5 Great Side Jobs That Pay Well In New Orleans

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Good jobs that pay well and come with crazy flexibility are far and few between. But the good news is that that kind of employment can be found.

We’re going to show you some great side jobs you can do in New Orleans and pretty much any other large metropolitan city.

How Can I Make An Extra $1,000 A Month?

There are not many side jobs that immediately pay you $1,000 a month, but there are some that can generate that kind of income once you’ve set it up and built it for a while.

Blog Your Way To Big Money

One job in particular that can actually give you an extra $1,000 a month is blogging. You’ll need several things to make this happen:

Website
Social media accounts
Ability to write

To really get some traffic, you’ll need to have a niche that draws attention and some steady content to write about.

If you’re looking at a niche, make sure your content is unique and that your reputation is worth people’s attention. Some top blog sites are:

Blogger
Squarespace
Tumblr
Weebly
Wix
WordPress

The jobs we’ll highlight come from FlexJobs, which has some of the best flexible job opportunities we’ve seen.

Here Are 6 Side Jobs That Pay Well

Interpreter

Pay: $20/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote

Online ESL Teacher

Pay: $16/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote, freelance

Resume Writer

Pay: $19/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote, freelance, flexible schedule

Tech Support

Pay: $17/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote, freelance, alternative schedule

Travel Consultant

Pay: $18/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote, alternative schedule

Tutor

Pay: $17/hour
Type of flexibility: Part-time, remote, flexible schedule, freelance

Final Word

If you’re serious about creating a side gig, don’t think that it’s not going to take some time and commitment. You actually may find that you will spend more time (initially) setting up your side gig than your real job, but that should be only in the set-up phase.

The goal of a side gig is to generate big income in a supplementary way so as not to interfere with your “real” job or take up a lot of time.

The experts say jobs are plentiful right now, but as we all know, it’s hard to find enjoyable employment. That’s why it behooves you to research any job opportunity that you find.

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.