Side gigs for parents at home

Work around a child at home has to survive interruption. These gigs can be picked up in short blocks and put down fast. Each page says what it pays and what it needs from you.

6 gigs.

• 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.

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