10+ Most Sucessful Online Jobs for Students in 2016

Most of the students these days look for ways to earn few bucks. The often look for perfect online job which can help them out in earning some money while studying. But there are numerous scams that are already present on the web.

To find genuine online projects, one may have to invest lot of time and energy. Well, considering this daunting task which can be frustrating for students, we have compiled a list of online jobs for students. But before you go for taking any online job there are few things that you should keep in mind.

1. Any online job which asks you to pay-up front is definitely a scam.
2. Don’t go for easy money. You have to be patient and confident about your skills to earn good amount of money with time.
3. Earning money can derail you from studies so be cautious that it doesn’t hamper your studies.
4. You don’t require a degree to find a online job that pays you. If you have skills, then there are many online jobs waiting for you.

List of the Best Work From Home Jobs

1. Writing Jobs

Today, content is the most important part of any website, no matter which domain they belong to. The requirement for good content writers is always there. Few of the writing jobs are: creative writer, editor, copywriter, article and blog writer along with few advanced jobs such as technical and ebook writing etc.

Any writing job can provide you good income depending on your writing skills. There are many freelance websites where you can apply, even approach blogs you follow (of your choice), where you can easily land an online job. For example, you can try ProBlogger for particular online blogging work.

There are few Facebook groups where people ask for good content writers for their projects/websites. These jobs are good for students who have good reading and writing habits, who likes to scribble down their experience in their own journals or read numerous literary works like novels, biographies, research papers etc.

2. Designing Jobs

Another important aspect of online blogs, websites, newsletters etc is designs. If you have good designing skills and you are looking for job in designing fields like UI/UX, graphic and web designers, you can easily find a job. There are job in creating illustrations, logos, business card, banner, infographic, social media posts and even merchandise designing.

For designing related jobs, you can go for 99Designs which is designer focused website. For students looking for online designing job, this is the best place. Considering the increasing competition in technical domain, one needs speciality in multiple domains like designing and developing websites.

3. Programming Jobs

Students with good programming skills can easily land up any small coding project and earn online. It depends on your knowledge in various programming languages. There are lots of programming jobs available for desktop and mobile app, web and game development, website building and many more.

There are numerous website which you can easily find. We recommend Upwork due to its diverse job openings that are on offer for programmers. These jobs provide programmers the much needed experience by working on live projects for businesses or any other commercial entity.

4. Tuitions (Online Tutoring)

The online tutoring has been in talks recently. With lack of good teachers and growing demand for better ones has created great opportunities for students to give tuitions via internet. These online tutoring jobs can help students in earning decent amount given that they have good teachings skills.

There are many teaching jobs related to different subjects and general interest for school going to college students. You can try CheggTutors and try for onlne tutor job where you can easily score $20 per hour or more. These types of jobs are among the best online jobs for students.

5. Data Entry Jobs

If you have good typing skills then you should definitely go for data entry jobs. There are many companies that look for people who can enter any physical data online that they have or to keep an online record of various business data.

But there are various scams all over the internet, so you must be cautious. There are legit data entry jobs present on website list Freelancer.

6. Translation Jobs

If you are multilingual or quite well-versed in couple of languages, then there are many translation jobs waiting for you. With most of the companies going global, they are in constant search for good translators to offer their work in different languages. It includes jobs like document translation, movie subtitles, language interpretation, proof-reading etc. You can try online translation jobs at Gengo.

7. Voice Over

If you have an impressive voice, then voice over jobs is among the top choice we recommend to you.  With your good voice, skills and clear accent, you can earn decent amount by doing freelance voiceover jobs.

There are many businesses and people looking for good voice overs for narration, impersonation, dubbing, audio books etc. If you are interested in any such work then you can try Fiverr.

8. Customer Service and Tech Support Jobs

When it comes to customer service and tech support, call centers are still in fashion. Now, virtual call centers are getting into mainstream and earning a good traction. At these virtual call center, a customer service or tech support call is routed to any agent’s home number.

All you need is quite environment at home, impressive and professional speaking skills along with some knowledge of tech support. There are many jobs like support specialists, live chat agents, customer service managers and executives, etc.

There are many tech support specific websites like LiveOps where you can easily land home tech support job.

9. Video Services and Animation Jobs

Considering the latest trends, video consumption is on steep rise and has created many jobs related to videos. Most of these freelancing jobs include creating videos commercials, introductions, animation addition or graphic designs etc.

If you are good at video animation, you should definitely try website like PeoplePerHour.

10. Sell Your Photos or Art

If you have great eye to take beautiful pictures and images, then you have many options to earn good amount of money. You can sell your photos online on many websites like iStock, Shutterstock etc. When it comes to art images, you can give DeviantArt a try. This can easily become a good income earning hobby.

11. Virtual Assistant Jobs

For students who are organized, good at time management with skills to multi-task, then virtual assistant jobs is what you should go for. This job is quite similar to real-life assistant like email handling, scheduling meetings and travel etc. Numerous jobs for virtual assistants can be found on many freelance website like Guru.

12. Social Media Marketing and SEO

With the rise of online business and e-commerce, social media has become a very important aspect and factor to any companies success. Today, the need of social media marketers is way higher than ever. This job requires skill like good communication and marketing skills along with understanding the user behaviour on the internet.

If you like to interact people online, then this job can be perfect match for you. This job also require you to build brand awareness and online user traction on the company’s website. There are also many jobs related to SEO or Search Engine Optimization where you have to optimize the company’s website such that it comes on top of various search engines and bring good amount of traffic.

If you are looking for social media marketing jobs or SEO related jobs then you can try any of the freelance websites like Upwork. You can also check out various Facebook Groups where people post the requirement on such specialists.

13. Earn Money by Accomplishing Tasks on Mobile Apps

Along with all these online jobs, there are many mobile apps where you can earn good amount of money or reward points which you can either encash or use it to purchase something.

One of such app is Swagbucks which gives you credit points based on your online shopping, watching videos, fill out surveys etc. Once you have collected good amount of points, you can redeem them for any gift card or even get cash back through PayPal.

Another app which offers money is Perk, in which you can earn money by simply watching videos, playing games etc.

This ends our list of online jobs for students. So are you looking for some money to fulfil your wishes by earning without any degree or certification, and purely based on your skills like writing, typing, designing etc.

You can earn good amount of money by doing many legit online jobs without going to any office and working long hours. Instead, you can do these jobs at your home with comfort along with skill advancement and experience gained from such jobs.

So, try these jobs and let us know which one you choose and got satisfied while earning money. Don’t forget to mention your experience, suggestions and tips in the comment section below.