In December 2010, U.S. News & World Report listed on-campus tour guide on top of its "10 Paying College Jobs That Look Good on Your Résumé" list. This kind of work involves showing prospective students and their families around the college campus. The job pays you while you improve your speaking and presentation skills. Such skills will enhance your ability to deliver message whether your career will involve persuading, educating, informing, or selling. If you are studying journalism, for instance, you learn how to communicate effectively with people as you talk to strangers. While you provide college visitors with information about your college, you can also learn about the visitors you serve.
A barista is an employee at a coffee house who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks. Starbucks has a heavy presence in American colleges. You do not need to commute to go to work, because most likely there is a Starbucks coffee shop within your campus. Apart from convenience, Starbucks offers a lot of fringe benefits for a student employee such as medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision coverage, according to walletpop.com, a consumer finance site that ranked the job on top of its "10 Best Part-Time Jobs for College Students" in 2010. As of 2011, a barista at Starbucks earns up to $13 per hour, depending on the location. At skill level, you will learn customer relations.
You will be exposed to the real world without ever leaving the campus if you decide to join the Information Technology support at your college. In 2010, U.S. & World Report listed On-Campus IT Support on its "10 Paying College Jobs That Look Good on Your Résumé." When you join the IT support team you will be able to diagnose and solve technical problems for students as well as lecturers. Alternatively, you could work at a campus computer store where you can sell computers to fellow students. Walletpop.com listed computer store worker on its "10 Best Part-Time Jobs for College Students." According to the website, Apple offers tuition assistance to student workers, depending on the location of the store. You can also benefit from substantial discounts on computers and other Apple electronic gadgets.
It is easy to despise waiter or waitress job when you are attending college, yet it offers a lot of benefits. You do not only make good money from your paycheck and generous tips, you gain customer-service or team building skills. The job brings you in direct contact with customers. This job made it on U.S. News & World Report's "10 Paying College Jobs That Look Good on Your Résumé" in 2010. The other benefit is that your employers can work a schedule that accommodates your college timetable. Most restaurants are always hiring, you can work when you have to and leave when you need to devote all your time on studies.