3. Nanny or Babysitter
Another one of the part-time jobs for seniors you see advertised is being a nanny or babysitter. And while this may sound like something that high schoolers would do, parents are going to prefer another adult watch over their kids than trust a distracted middle schooler, no matter how much cheaper it would be.
Think about it this way: you can offer them services that they cannot get anywhere else. You can pick them up after kindergarten or school and stay with them until their parents come home. You can also help them with the school if you can, and the parents will be happy to know that there’s someone there to look after them when they cannot. This doesn’t have to be one of those part-time jobs for seniors that you do all the time since you can offer your services whenever you want.
The hours can be flexible, and you do not have to commit to looking after a child 24/7 like full-time child care would demand from you. Like with tutoring, you can start small in your neighborhood and through referrals from friends and family, and you will soon be able to have a steady influx of “customers” to look after!
Number 4 needs better research….”pays decently”? Been a Uber driver over 7 years, Uber drivers received 80% of what riders paid to Uber, since passage of Ca prop 22, in 85% of accepted rides, Uber has added insurance, even as they admit they are NOT an insurance company, broker or affiliated with any insurance company, priced from $1 as high as $10, taxes and other “miscellaneous” deductions from drivers that comes in some cases almost 47% for drivers…..pays decently? Hardly, even for retired seniors like myself