What Jobs do Teachers Get in the Summer?

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The summer may represent vacation for students, but for teachers, it may be a time to earn extra money. Answering the question, “What jobs do teachers get in the summer?” has changed over the past few decades.

Depending on the agreement, some teachers don’t get paid during the summer. Others might get paid, but they now have a few months to work on an extra income.

When it comes to finding a job during the summer, as a teacher, it’s not always easy. Since you’ll be going back to teaching at the end of the summer, you may only have 10 or 12 weeks to work. Let’s look at some of the traditional jobs for teachers and non-traditional jobs for teachers during the summer break.

Traditional Jobs for Teachers in the Summer

Some jobs simply fit well for teachers during the summer and have been around for many years. Here are a few of the very traditional jobs you can enjoy during the summer, as a teacher.

Teach Summer School

Most schools offer a form of summer school for students struggling and possibly a form of summer school for those looking to get ahead. You can teach these classes for extra cash during the summer.

Tutoring

Another common job for teachers to take on during the summer is tutoring. For students trying to get ahead or for those in need of extra help, tutoring may be the answer.

Teach Adult Classes

Depending on where you live, you may be able to get a job teaching adults during the summer. It’s rather common for teachers to take on jobs teaching English as a second language during the summer.

Summer Babysitting

Some teachers don’t need to make a ton of extra money and will become a babysitter for the summer. This allows the teacher to put a little extra cash in their pocket without giving up the entire summer.

Camp Counselor

Summer is the time for summer camps and they need qualified people to help teach the kids fun things, such as arts, crafts, and sports. As a teacher, one of the best summer jobs you can find is becoming a camp counselor.

Since summer camps are usually over in August, you’ll be back to work with only a short break at the beginning and end of the summer.

Tour Guide

If you live in an area with tourist attractions, a summer job as a tour guide might just fit perfectly. The summer season is the peak season in many locations for tourists and they will need extra tour guides.

Restaurant Work

In some areas of the country, the summer season gets very busy for restaurants and bars, especially near lakes. If this is the case for you, it’s possible to work as a server or bartender throughout the summer and make extra cash.

These more traditional jobs all fit for teachers during the summer. They offer the flexibility to go back to work when school starts, yet you can still make some cash during the summer.

Non-Traditional Jobs for Teachers During the Summer

While teachers have been performing these traditional types of jobs for decades, there may be a better fit for you. Some of the non-traditional jobs may allow you to work from home, build an income that will continue during the school year, and make more money. Let’s look at a few of the best non-traditional jobs for teachers during the summer.

Freelance writing

You’re a well-educated individual with above-average writing skills, so freelance writing fits very well within your wheelhouse. Teachers make great freelance writers because they are college-educated, understand grammar well, and often, know how to formulate a story pretty easily.

Working as a freelance writer over the summer means you can work from home, or from a vacation house. There are plenty of websites willing to pay you to write. In fact, I have compiled a list of 100+ websites that pay writers.

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Start a Blog

It may not pay off right away, but starting a blog is a smart way for a teacher to make money during the summer, and long after the summer is over. Why not use the summer months to build your blog as fast as possible?

With a blog about something you enjoy, you can build an income that will last throughout the school year and beyond. Blogging doesn’t take a huge upfront investment and it won’t have much overhead, either.

For most bloggers, publishing 100, 200, 300, and 400 blog posts represent big milestones. You could achieve this in one summer if you really want to.

Let’s assume you have 12 weeks to work with over the summer. You take 2 weeks off for well-deserved vacation time leaving you with 10 weeks left to build your blog. Assuming you write 5 days a week, you have 50 days of writing to work with.

If you produce 2 blog posts per day on those days, you’ll hit the 100-blog-post mark before school is back in session. Write 4 blog posts a day and you’ll make it to 200, 6 will get you to 300, and for those super ambitious teachers, 8 blog posts per day will get you to 400.

The best part, you can write an entire year’s worth of content over the summer and schedule it out for the school year. Your blog could have new content going out every single day or three times a week (based on the schedule you choose) and you can write all the content during the summer months.

Blogging can become very lucrative and provides a great side income for teachers. Once you build the foundation, you’ll be able to make money from your blog 24/7 and you’ll no longer be trading your time for money, as you do with the traditional summer jobs for teachers.

If you’re ready to start a blog, you can download my Free, How to Start a Blog guide by going here now!

Become an Online Seller

Another job you can do during the summer, which isn’t as traditional, is selling online. Maybe you know how to make something you can sell on Etsy or you prefer to buy things from garage sales and resell them on eBay.

Teachers can certainly make a profit buying and selling during the summer. If you have the money to invest in inventory, you can even build up a nice inventory to sell during the school year.

Get Into Affiliate Marketing

If you prefer to work from home and build an income that will pay you now and throughout the entire year, affiliate marketing is a great choice. It can be used along with blogging or without blogging to build a nice income, which will continue for many years to come.

Clickbank University is probably the best training available for those looking to become successful with affiliate marketing.

A few other non-traditional ways you can make money working from home, during the summer include:

Working Online Photography Jobs
Testing Video Games
Vlogging on YouTube
Work as a Poster for Social Media
Get into Voice-Over Work
Become a Virtual Assistant
Rent an Extra Room, Your Car, or other Things
Find Odd Jobs on TaskRabbit
Drive for Uber or Lyft
Work for Postmates

There are so many great options to choose from. You can even give your opinion on surveys, throughout the summer, and get paid with the following survey sites:

With so many options, it can be hard to choose.

My Recommendation for Teachers Seeking a Job During the Summer

I recommend combining a few of the non-traditional options. I am a big believer in using your time wisely to build something that will pay you now and in the future.

Traditional jobs are great, but when they end, so does the pay. Here’s my recommendation for teachers looking to work during the summer.

Start A Blog + Freelance Writing OR Survey Taking

If you were a teacher or in a situation where I had 10+ weeks to do whatever I wanted, I would start a blog. This would be my main task and I wouldn’t worry about making a dime from it over the summer.

You’ll probably make some cash, but the goal is simply to build it up and write a year’s worth of content in one summer.

I’d set the goal to write 400 blog posts over the summer. If I don’t reach this goal, I should still have at least a few hundred posts to work with.

I would schedule one post per week (for the year) until I have filled all 52 weeks. Then, I’d work on scheduling a second post per week, a third post per week, and so on. I would even go as far as to make sure I have some seasonal content scheduled around holidays and certain times of the year.

My How to Start a Blog Guide will walk you through getting started, writing blog posts, and how to make money from your blog. Get it for free by going here now.

Since I am an ambitious person, I would work a 6th day per week and this day would either be all about freelance writing or taking surveys. There are plenty of options within both to make some extra cash.

If you prefer another option, you can substitute one of the following for the 6th day:

The goal of this 6th day is to do something that pays a bit more immediate. I prefer freelance writing because the pay is good and it’s right in line with building a blog since it’s still writing work. Plus one client is all you really need to make a killing with freelance writing.

You can use my free list of 100+ websites that pay writers to help you find the right clients for freelance writing. Get it here.

If you prefer something a bit easier, take surveys online and earn some cash. The best options include the Take Surveys Online for Cash system, the Your Survey Cash System, and Survey Junkie. I have made money online with all three.

With this extra option, along with your blog, you can make a little extra cash over the summer and build an income to help support you during the school year. If you work hard, you can have a well-paying, successful blog in one year (remember, it was just 10 weeks of work for you) and it will pay you week after week.

I know this is a rather long answer to the question, “What jobs do teachers get in the summer?” but there are several options. Choose the one you like best and you’ll be able to increase your income over the summer, and into the future.