30+ Profitable Weekend Side Jobs: A Complete Guide

Having a weekend side job is a great way to earn extra money during your spare time; extra money you can use to support your current living expenses or put away for future use.

And guess what? There are plenty of part-time weekend jobs to choose from. Whether you are:

• A stay at home mom or dad;
• someone with a full-time job looking for a side hustle;
• a student whose only chance to make money is during weekends;
• a senior, or someone with disabilities…

There is a weekend job you can start immediately, either from the comfort of your home or on-site.

And don’t worry. We understand you’re looking for weekend side gigs that are worth your time and pay you real cash.

So we didn’t include opportunities like online surveys as they pay very low, and in most cases, they will only pay you with gift cards.

(But if you’re okay with that, Survey Junkie, Swagbucks, and Branded Surveys are some of your best options)

That said, below are our top 30+ picks for the best weekend side jobs that pay well.

Take a look and see which one is the best for you!

Weekend Side Jobs You Can Do At Home

Weekend Side Job	Typical Earning Potential	Best Suited For
Watch movies	A few cents to US$30 per session	Anyone
Online freelancing	US$10 per hour and above	People with certain skills and expertise
Answer questions online	Few cents up to $200 per hour	Students
Teach English online	Around US$21.18 per hour	Fluent English speakers
Sell selfies online	US$0.10 – $200 per photo	Anyone
Install and test apps	A few cents up to $120	Anyone
Online tutor	US$23.84 per hour	People with certain skills and expertise
Draw online	Around US$23 per hour	People who have a talent and passion for drawing
Write short stories	Around $30 per hour	Writers and authors
Chat Online	US$0.25 to US$100	Anyone
Read emails	Around US$0.25 per email	Anyone
Webcamming	Around $40 per hour	People comfortable on webcam
Review phone calls	US$0.05 to US$5 per call	Anyone
Use investment apps	Depends on your investment (learn more below)	Anyone
Sell crafts online	US$6.57 per hour	Anyone
Flipping	Varies from item to item	Anyone
Brand Ambassador	US$24 per hour	People with blogs, YouTube channels, or have many followers on social media
Podcasting	$35 per hour	Anyone
Blogging	US$23 per hour	Anyone
Start a YouTube channel	US$29 per hour	Anyone

1. Make money watching movies

Income potential: A few cents to US$30 per session

Weekends are usually the time when you relax, spend time with your family, and stay at home watching movies.

But what if we tell you that you can actually make money watching movies from home?

2. Online freelancing during weekends

Income potential: US$10 per hour and above

Another great way to make extra money on weekends is to get a freelance part-time job online.

As long as you have a working computer and a stable internet connection, you can get started immediately.

How it works is you visit different freelance sites and create a freelancer profile, listing down your specific skills and area of expertise. You are considered an independent contractor since you are not bound by any employment contract.

You can wait for clients to reach out to you via mail, or you can take the initiative and apply for online jobs you have the skills for.

Today’s most in-demand remote job positions include:

• Virtual Assistant
• Customer service representative
• SEO
• Web developer
• Graphic designer
• Online translator
• Social media manager
• Freelance Writer; and
• Typing and Data Entry

3. Answer questions online

Income potential: Few cents up to $200 per hour

Yes, you read that right! You can make extra money just by answering questions online.

This is one of the best weekend jobs for people with a good stock of knowledge about various things – from giving advice related to your profession to providing help with specific products.

This gig also favors students who excel in Math, Science, History, and other school subjects.

Related: More ways for students to make money

4. Teach English online

Income potential: Around US$21.18 per hour

One of the most profitable weekend side jobs today is teaching English online. 

In fact, teaching English is on our list of the best-paying side hustles while keeping your day job.

Basically, your task is to help people from all over the world who want to learn English as their second, third, or in some cases, fourth language.

If you are a native English speaker, what could be a simpler side job than that?

5. Sell selfies online

Income potential: US$0.10 – $200 per photo

Are you a professional photographer looking for weekend side hustles? Or maybe you’re just an average guy or girl who loves taking pictures of yourself?

Then look no further because, as it turns out, you can make money online selling selfies! That’s right.

There are companies and sites that will pay you for your selfies. And if you’re up to it, you can also sell pictures of your feet!

6. Get paid to install and test apps

Income potential: A few cents up to $120 (depending on the complexity of the task)

While it may sound too good to be true, some legit companies and sites today will pay you to install and test apps.

They do this for market research regarding releasing new products, software, or websites.

You just need to find these sites, create an account, and apply to become a tester.

7. Work as an online tutor

Income potential: US$23.84 per hour

Besides teaching English online, you can make money on weekends as an online tutor.

You can teach kids and adults skills like knitting, fishing, cooking, or how to play guitar.

You can also teach school subjects and a whole lot of other things.

8. Get paid to draw online

Income potential: Around US$23 per hour

Instead of doing it just as a hobby, you can explore various options to make extra money online with your passion for drawing.

And let us tell you, there are many ways you can make money with your drawings.

9. Write short stories

Income potential: About $30 per hour

Whether you are a professional story writer or an amateur inspired to follow in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, or J. K. Rowling…

You can start writing short stories and make extra money on weekends.

10. Get paid to chat online

Income potential: US$0.25 to US$100

Are you one of the people who enjoy conversing with strangers online? Then you can turn that into an extra income stream!

There are many companies where men and women can get paid to chat online.

11. Read emails

Income potential: US$0.25 per email, around US$20 per hour

Perhaps one of the most straightforward side jobs you can do from home during weekends is to get paid for reading emails.

Yes, legitimate companies will pay you just by reading (and replying to) emails.

And while the income potential might not be as high as the others on this list, making money reading emails is a good way to earn a couple of bucks during weekends.

12. Make money with your webcam

Income potential: Around $40 per hour

Just to clarify, you can make money with your webcam while fully clothed.

Many people often judge and misunderstand this side hustle, but the truth is, there are many wholesome ways to make money with a webcam that doesn’t involve you getting “sexy.”

13. Review phone calls

Income potential: US$0.05 to US$5 per call

Reviewing phone calls can be an excellent secondary source of income if you want to make extra money from home.

This fits people who are comfortable helping strangers over the phone with various stuff and providing help.

People with experience in customer service will also fit nicely for this weekend’s side hustle.

14. Make money with investment apps

Income potential: Depends on your investment (Stocks generally return 7–10% per year)

This idea differs from the rest since it involves investing and growing money instead of working to earn money.

The good thing is, anyone can invest on the side through various investment apps.

Furthermore, you don’t need much money to start investing; you can start investing for as little as $1 to grow your portfolio.

15. Sell your crafts online

Income potential: US$6.57 per hour

Selling crafts online is an excellent side hustle for people who wants to use their weekends to start their own small businesses.

Another good thing about selling online is there is almost no end to the things you can sell.

You can sell DIY crafts, art, or online courses, it’s all up to you.

16. Flipping

Income potential: Varies for each item you flip

Flipping is similar to online selling and is popular in real estate. You probably heard about flipping houses.

The idea behind flipping is basically buying low and selling high. So if you have the money, you can buy a piece of property, renovate it, and resell it.

However, did you know that besides houses, there are other items you can flip for profit?

You can start small and find secondhand or collector’s items (like books, sports memorabilia, furniture, appliances, etc) from your local thrift stores, flea markets, and online marketplace and resell them online.

And if you’re really low on funds, you can start flipping the things you already have, but you’re not using anymore. You might also find more stuff to sell in your closet, attic, and garage.

17. Brand Ambassador

Income potential: Around US$24 per hour

Brand ambassadors are similar to social media influencers.

In fact, this gig best suits people with a strong Internet presence and who have already built a list of followers and social networks online.

As a brand ambassador, you will work with brands and products you love and help them get more customers by promoting them on your blog, YouTube channel, and social media account.

As for content, you can share reviews, videos, and photos to promote the brand that hired you.

Most female brand ambassadors are getting paid to promote makeup, clothing, fashion accessories, shoes, and more.

Meanwhile, male brand ambassadors are often hired to promote shoes, tools, cars, games, gadgets, software, apps, wine, and others.

18. Start a weekly podcast

Income potential: $35 per hour

Podcasting is all the rage today. From the Joe Rogan Experience to The Draymond Green Show, there’s almost no end to them.

Why? People love listening to podcasts! And guess what?

You can start your own podcast and make extra money too!

19. Start a blog

Income potential: US$23 per hour

Starting a blog is probably one of the best side hustles that could potentially earn you a full-time income.

We are not talking about creating a blog that talks about your personal life, we are talking about writing blog posts on a particular topic or niche that are helpful to someone else on the internet.

While blogging requires dedication and time, many successful bloggers today started their blogs as a side hustle.

So, depending on how serious you are about making money with a blog, it could be a profitable weekend gig.

And yes, many people have tried and failed with blogging.

Some might even say that since there are already too many blogs today, making money with a blog is nothing but a pipe dream.

However, blogging can be an extremely lucrative side hustle when done right.

20. Become a YouTuber

Income potential: US$29 per hour

While it is highly recommended that you upload at least 2 videos weekly, you can still start a YouTube channel with just 1 video per week.

As long as you are consistent and you have a unique idea for your YouTube videos, you can become a successful YouTube.

Not comfortable in front of a camera? Start a faceless YouTube channel!

Weekend Side Jobs Outside Your Home

Weekend Side Job	Typical Earning Potential	Best Suited For
Handyman or handywoman	US$21.47 per hour	Anyone
Deliver food and groceries	US$10 to 29 per hour	People with car or bike
Babysitter	US$17 per hour	People who are patient and enjoy spending time with kids
Petsitter	US$12.41 per hour	Animal lovers
Uber driver	US$18 per hour	People with car
Housesitter	$36 per hour	Anyone
Busking	US$100 to $150 a day	Musicians
In-person tutor/coach	US$26.94 per hour	People with certain skills and expertise
Car rentals	60% to 75% commissions	People with car
Event planner	US$24 per hour	People with excellent organizational skills
Event Photographer	US$39 per hour	People with skills, passion, and tools for photography
Part-timer	Depends on your part-time job	Students
Local tour guide	$15.54 per hour	People with excellent communication and navigation skills
Delivery driver	US$16 per hour	People with car

21. Part-time handyman or handywoman

Income potential: US$21.47 per hour

Almost every neighborhood will have people (especially elderlies) that need assistance with various chores and household tasks.

Every weekend, you can make extra money by going outside and offering handy services like:

• Cleaning yards
• Computer and appliance repairs
• Cleaning pools
• Pulling weeds out of the garden
• Watering plants
• Mowing the lawn
• Cleaning fallen leaves off roofs
• Shoveling snow (during winter) out of roads, sidewalks, and driveways

You get the gist.

22. Deliver food and groceries

Income potential: Between US$10 to 29 per hour

Delivering food and groceries is one of the best part-time weekend side jobs for people who love going outside. This also suits people with cars and bikes.

23. Babysitting

Income potential: US$17 per hour

Do you love being around babies and kids? Then this is the perfect weekend side hustle for you!

Babysitting is a popular side hustle among teens and college students, but they’re also a good option for people who are patient and enjoy spending time with kids.

24. Pet Sitting & Dog Walking

Income potential: US$12.41 per hour

Pet sitting is more like a recreational activity than work if you’re an animal lover.

And plenty of clients will pay you a good amount of money for caring for their fur babies.

Another weekend gig that falls under this category is dog walking.

25. Work as an Uber driver

Income potential: US$18 per hour

Another great weekend side job for people with cars is Uber driving. But instead of food and groceries, you will be chauffeuring and “delivering” people.

26. House Sitting

Income potential: $36 per hour

Get paid by watching other people’s houses when they are away.

In most cases, people will travel or go on vacation during weekends, making housesitting a high-demand part-time weekend job.

27. Busking

Income potential: US$100 to $150 a day over weekends

If you have a talent for singing or playing instruments, you can start busking to earn extra money on weekends.

You can perform outside bars, on the plaza, at terminals, and on the street.

Who knows, you might get discovered like Ed Sheeran.

28. In-person tutoring or coaching

Income potential: US$26.94 per hour 

Besides online tutoring, which is typically done via a computer with a webcam, you can also tutor in person.

And just like online tutoring, you can basically teach anything based on your skills and expertise.

If you are a fitness expert, you can be a personal trainer and help individuals attain their fitness goals.

Are you an excellent dancer? Work as a part-time dance instructor.

Have a car? Teach someone how to drive.

If you are good in certain subjects like Math or Physics, or you have skills in website development, graphic design, or playing an instrument, you can also teach those.

29. Rent your car

Income potential: Between 60% to 75% of the rate set for your car

If you don’t have a use for your car during weekends but don’t want to work as an Uber driver, delivering groceries, or teaching someone how to drive, there is still hope.

You can rent your car and generate an extra source of income every weekend.

However, while you will not be driving your client personally, you will still need to go outside your home to meet up with them and hand them your car keys.

30. Part-time event planner

Income potential: US$24 per hour

If you have a knack for planning and organizing various events like weddings, birthdays, conventions, and festivals, working as an event planner on weekends is perfect for you.

Your job is to ensure everything goes to plan and ensure that the event will succeed.

Part of your job as a planner is to contact different suppliers, catering, hosts, and the cleaning crew that will take care of the venue after the event.

31. Event Photographer

Income potential: US$39 per hour

Besides selling selfies and photos online, people with skills and a passion for photography can also make extra money as event photographers.

You can work on weekends and shoot photos during weddings, retirements, birthdays, and other events.

32. Get part-time jobs at your local shops and establishments

Income potential: Depends on your part-time job

Many small business owners need extra employees during weekends, which is often their busiest time.

This option is best suited for students who would rather spend time making money than doing nothing at home.

Here are some in-demand part-time job positions you can consider:

• Cook for a restaurant
• Waiter or waitress
• DJ or music performer
• Bartender
• Busboy
• Clerk
• Shopkeeper
• Store Assistant

33. Become a Part-Time Tour Guide

Income potential: $15.54 per hour

Tourism is slowly recovering since the pandemic, and you can take advantage of this great opportunity to make extra money on weekends as a part-time tour guide.

This gig is perfect if you are knowledgeable about your city, familiar with various hometown stories and legends, and know how to safely get to your local tourist spots.

You must also be able to make friends quickly with local businesses and be comfortable talking to strangers.

34. Part-time Delivery Driver

Income potential: US$16 per hour

And finally, one of the easiest ways to earn a little extra cash during weekends is to work as a part-time delivery driver.

For instance, delivery service companies like UPS and FedEx hire both part-time and full-time drivers.

The Bottom Line

Whoever you are, whatever your skills are, and no matter where you are, there are plenty of profitable weekend side jobs you can choose from.

Whether you’re looking for the best side jobs from home, a way to make money on the road, or a small business you can start with low cost, we hope this guide can help you find one that suits your preference.

If you are creative, you could do a couple of weekend jobs simultaneously, earning multiple income streams.

It could be babysitting and starting a blog, it could be dog walking and renting out your car, and it could be any combination. Most importantly, you need to be comfortable with it. Don’t overdo it!

Which Weekend Side Job is the One for You?

Whatever weekend side job you choose, make sure that it is something you love doing or have the skills for.

Also, take note that some part-time jobs require specific tools and equipment.

And finally, see to it that the income potential of your chosen side hustle aligns with your financial goals.

Anyway, we hope you find a great weekend job through this list.