College residence halls often require night receptionists. Job responsibilities of a night receptionist usually include ensuring the security of the residence hall and respond to and report unusual or emergency situations. Night receptionist can help build problem-solving, communication and organization skills. Night-time receptionists may start from a basic pay rate as set by the college.
These are perhaps the most common night jobs among college students. There are a number of jobs such as food service attendants, hosts and hostesses as well as servers, bartenders and dishwashers. If you are good on your feet, outgoing and patient and do not mind hard work, you might want to consider working as a server. Upscale restaurants may offer greater hourly rate for servers and you get to keep your tips; you may also receive meal discounts. Bartender jobs require friendly honest individuals who can handle difficult and awkward situations. If washing dishes and cleaning up messes is not a problem for you, you could get a dishwasher job. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, waiters and waitresses made a median hourly income of $8.01 in May 2008 while bartenders made $8.54 and dishwashers earned $8.19.
You can find a range of night jobs in the retail sector in different departments, from the front desk to administrative level. Night desk assistants, store cashiers and warehouse workers are some retail night jobs you could consider. Retail jobs usually pay minimum wage.
If you have a way with kids, you could consider working as a babysitter. Nighttime babysitting can fetch you greater pay. You could search for babysitting jobs in your campus newspaper for college faculty and parents in the neighborhood. Once you put the kids down to sleep, you will have enough time to study. And if you are good at the job, you are sure to get word-of-mouth referrals and more work and, of course, more money. In May 2008, childcare workers earned a median hourly wage of $9.12, according to BLS.