College: Looking for Part-Time Work

When I started college, I got a part-time, on-campus job working in the university cafeteria. I was paid minimum wage (which at the time was somewhere in the neighborhood of $5.75 an hour). It wasn’t a job that offered unimaginable riches, but it did help me buy books, food, and have a little fun (I was there on scholarship, and my parents paid for my housing).

After two years, I decided to be a Resident Adviser in the dorms. That meant a free room, so my parents paid for my meal plan. I had a small stipend that covered other expenses, and I signed up as a substitute to fill at the cafeteria for a few extra bucks when someone couldn’t work. It was a pretty good gig, and one that helped me limit the debt I got into. (If I hadn’t been such an idiot about finances in college, it would have helped me remain entirely debt-free.)

Getting a part-time job is a good idea in college. You still have time to study, and you can make a little extra money. College Spot has a list of 10 part-time jobs (some of them off-campus) that are ideal for college students:

1. Computer Lab Assistant
2. Food Server
3. Babysitter
4. Hotel Desk Clerk
5. Library Assistant
6. Telemarketer
7. Mail Center Attendant
8. Customer Service Rep
9. Bank Teller
10. Fitness Trainer/Aerobic Instructor

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