Seasonal work can include picking and packing fruits and vegetables on farms, commercial orchards and vineyards. Assembly line packaging is offered seasonally at canneries and fruit and vegetable markets where you can get full-time or part-time work during the summer break. Gardening jobs like lawn mowing and leaf litter clearing are also seasonal, providing regular mowing jobs in summer and leaf clearing in the fall.
University professors, doctoral students and privately funded research projects offer part-time research assistant jobs to students that are often advertised on college bulletin boards and through student union newsletters. Obtaining research assistant work within your academic field can enrich your knowledge and provide valuable work experience for your resume.
Work as a part time tutor for high school or elementary school students is also a great casual job that offers a generous hourly rate. Posting an advertisement for your services in your local area is the best way to get this type of work. Teaching conversational English to foreign students also pays a good hourly rate and provides excellent experience for students learning to be teachers.
Easy-to-get casual jobs like delivering pizza, waitressing and supermarket shelf filling mostly entail night or evening work and are popular jobs for students as shift work does not generally conflict with class timetables. Bar work is another easy to get job for evenings and weekends although some state law requires a minimum age of 21, while in other states it is 18.
Baby sitting jobs are often advertised on bulletin boards and in newspapers, requiring a student to watch over children while they sleep. You can use this quiet time for study or relaxation as baby sitting does not usually entail many duties.
Thousand of positions are advertised each year for post office jobs across the U.S. as backfill positions sorting, delivering and handling mail as well as security positions and driving mail vans. Many part time positions are available, including some night shift work in mail sorting offices across the nation that are suitable for students attending day classes. All U..S Postal Service jobs are advertized internally.