"Side hustles for teachers" comes with "in the summer", "from home", "online" and "reddit". Teachers have two different years, so here are twelve sorted by which one they fit.
During the school year#
- Tutoring and test prep: $30 to $80 an hour; the best pay per hour a teacher can get, and parents are already asking.
- Selling curriculum and materials: per sale, compounding.
- Exam scoring: seasonal, per session, from home.
- Online teaching in the evenings: hourly.
- Proctoring: per exam.
- Translation if you have a language: per word.
- Coaching a sport or a club: a stipend.
- Writing: educational content pays per piece.
In the summer#
- Summer camps and summer school: the classic, a wage.
- Tour guiding: seasonal, hourly plus tips; licensed in some cities (how to become a tour guide in NYC).
- Event work: festivals and conferences by the day.
- Local Friend: Local Friend on Roavi (disclosure: our platform): you list free, set an hourly rate (most list $15 to $50; New York, San Francisco and Tokyo at the top), and visitors or newcomers to your city message you free to spend a few hours with you, platonic and in public: food, a game, a neighbourhood, a first weekend. You are paid directly and Roavi takes no commission. A person reviews your profile (18+, verified email, three real photos) before it goes live. Volume depends on your city: strong in Santo Domingo, Medellín, Bogotá, Mexico City, Buenos Aires and New York, thin in most other US cities today. Teachers have the two things visitors pay for, free weekdays in summer and the ability to explain a place, and a profile that says "teacher, free all summer, I will show you the real city" is a specific one.
Which to start with#
Test prep for the year, a Local Friend profile for the summer; neither costs anything to begin.
Your rate, your hours, no commission, no membership between you and the people who message.
Become a Local FriendOther professions: side hustles for nurses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best side hustles for teachers?
During the year: tutoring and test prep ($30 to $80 an hour), selling curriculum, exam scoring, online teaching in the evenings, proctoring. In summer: camps, tour guiding, and Local Friend in a visited city, where teachers' explaining skills and free days are exactly what visitors book, at a rate you set.What can a teacher do in the summer for money?
Summer camps and summer school, tutoring, tour guiding (licensed in cities like New York), exam scoring, and being a Local Friend: showing visitors your city by the hour at your own rate, no commission on Roavi, with the free weekdays most people with this side hustle do not have.
This article was written with the help of AI and reviewed by the Roavi team.