The lockdown phase has been a total benefit phase for the students who are studying in colleges and universities. We live in a wonderful time, where you can get an accredited university degree from home, and make a living from home. There are a lot of great online jobs for students that can get your professional life started. Online jobs are not always easy to get, but once you find your way, you’ll be able to build long-term skills, that you can turn into a career or a business.
Here Is A List Of Online Jobs That Pay Well
1. Online Tutor
If you’re doing well in college and are a bright student with good grades, you could make a living by helping them out and teaching them what you know. A lot of students suffer with their courses or school subjects, if you are capable of managing your studies well, this is an amazing career option. You can also teach kids from elementary school to high school, there are plenty of kids who could use your help. With the Internet, you don’t have to be limited to your local geographic area. You can teach kids and people from all over the world.
Average salary: $13-20/hour.
Where to find work: Tutor.com and Wyzant.
2. Search Engine Evaluator
Search engines like Google and Bing rely on user feedback to update their algorithms in ways that serve people better. You could be one of the people who fill out feedback forms and lets them know what they need to do in order to improve.
Average salary: $12-15/hour.
Where to find work: Leapforce and Lionbridge.
3. Social Media Manager
We all spend a lot of time on social media every day – Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and the list goes on. If you’re used to getting a lot of likes or comments, or if you’re great at motivating others through your posts, you might want to consider turning this into a profession. Social media managers build communities for companies on social media, engage these communities in conversations, and encourage them to take some sort of action. Social media managers also play a vital role in building brand awareness for a company. To get started, try Googling marketing agencies and see if they need help handling the clients they’ve already landed.
Average Salary: $62,000/yearÂ
Where to find work: The best opportunities in this field come from networking and pitching companies directly.Â
4. Freelance Writer
Freelance writers write the content. There’s a huge need for writers now, as more and more companies want to build long term trust with their target audiences, and they do that by providing top quality content. Great freelance writers stay up to date on marketing trends and research, and know which content types work best when. To be a well-fed freelance writer, you need to go out there and market yourself to your target audience usually, marketing managers like any other business owner.
Average Salary: $61,000/year
Where to find work: The Freelance Writers’ Den, a $25/month membership site, is a great place to start if you’re looking for high paying projects.
5. Resume Writer
Writing resumes may seem simple, but most people often find it hard to talk themselves up. If you’ve had success getting a lot of interest from great companies based on your resume, offer your services to others. You can help them ensure their resumes are well written on their accomplishments and the value they have to provide companies, in a way that speaks to recruiters. Similarly, you can offer LinkedIn profile writing services, as many recruiters look for potential employees on this professional social network.
Average salary: $15-25/hour.
Where to find work: Resume Edge.
6. Transcriptionist
Transcriptionists are required to listen to audio recordings, and write them down. The key here is to be extremely accurate, so you need to have great attention to details. This job also requires you to type fast. It works in your favor as the faster you type, the more you earn per hour.
Average salary: $15-25/hour.
Where to find work: Transcribe Me and Rev.
7. Freelance Web Designer
Like freelance writers, freelance web designers need to market their services if they want to make a sustainable living. Websites that supposedly do the marketing work for you often come with a high price, as you’ll be expected to work for very cheap, and might end up losing money on the deals you take on. While companies care about image, they often care more about results. Therefore, well-fed freelance web designers are often the ones who understand what works in user experience and CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization). They learn how to create websites that drive visitors to download something or buy a product.
Average Salary: $61,000/year
Where to find work: To get started, try Googling marketing agencies and see if they need help handling the clients they’ve already landed.
8. Micro-FreelancingÂ
Fiverr is the world’s largest marketplace for digital services, where you can offer almost anything, from graphics & design, digital marketing, writing & translation, video & animation, music & audio, programming & tech, advertising, business, fun & lifestyle. This is the place to make money out of your creativity and profession.
Average salary: Starting at $5/gig.
Where to find work: Fiverr.com.
9. Virtual Recruiter
Recruiters post jobs online and look for potential employees on LinkedIn. They read LinkedIn profiles they find and resumes that get sent to them, and decide who could be a good candidate. They often conduct the initial phone interview, then pass the best ones to the relevant manager at the company to continue the screening process.
Average salary: $20-30/hour.
Where to find work: Simply Hired and CareerBuilder.
10. Become An Online Influencer
If you have a hobby, a passion, or an interesting life or are knowledgeable about something many people struggle with, then you might want to start a blog, a podcast, a vlog, or be active on one of the major social media networks. Sometimes it could take years to build a big enough, engaged enough, audience, but if you’re already used to sharing with people online, and have an audience that trusts you, it might be worth treating it as a business. As your audience grows, you’ll be able to sell them services and products, but you’ll also be able to make a living by recommending other people’s products and getting a sponsorship or commission in return.
