Student jobs: earn extra with small jobs
Small jobs in your area, around your timetable. No fixed hours, no experience needed, and extra work in summer.
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Smarter than a standard part-time job
A regular part-time job gives security, small jobs give freedom. Many students do both.
- Around your timetable
- Work between lectures, in the evening or at the weekend. You decide when.
- Your own rate
- You agree your rate per job. For work in someone's home, the minimum wage is the lower limit.
- Close to home
- Find small jobs in your student city. No travel time, more study time.
- Build experience
- Learn practical skills and build a network for after your studies.
| Hospitality/retail | Small jobs | |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly pay | Collective agreement or minimum wage | Agree it yourself |
| Flexibility | Fixed schedule | You decide |
| Travel time | Often far | In your area |
| Security | Fixed hours | Changes every week |
| Boss | Manager | You |
Popular small jobs for students
These small jobs combine well with your studies:
Work out your student income
How much can you earn alongside your studies? Choose the type of small jobs and the number of hours you are available.
Tip for students:
Plan small jobs around your exam weeks: in busy weeks you don't commit to anything, in quiet weeks and the holidays you take on more.
Work out your earnings
What kind of jobs do you want to do?
Rate: €17-25/hour
On average you earn
€0/month
at 10 hours/week of gardening
Examples:
5 hours/week
€420/mo
10 hours/week
€840/mo
20 hours/week
€1680/mo
Earn extra in your student city
See what there is to do in your city.
Holiday work with small jobs
In summer there is often extra demand: gardens grow fast, many people move, and anyone going on holiday looks for someone for the children, the dog or the plants.
- Set up your profile in May or June, with your postcode, then you hear about it when a job comes up near you.
- Do a few jobs before the holidays. With a few good reviews, clients choose you sooner.
- Want to work full time for six weeks? Then a holiday job as an employee gives more security. Small jobs are ideal alongside it, or for the weeks you are not away.
Under 18? Then there are rules for how many hours you may work, see jobs for teenagers.
Small jobs or another student job?
Every job has its own pros and cons. As an employee you get at least the minimum wage for your age.
Small jobs in your area
+ Choose when yourself, your own rate, close to home
− Varying supply, you find your own jobs
Hospitality or a shop
+ Fixed hours, collective agreement pay, colleagues
− Weekend and evening shifts, less flexible
Tutoring
+ Combines well with your studies, often a higher rate
− You have to master the subject, busy around test weeks
Delivery
+ Flexible shifts, you are outdoors
− Weather and traffic, own bike or scooter needed
Babysitting
+ Evenings and weekends, fits around lectures
− Regular families want you often
Work out your real hourly pay: count your travel time and travel costs. And work that fits your studies looks good on your CV later.
Frequently asked questions from students
How much can I earn as a student?
Can I combine this with my studies?
Do I need experience?
Do I have to pay tax on what I earn?
Does this count towards my student finance?
Can I do small jobs in the summer holidays?
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