Most side-hustle lists are for people who want to work alone at a laptop. If you'd rather be paid to talk to people, here's the other list, with indicative 2026 rates.
1. Local Friend#
Show visitors your city the way a friend would: where to eat, which neighbourhood, a game, the night. You set an hourly rate (commonly $25 to $50 in US cities), Roavi lists you free and takes no commission. It is the side hustle where being good company is the whole job. How it works.
2. Tour guide#
Walking, food or history tours, with a company or freelance. How much tour guides make.
3. Event staffing#
Concerts, stadiums, conventions, festivals. $16 to $30 an hour through agencies, in bursts.
4. Brand ambassador#
Sampling, demos, trade-show booths, pop-ups. $20 to $35 an hour; outgoing people get rebooked.
5. Bartending#
$25 to $50 an hour with tips on good nights; a short course and a weekend shift to start.
6. Fitness classes#
Spin, yoga, HIIT, dance, after a certification: $25 to $60 a class.
7. Party and event host#
Kids' parties, trivia nights, karaoke, game nights at bars.
8. Tutoring#
One-to-one in person, where personality matters as much as the subject.
9. Rideshare#
For people who like talking to strangers; pay depends on city and hours.
10. Sales#
Commission-based sales of things you'd recommend anyway, part-time.
Which fit your hours#
Almost all of them run on evenings and weekends, which is the point: the people you'd be talking to are free then too.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best side hustle for an extrovert?
The ones where talking to people is the job: showing visitors your city as a Local Friend, guiding tours, brand-ambassador and event work, bartending, and teaching fitness classes. They pay for the thing extroverts already do well, and most fit evenings and weekends.Which extrovert side hustles pay the most per hour?
Freelance tour guiding and Local Friend (you set the rate, commonly $25 to $50 an hour in US cities), bartending with tips ($25 to $50 an hour on good nights), fitness instruction ($25 to $60 a class) and brand ambassador work at big events ($20 to $35 an hour).