Summer 2024 gigs range from seasonal jobs at resorts to part-time jobs staffing concerts and events. Others allow you to spend time playing side gigs while enjoying the sunshine.
Where can I find great gigs in summer 2024?
seasonal jobs
If you’re a student or retired and have a summer off, a seasonal job may be your best option. They often walk a fine line between work and vacation. Please do not make any mistakes. The work is realistic and sometimes long hours.
However, these jobs also include working at resorts, lodges, and national parks, where the environments and free time options are unique and attractive. This may also depend on the nature of the job.
Some of the options:
- Become a “climb coordinator” or horse “wrangler” at Sanborn Western Camp in Colorado.
- Work as a bartender or barista on Mackinac Island.
- He is a wilderness trip leader at Camp Nebagamon in Wisconsin.
- Join our staff at a luxury resort on Martha’s Vineyard or the Virgin Islands
- Become an Activities Director at a Resort in Montana
Indeed, many of these positions pay only slightly above minimum wage. However, they often provide free or discounted housing and meals, as well as access to resort activities. So, although I don’t have a lot of income, I have very few expenses. This makes it easy to save most of the money you earn.
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CoolWorks and VagaJobs both post seasonal jobs from resort locations across the country. Xanterra Jobs specializes in resorts located within national parks such as Yellowstone, Glacier, Death Valley, Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Rocky Mountains, and Zion.
Finally, SeasonWorkers can help you find a job abroad. However, there is one caveat to this site. SeasonWorkers intersperses a list of paid jobs with internships for workers. pay. Carefully scrutinize these listings to make sure you’re paying what you’re paying for, and not the other way around.
Event staff dispatch
During the summer concert season, event staff are in high demand to seat guests and work concessions while attending concerts, comedy shows, and plays.
A site called Qwick helps people with hospitality and events experience find temporary jobs in 20 U.S. cities. These jobs range from helping with catering services at weddings. Staffing booths at auto shows and home expos. I take tickets and act as an usher at concerts. One problem: there is no training and not much time to understand, so at least he needs a year of relevant experience.
Other sites that hire temporary workers for events include Instawork, Wonolo, and BlueCrew.
Holding a tour
If you’re an extrovert who likes showing people around the city, summer is the perfect time to make money doing it.
Two sites, Viator and ToursByLocals, allow individuals to create tours that can be offered through these sites. Set the agenda, price, and schedule. The site simply markets your tour to interested travelers.
If you’re interested in guided tours for others, US Ghost Adventures is hiring freelance tour guides and offers ghost tours in over 60 cities nationwide. Pay is $25 per tour, plus $25 optional bonus and tips.
face-to-face marketing
Two marketing companies hire freelancers to tour malls and neighborhoods handing out materials and discount coupons for local businesses.
Both Field Day and Oppizi pay freelancers between $15 and $35 an hour, depending on the assignment, and hire freelancers for gigs that typically last from three hours to two weeks.
house and pet sitter
As the holiday season picks up, so does the demand for people to take care of their homes and pets while their owners are away.
The best place to advertise your availability for this job is on Rover. Rover allows prospective house sitters and pet sitters to specify what types of pets they would like to see. Do they watch it at your house or at their own house? and the daily rate. There is no cost to register as a housekeeper or pet sitter. However, reservations are subject to a site fee.
The only downside to this site is that it has a lot of competition. And those with lots of reviews tend to appear at the top of local search queues. One savvy sitter told me that she balanced her rates by lowering them in the first few months of her site, ensuring that her rates were the lowest in her area until she accumulated dozens of positive reviews. Ta. He also printed business cards with Rover’s “address” and distributed them to local travel agents and veterinarians. He now works full time for Rover and earns a hefty five-figure salary.
March 25, 2024