In today's economy, sometimes working the traditional 9-to-5 isn't enough to make ends meet, so it's only natural for employees to try and find supplementary income — they just need to
Forty-five percent of working Americans currently have a side hustle, according to employee recruitment site Zippia, 30% of which said they needed the extra money to cover basic costs. To help employees struggling to make ends meet, The Small Business Blog, a digital resource for small business owners, recently ranked some of the
"We know that more people are working side gigs than ever before," says Brian Westfall, principal analyst at software insight platform Capterra. "Especially for younger workers, side gigs have become commonplace. As for why, we can look at factors such as higher cost of living, inflation and student loan debt."
In order to create its ranking, The Small Business Blog studied several websites to create
Dropshipping, which is when a third party resells products for other retailers, topped the blog's list with over 50,000 monthly searches, followed by more traditional gig jobs like Uber driving, freelancing and dog walking. And while working these part-time jobs requires employees to manage their time well, companies aren't necessarily opposed to employees' finding new streams of income. In fact, 54% of businesses take
"Side gigs allow workers to go out there and pursue passions and develop skill sets that they can then bring back to their primary job feeling refreshed," Westfall says. "Most gig jobs not only have low barriers to entry and provide some passive income on the side, employees can also do them at all hours of the day without causing conflict at their primary job."
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