- Food Delivery
Food Delivery may be one of the most convenient ways to make fast money on your own time. Whether you’d like to make deliveries on foot, bicycle, or by car, platforms like Uber Eats and Door Dash gives you easy access to customers that want their food delivered to them. Food Delivery platforms usually require you to be at least 18 years of age and undergo an extensive background check that usually takes less than a week. If you have a phone and the time to make deliveries, delivering food is a great way to make side income.
In New York, delivery drivers usually deliver for multiple platforms including Postmates, Caviar, DoorDash, and Uber Eats in order to increase their earnings potential. As usual, right before lunch and dinner, delivery drivers see peaks in demands and surge pricing for customers in high demand areas. Although, you are limited by your physical ability to deliver in a given day, some full time deliver drivers can make upwards of $50K.
2. Dog Walking
Dog walking can be one of the most enjoyable side hustles. With countless busy people and increasing levels of pet ownership, Dog Walking services have seen steady increases in demand. Dog walkers can charge anywhere between $20 to $30 for every half hour and sometimes are able to walk multiple dogs at the same time. If you are someone that loves dogs and taking long strolls, then this may be a great side hustle for you.
Platforms like Rover allows you to see if you qualify to become a dog walker and charge your own rates. Dog walkers with Rover can earn up to $1000 per month. You can also take animal care courses and advertise your services online. Full Time Dog Walkers can make up to $45K per year.
3. Private Driving
Becoming a private driver either full time or part time has become a profession that has become easier to get into. With Uber’s lease program and Lyft’s ExpressDrive, you don’t need to own a car to start driving. Uber Drivers in New York have recorded $80K per year in annual gross income with an average of $25.91 per ride.
People interested in driving for Uber or Lyft need to meet minimum requirements including at least one year of licensed driving experience and a minimum age to drive in your designated city. The Company over the years have increased the benefits for their drivers by including an Uber 401K plan and Health Insurance.
4. Grocery Shopping
Grocery shopping for customers too busy to pay a trip to their grocery store has steadily become popular with platforms like Amazon Fresh, Instacart, and Walmart Grocery. Grocery shopping as a side hustle can be attractive to those that want to have flexible hours and work relatively in the same place.
In-Store Instacart shoppers have the ability to receive orders through an app and then prepare order for pick up. As an Instacart shopper, you are assigned hours at a grocery store. However, you also have the ability to become a Full-service Instacart shopper where you can both shop and deliver grocery orders. Instacart shoppers on average can make between $15 to $20 an hour.
5. Task Services
The freelance market has become a $3.4Bn market that is projected to reach $9Bn by 2026. If you consider yourself a handy or perhaps a crafty person, joining the freelance market may be a great option especially with platforms like Task Rabbit.
Task Rabbit allows consumers to match freelance labor with local demand for various tasks including moving, laundry, shopping, and home repairs. Task Rabbit allows you to work at your own pace and choose your rates. On average, a Tasker can make anywhere between $17 to $80 per hour depending on your skill set and service provided.
