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- Consultant
- Athletic Coach
- TutorIQ
- Tax Preparer
- Bookkeeper
- Medical Biller/Coder
- Virtual Assistant
- Customer Service Representative
- Blogger
- Pet Sitter/Dog Walker
- Hotel Concierge
- Driver
- Event Staff
- Substitute Teacher or Aide
- Wal-Mart Greeter
- Help those less experienced than you
- Share your expertise which only you have
- Often, you can work from anywhere
- Check with your tax accountant or legal staff to ensure your income is within a range that will keep your government assistance rolling in
- You need expertise of some sort to get started
Athletic Coach
Tutor
Tax Preparer
- You can use your highly specialized professional knowledge
- Everyone respects a tax preparer
- You’ll have practice to be able to complete your own taxes
- You’ll keep your brain sharp
- You need to do your job with careful attention to detail or you can get in a lot of trouble for doing the job incorrectly
Bookkeeper
Medical Biller/Coder
Virtual Assistant
Customer Service Representative
- Great for a retiree who is a people person
- Connect with a diverse group of exciting humans on a regular basis
- Meet people from all walks of life
- Doesn’t usually require lots of experience in a specialized field
- Starting pay is generally among the bottom range of the jobs on our list
- You need to love serving people
Blogger
Pet Sitter/Dog Walker
- Spend time with pets you love without being committed to them for the long-term
- You get to meet new and interesting pets every day as well as recurring guests
- You can streamline your services to take care of lots of pets at the same time and make more money
- Caring for others’ pets is a big responsibility
- There’s a lot of messy work involved in cleaning up after pets
Hotel Concierge
- Create memorable experiences for guests
- Deal with people when they’re in a great mood on vacation
- Experience a high-class kind of customer (for the most part)
- Sometimes, guest situations can get difficult to handle
- Working for a hotel is a lot different from staying at one
- You have to be ready to handle any situation a guest throws at you
Driver
- Most retirees are already qualified
- Rideshare apps make it easy to find work
- Rideshare apps let you set your own hours
- You get to travel to interesting places and meet new people
- You can make a ton of money by getting licensed to drive a semi-truck or other specialized vehicle
- Both independent driver employers and rideshare apps take a cut of your pay
- Driving is a serious responsibility in which the safety of your client is in your hands
- Some driving jobs require special licensing
Event Staff
- Fun experience where you directly see the impact you make on other people
- Great opportunity to meet new people
- Great opportunity for those who love to serve others
- Be a part of exciting events marking important milestones in people’s lives, like weddings or birthdays
- Temp agencies are easy ways to land these jobs
- You have to love serving people to take on a job like this
- Hours can be long
- You often have to serve lots of food without eating it