
  • No computer needed
  • Some standing

  First money in about 4-6 weeks after the election.

• Work a Community Service Job With SCSEP

  $7.25-20 an hour

  The highest of three things: the federal minimum wage, your state or local minimum wage, or what the same employer pays others for similar public work.

  SCSEP is a federal program for people 55 and over with a low income. You work about 20 hours a week at a school, senior center or other local place. You get paid at least the minimum wage where you live.

  • Car helps
  • No phone needed
  • No computer needed
  • Some standing

  First money in about 4-12 weeks.

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