Teachers can earn some extra cash (and enjoy a change of pace) from the comfort of home during the summer. Here are ten flexible online summer jobs for teachers so you can achieve that ideal work-life balance during your vacation months.
When that final bell rings on the last day of school, summer begins and gives teachers a much-needed break from the hustle and bustle of the school year. The Monday through Friday routine is temporarily put on hold for the next 60+ days as teachers and students enjoy their vacations during summer vacation.
But that two-to-three-month break from school isn’t necessarily made up of fun-filled, leisure-filled days. Many teachers spend the summer months preparing for the new school year or take a seasonal job to supplement their income.
10 Flexible Online Summer Jobs for Teachers
After 180 days in the classroom following a lesson plan, sticking to a set schedule for the summer can be a less-than-ideal work arrangement for teachers on vacation.
Fortunately, teachers have several online summer job options that offer plenty of flexibility and enough freedom to earn extra money while still having plenty of time for summer fun.
With these ten awesome sides of summer vacation, every teacher has the perfect summer job option.
1. Preparation
For students who struggle in certain subjects, getting some extra help from a summer tutor can make all the difference in building the building blocks for success in the new school year.
With recent advancements in technology and emergence of platforms Prep, teachers can apply their teaching skills and become online tutors. This part-time summer job idea lets you set your own schedule and work as many or as few hours as you want.
With Preply, you can set your hourly rate (most tutors on this site earn $15-$25 per hour).
Since Preply offers more than 100 subjects (including foreign languages and some hobbies), you can enjoy sharing your knowledge of the things you love and making a difference in students’ lives.
Although Preply is a popular platform, you can find work as an online tutor with many sites Kaplan, EdmentumAnd Course Hero.
2. Teacher salary teachers
Teacher salary teacher(TPT) is an online marketplace designed specifically for educators. This easy-to-use platform is perfect for selling your original classroom creations like lesson plans and worksheets. You can even sell physical products and other educational resources that you no longer need.
TeachersPayTeachers is a great platform to be a part of during summer. And it’s one of those rare summer gigs that offers passive income in the fall and beyond since digital products can be created once and sold over and over again.
Signing up to TeachersPayTeachers is free, and as a seller, you will have two membership options:
Basic membership is free, but you will be charged $0.30 per asset purchased and a 55% royalty on each sale.
Premium membership comes with a $59.95 annual fee but offers a more substantial royalty of 80% on gross sales. You will pay a $0.15 transaction fee for each resource whose total total is less than $3.
Whether you choose Basic or Premium, teachers get paid once a month via PayPal, direct deposit, Venmo or wire transfer for sales made in the previous month.
Now TPT is also an offer Publisher Membership, allows you to offer your products to over 8 million teacher members with no annual fee This option is purely a self-service store that works for teacher-sellers with unlimited product inventory. With a publisher membership, there is a 50/50 split on asset sales
3. Only answer experts
As an online personal research assistant tool, JustAnswer helps busy people save time by answering their questions with detailed and accurate answers.
Here’s how it works: Clients submit a question and one of JustAnswer’s experts in that area works to answer it. The final product is then delivered to the client.
when you Join JustAnswer As an expert, you get paid to answer homework questions and essentially become an online tutor on your own schedule. Or if you have skills in computers, technology and more, you can be hired as an expert in that field.
According to JustAnswer, experts make an average of $2,000-$7,000 monthly! When you apply, expect to wait two weeks to hear back.
Once accepted, you’ll have this super flexible summer job option that allows you to work whenever and however you want. Simply log in and claim any available questions. Then get to work answering them and get paid your extra income via direct deposit, Venmo or PayPal.
4. Now prepare
PrepNow is an online tutoring company that aims to provide personalized test preparation services to its students. As a PrepNow tutor, you will primarily support US students preparing for the SAT, ACT, or PSAT standardized tests.
This flexible summer job can easily become a side gig in the new school year because PrepNow will work around your busy schedule; You just tell them what times and days work best for you.
ideal PrepNow Tutor Several requirements must be met, including:
- At least two years teaching or tutoring experience.
- Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college or university.
- A composite score of 28 on the ACT or 650 on the Math SAT and SAT Verbal/CR.
5. Online Test Scorer
Although most student tests today are graded by computer, a significant portion still requires the attention of the human eye. Essays, written short answers, and portfolios are reviewed individually—often by a large home-based workforce. That’s where you come in!
As a work-from-home test scorer, you evaluate student tests online fairly and consistently using a standardized rubric. Although a teaching experience is advantageous (and preferred), training will be provided.
There are many companies that hire test scorers to grade student responses on standardized tests ranging from elementary to college-level content. Pay typically ranges from $10 to $20 per hour, and many scorers set their own schedule. Job availability is seasonal, with demand peaking during the spring and summer months when high school students prepare for college.
Here’s a look at some companies that hire work-at-home test scorers:
- the law – The ACT is a college readiness test that includes written short-answer questions and essays. The ACT employs readers to score essays online using special software. Scorers earn an average of $12 per hour.
- ETS – Educational Testing Services (ETS) employs online test scorers for various educational institutions. At any time, scorers can grade written answers, spoken responses, or portfolios from AP®, GRE®, or other tests. Scorers earn anywhere from $10-$20 per hour.
- Measure, Inc. – Measurement Inc. (MI) employs contract readers and reviewers to score student responses in reading, math, science, and social studies across all grade levels from elementary through high school.
6. Teach conversational English
You don’t have to be an ESL teacher to teach students a new language when you take a summer job as a conversational English teacher.
Join its global community Cambly Tutor And earn $0.17 ($10.20 per hour) per minute to talk to students on Cambly or $0.20 ($12.00 per hour) on Cambly Kids.
You can log in and work whenever you want, day or night. Cambly will ‘ring’ the dashboard when a student is ready to chat; Whether to answer or not is entirely up to you. Get paid weekly via PayPal.
7. Virtual Assistant
Virtual assistants (or VAs) are the unsung heroes of the online world. They provide invaluable administrative support to entrepreneurs, bloggers and executives from their own homes.
Your skill set and experience determine the services you can offer as a VA, but the possibilities are endless. As a teacher, you already have several things you can bring to the table, such as organizational skills, research skills, data entry, editing, proofreading, and more.
Being a virtual assistant allows you to work as much or as little as you want into your schedule. Depending on your skills and experience and where you work, you can expect to earn around $15-$25 per hour as a VA. Find virtual assistant jobs at Peachtree VA, with courageor Byron.
8. Pet and dog walkers
If you love animals, you can earn some side income as a pet sitter or a dog walker. These services are extremely helpful for professionals who are on the go all day or who go on vacation and don’t want to take their pet to a kennel.
Some people even combine pet and house sitter services to earn more.
Dog walking is a summer job opportunity that allows you to socialize, get some exercise, and earn a little extra money.
Be aware that pay can vary quite a bit based on the services you offer, where you live, and where you pet sit (at a client’s home or your own). Check out on-demand sites like Rover to connect with potential clients.
9. Freelance writer
If you love working with the written word, consider becoming a freelance writer in your spare time. Whether you specialize in an area of expertise or can write about almost anything with some research, there are freelance writing opportunities for you.
Search sites like Upwork, GuruAnd freelancer Be prepared to find opportunities for writing jobs and respond quickly because competition can be fierce. Also, you can set your salary, but be prepared to back up your asking price with a killer writing sample.
10. Proofreader
As a teacher, you can’t help yourself from catching grammatical and spelling errors while reading. If so, proofreading may be the perfect online part-time job for you.
Entrepreneurs, bloggers, small companies, and big ones alike, all need proofreaders for a variety of materials (including blog posts). You can set your pay rate and accept clients on a case-by-case basis. Find jobs on various sites including Proofreading Services.com And Guru.
Conclusion: Earn on your own terms
Even though school is out, you’re probably still busy at work as you’re constantly developing new ways to introduce learning into your classroom. And, during the summer months, when lots of activities are happening, the last thing you want is to be completely tied down to a seasonal job.
With these summer jobs for teachers, you can easily prepare for the upcoming school year and earn extra money, leaving enough time to enjoy the summer season. In fact, these jobs are flexible enough that, who knows, maybe you’ll keep your summer job to supplement your income year-round — even when school is in session.
How do you make extra money during the summer months? Do you know of any other online summer jobs for teachers? Drop us a note. We would love to hear from you!
Originally published on June 10, 2016 Updated and republished in May 2023
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