lettuchi Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 What's a good part-time job for graduate students if your stipend just doesn't cut the mustard? What sort of jobs are you all working? In general, is it easy to find a job on campus? How do you balance an off campus job with graduate life requirements like meetings and classes? Thanks for any info you can share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthropologygeek Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Being a tutor for students athletes on campus. nhyn and Bukharan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eigen Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Make sure that your funding terms will allow you to hold alternate employment- many university TA/RA positions exclude outside jobs. That said, tutoring is usually lucrative and nearly always allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
communications13 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 You may also qualify for a work study position that at some universities can be as few as 2 or 3 hours a week, not much, but a nice easy bonus each week. If your funding allows it you should be able to find work in the Student Union, campus rec or a department may have a few OPS positions available. There is also the option to work off campus if you can find a job, after school programs for orgs that serve the local children, waiting tables can bring in quite a bit of money and some places will let you work one night a week if you commit to working the busiest weekend night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmacnomad Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) During my masters I taught yoga and kickboxing a few times per week and got paid $30 an hour. It was great because I got to work out/ de-stress and didn't have to stare at books or a computer. It was great and I'm hoping to do the same during my PhD! Edited February 22, 2011 by jmacnomad mssyAK and Adelaide9216 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuchi Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Thanks! Great ideas, everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I used to work in the ticket office of a theater when I was a MA student. A lot of it was time where I just waited for phone calls, so I could get some reading done while getting paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just to clarify - international students wouldn't be able to have a part time job, right? At least not off campus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhyn Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Just to clarify - international students wouldn't be able to have a part time job, right? At least not off campus? you can work on-campus. there are 2 options, OPT and CPT for off-campus employment. Both have to be related to your area of training/study. You can look them up and see what the conditions are like The paperwork costs money and is kind of annoying, but you might be able to gain valuable internship/experience outside of your department that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 you can work on-campus. there are 2 options, OPT and CPT for off-campus employment. Both have to be related to your area of training/study. You can look them up and see what the conditions are like The paperwork costs money and is kind of annoying, but you might be able to gain valuable internship/experience outside of your department that way. Cool. Thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopehope Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 research assistant ... pays like 15 an hour .. taxed .. and should not exceed 10 hours a week i guess .. ONLY in Summer and breaks!! Not too bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopehope Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 on campus they can work in any field .. like in the library or cafeteria .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner24 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Often off-campus jobs that tend to be busier on weekends - restaurants, food services, retail - will let you work one or two weekend shifts a week, which shouldn't get in the way of responsibilities. Especially if it's near campus or in a college town, employers are accustomed to employing students with flexible scheduling needs. Best of luck. Edited February 23, 2011 by Gunner24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Behavioral Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I highly recommend this movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1504300/ Most of (if not all) the employees featured in the documentary were graduate students. Great movie. Great people. Really funny stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettuchi Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'll check it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a fragrant plant Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 I'm hoping to continue working as an interpreter/translator. The pay rate is about $22-$35 USD. The work is very flexible, perfect for PhDs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 There's always babysitting! I make quite a lot doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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