EdMIUMPart-time jobs are considered important by Indian students once they go abroad to study. There are various ways to earn that extra cash and interact with students from all over the world. Part time jobs in USA are an opportunity to gain knowledge about the student culture and life. The visa guidelines require that you only work for 20 hours a week and work only on campus. Students may work up to 20 hours a week during the school year, and up to 40 hours a week during vacations and breaks.
Part time Jobs in USA
Here are 10 most popular on-campus jobs that you can take up at American universities:
1. Library Monitor – Responsibilities in this job include maintaining the decorum and quiet atmosphere in the college library and supervision of study places. This is a job that will offer you a lot of quiet time to catch up on your own studies or to prepare for an upcoming exam.
2. Teaching Assistant –If you are devoted to your academics, you can apply for these academic posts. There are two types of profiles – “teaching fellows” are usually graduate students, whereas, “teaching assistants” could be graduate students too and they have less formal responsibilities like handing out and collecting assignments.
3. Tour Guide – Campus tours are a popular activity on college campuses in the United States. Since the American colleges are huge in size with a lot of historic architecture of importance, guided tours are a way to know the campus better. You can apply for this job in the second, third or fourth year when you are well acquainted with your campus.
4. Peer Tutor – You can decide when you work. If your university has a tutoring center, there might be a tutoring job you can apply for. Colleges that place a lot of importance on athletic programs usually hire tutors to work with athletes who don’t get enough time to study.
5. Academic Department Assistant – This is a clerical job where you will have to sort and file paper work. Departments generally give priority to students within the field. If you work within your own department, it’s a good chance to make connections and network with professors, along with understanding the functioning of your department.
6. Campus Tech Support –Ask your computer help desk for job openings. If you are computer savvy or majoring in a technical field, ask for a job at your college’s computer center. You will be required to work only in case of emergencies, so during the downtime, you can focus on your studies.
7. Production Assistant – In the United States, a college or university is known for its importance to extra-curricular activities like dances, concerts, comedy shows, and plays. All these events require a lot of backstage and technical work. You will get paid for your work and see all the shows for free as well.
8. University Book Store Assistant – All universities have a bookstore on campus that sells course books, reference books, fiction, along with school supplies. You will be able to get free books and supplies from your school.
9. Research Study Assistant – Research Assistant collects information or conduct research and assist professors for a particular subject. They also work with other researchers who require research assistants for any work.
10. Babysitter – University employees, including professors and administrative staff, usually choose college students as babysitters, so if you like working with children, check with your student employment office for openings available. Babysitters make good money (about $10-$15 per hour) and your hours will be used up differently on different days, depending on what age of kids you babysit.
