Student Side Hustle — St. John's University, NYC
Jamaica, Queens is a working neighborhood. A lot of St. John's students grew up in places like this — Southeast Queens, South Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island. Places where people work hard and money doesn't go far enough.
St. John's has a strong sense of community and a lot of students who are the first in their family to go to college. If that sounds like you, you already know the pressure. Tuition, books, transportation, helping out at home. It's a lot.
Shift pays $20/hr to record everyday tasks at home. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, errands. No interview. No car. No fixed schedule. Two hours a day = $1,200/month.
Why Shift works for St. John's students
Most St. John's students commute. That means you have a home — a family house, a shared apartment, a room somewhere in Queens, Brooklyn, or Staten Island. That home is your recording space.
You don't need to add another commute to a second job. You record at home, in the time you're already spending there. Before you head to campus. After you get back. On weekends when your schedule opens up.
A lot of St. John's students already work. Customer service, food service, retail. Those jobs have fixed hours and flat pay. Shift earns $20/hr without a boss telling you when to show up.
The app has no minimum hours. No penalty for a slow week. Record what you can, when you can.
What to record
- Cooking a meal — Home cooking, family meals, anything you make. Record from start to finish.
- Cleaning your room or house — Floors, surfaces, bathroom, kitchen. All valid.
- Laundry — Full routine. Sort, wash, dry, fold, put away.
- Grocery or errand runs — Record the trip from your door and back.
- Cleaning shared spaces — Family home common areas count too.
What you can earn
$20 an hour. Two hours a day, five days a week. $1,200 at the end of the month.
That's tuition support. MetroCards. Groceries. Money sent home. Real contributions to a real budget.
How to get started
- Apply at shift.com/apply. No resume, no interview.
- Download the app and set up your profile.
- Record your next home task — dinner, laundry, a cleaning session.
You're already doing the work. Shift pays you for it.
Apply now and start earning this week.