Did you know that the term “side hustle” has been around since the 1950s?
Here’s a passage from the Aug. 12, 1950 edition of The Chicago Defender: “Alex Barnes of The Capitol Times was doing a public relations job at the conference as a side hustle.”
Bottom line: Americans have been doing this side gig thing for a long time now. By all indications, the gig economy will continue to power ahead in the years to come.
Of course, technology has come a long way since the middle of the 20th century. The advent of online platforms has opened the floodgates for side gig opportunities.
According to a 2021 survey by Pew Research Center, 16% of adult Americans have used an online gig platform to generate income. Their work includes delivering groceries and restaurant food, driving for a ride-hailing service, and doing household errands.
Those gigs, of course, are some of the more common ones—wait till you see the comprehensive list! A quick glance makes it crystal clear that the side hustle culture is a colorful, exciting world to explore.
Care to explore it now? Check below to see the ultimate list of side gigs.
Affiliate Marketing
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App Development
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Auto Detailing
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Babysitting
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Baking
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Bartending
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Becoming a Balloon Artist
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Becoming a Bouncer
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Becoming a Doula
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Becoming a Driving Instructor
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Becoming a Notary
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Becoming a Text Chat Operator
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Becoming a Referee
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Becoming a Tour Guide
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Becoming an Influencer
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Becoming a Handyman
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Birth Support Services
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Blogging
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Book Flipping
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Book Reviews
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Building a Sales Funnel
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Buying and Flipping Websites
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Calligraphy
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Captioning Videos
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Car Washing
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Carpet Cleaning
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Childcare Services
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City Guide Writing
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Cleaning Houses
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Coaching Sports
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Coding
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Completing Micro Tasks
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Computer Repair
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Consulting
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Content Editing
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Cooking and Meal Prep
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Copywriting
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Creating a Membership Website
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Creating a Monthly Box Subscription Service
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Creating Content on YouTube
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Creating Corporate Training Events
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Creating Custom Gifts
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Creating Custom Nutrition and Meal Plans
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Creating Social Media Content
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Creating Worksheets or Templates
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Cryptocurrency Mining
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Cryptocurrency Trading
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Customer Service
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CV Writing
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Dancing
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Data Entry
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Designing and Selling T-Shirts
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Designing Logos
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Digital Marketing
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DJ-ing
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Dog Training
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Doing People’s Makeup
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Donating Plasma
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Downloading Apps
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Driving for Uber
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Editing Podcasts
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Editing Videos
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Email Marketing
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Fashion Consulting
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Financial Advising
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Fitness Instruction
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Flier Distribution
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Flipping Cars
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Food Delivery
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Freelancing on Upwork
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Furniture Assembly
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Gaming
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Garage Sales
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Gardening
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Ghostwriting
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Graphic Design
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Grocery Delivery
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Gutter Cleaning
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Hairstyling
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Hauling Services
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Helping People Move
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Home Staging
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Hosting a Webinar
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Hosting Estate Sales
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House Painting
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House-Sitting
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Interior Decorating
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Internet Marketing Consulting
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Investing in Vending Machines
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Joining a Clinical Trial
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Launching a Print-on-Demand Store
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Laundry Service
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Lawn Mowing
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Licensing Content
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Modeling
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Movie/TV Extra
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Mug Printing
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Music Lessons
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Music Mixing and Mastering
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Mystery Shopping
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Narrating Audiobooks
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Newspaper Delivery
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Offering Beauty Advice Online
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Online Ads Managing
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Online Arbitrage
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Online Tutoring
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Party Planning
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Peer-to-Peer Lending
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Personal Assistance
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Personal Training
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Pet Grooming
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Photography
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Picking Up People’s Trash
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Podcasting
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Pool Cleaning
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Preparing Tax Returns
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Product Delivery
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Programming
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Project Managing
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Proofreading
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Raw Land Flipping
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Real Estate Investing
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Recharging Electric Scooters
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Refurbishing and Re-Selling Used Furniture
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Removal Services
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Renting Out Your Car
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Renting Out Your RV
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Renting Out Baby Gear
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Renting Out Storage Space
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Renting Out Your Parking Space
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Renting Out a Spare Room
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Repairing Appliances
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Reselling on Amazon
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Ride-Share Driving
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Running a Speed Dating/Event Business
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Selling Advertising Space on Your Vehicle
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Selling Craft
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Selling Digital Designs
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Selling Handmade Soap
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Selling Information Products
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Selling Lesson Plans
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Selling NFTs
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Selling Old Clothes
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Selling on Etsy
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Selling Online Workshops
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Selling Printables
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Selling Products Online
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Selling Scrap Metal
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Selling Services on Fiverr
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Selling Stock Photos
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Selling Used Goods on eBay
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Selling Your Art
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SEO Services
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Sewing and Alterations
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Shoveling Snow
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Sign Language Interpreting
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Sign Spinning
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Signing Up for Focus Groups
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Site Testing
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Social Media Managing
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Sound Editing and Post-Production
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Starting a Food Truck
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Starting a Twitch Stream
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Starting a Wholesale Business
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Stock Trading
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Storing People’s Stuff in Your House
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Taking Online Surveys
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Teaching a Class on Skillshare
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Teaching a Cooking Class
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Teaching a Language
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Teaching Yoga
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Testing Video Games or Apps
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Transcription
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Translation
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Travel Planning
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Tutoring
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User Testing
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Using TaskRabbit
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Virtual Assistance
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Virtual Bookkeeping
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Vlogging
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Voiceover Acting
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Walking Dogs
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Watching Ads for Money
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Web Designing
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Web Researching
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Wedding Officiating
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Wedding Planning
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Window Cleaning
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WordPress Developing
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Working as a Personal Shopper
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Working as a Waiter
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Working as an Insurance Billing Specialist
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Working at a Market or Festival
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Working for a Caterer
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Working with Seniors
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Writing an eBook
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Writing and Licensing Music
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Writing Books, Guides, and Planners
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Looking a side hustle? We’ve got you covered. Just head over to our side gigs page.
