Student Side Hustle — York College, Queens
York College sits in Jamaica, Queens — one of the most diverse and hard-working neighborhoods in the city. Students here commute from all over Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island. A lot of you are working while in school. Some of you are working full-time.
The tuition might be manageable by CUNY standards, but the cost of living in New York isn't. Food, MetroCards, rent splits, textbooks — it never stops.
Shift pays $20/hr to record everyday tasks at home. No commute on top of your commute. No interview. No locked schedule. Two hours a day = $1,200/month.
Why Shift works for York College students
York students are commuters. You're already spending hours a week just getting to campus and back. The last thing you need is a job that adds more travel.
Shift earns from home. You record the tasks you're already doing — cooking, cleaning, laundry, errands — and get paid for them. There's no extra travel. There's no boss watching you on a floor somewhere. Just your apartment, your phone, and your time.
And because there's no set schedule, Shift fits around everything else. Heavy week with school? Record less. Light week? Record more. You're in control.
Jamaica, Queens is a neighborhood where people work. Shift respects that. It doesn't ask you to build a brand or learn new skills. It pays you for real work you already know how to do.
What to record
- Cooking a meal — Any meal, any size. Prep to finish.
- Cleaning your room, kitchen, or bathroom — Short and focused sessions still pay.
- Laundry — From sorting to putting clothes away earns a full session.
- Grocery runs — Record the errand start to finish.
- Organizing a space — Closets, shelves, drawers. It all qualifies.
What you can earn
$20/hr. Two hours a day. Five days a week. That's $200 a week, $1,200 a month.
That's a MetroCard plus more. That's your share of the grocery bill. That's money that doesn't require a second commute.
How to get started
- Download Shift and create an account.
- Pick a task you already do.
- Record it, start to finish. Get paid.
No interview. No training period. You can start your first session today.
Apply now and start earning this week.