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Part-time Mom Jobs that Pay Well – 45 Brilliant Ideas to Check Out

Part-time mom jobs for full-time moms. This is the best list of part-time mom jobs at home, evening jobs for moms, and jobs for single moms. Your time is at a premium and these part-time jobs respect that. They can also pay well too!

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Part-Time Mom Jobs

It is possible to make a part-time, full-time, or even full-time income+ working a part-time mom job.

You have to be strategic and pick a currently in-demand job that you are qualified for and can do really well.

I make a full-time income from blogging part-time. I make money from sponsored posts, affiliate marketing, and ads.

Some of the money I make blogging is passive income too, which means money comes rolling in every month whether or not I’m actually working on anything.

If making money blogging interests you as a part-time mom job from home, you can join my wait list for Blogging Bootcamp.

Blogging Bootcamp is a 12-week course that teaches you everything you need to know to set up a money-making blog from scratch.

Before I discovered blogging, I sold books on Amazon from home, worked as a search engine rater, tried mystery shopping, user testing, and took surveys for money.

Let’s take a look at this list of part-time mom jobs to see what interests you!

Related post: Unique Side Hustles: 35 Unique Side Jobs that Pay Good Money.

45 brilliant ideas of part-time mom jobs (mom working from home with a kid)

1. Treasure Hunter

Unleash your inner adventurer as you search for hidden gems and treasures at local flea markets, thrift stores, and online marketplaces to resell for a profit.

Check out this post for the best places to sell your used clothing, electronics, music, household goods, etc. for the most profit.

Related post: 11 Odd Jobs That Pay Insanely Well.

2. Vintage Fashion Curator

Dive into the world of fashion history and curate a collection of unique vintage clothing and accessories to sell online or in local boutiques.

A friend’s daughter has an upcycling side hustle and she regularly makes $1000 a week working in her spare time.

She adds flowers, buttons, decals to plain things she buys from thrift stores and charges a lot more for them.

If you can sew a button and you like clothing, this might be a good fit for a part-time mom job for you.

Related post: 11 Creative Skills You Didn’t Know You Could Make Money From

3. Craft Beer Sommelier

Hey, part-time mom jobs can include beer too, why not?

Become an expert in craft beers, curating tasting experiences and offering consulting services to breweries and beer enthusiasts.

4. Online Bookkeeper: An In-Demand Part-Time Job for Moms

LOTS of online business owners are not as organized as they could be with their bookkeeping.

(Cough cough, not me of course…)

To help these poor souls from scrambling at tax time, offer bookkeeping services.

Start a blog to showcase your services, or even easier at the beginning, post your services on Fiverr or Facebook.

Raise your rates as you get more business.

5. Content Creator

Blogging and YouTube-ing are still hot part-time jobs that pay well.

If you set them up properly that is, and work hard at them.

You’re not just going to get handed a whack of money because you set up a blog or YouTube channel.

Here’s a course on how to grow and market your YouTube channel.

To start your own blog, check out my easy tutorial.

And if you want to start a food blog in particular, I created this guide for you.

6. Part-Time Mom Jobs as a Mobile Hair Stylist

Offer professional hair styling services on the go, visiting clients’ homes or offices for haircuts, styling, and special occasion updos.

Mobile hair styling is a small business that has boomed since the pandemic.

I have several friends who started getting hair cuts for their kids at their home during the pandemic, and liked the experience so much, they have continued to do so.

You can set your own hours, and charge good hourly rates, so this could be an attractive part-time mom job if you have a flair for hair.

7. Personal Branding Consultant

Help business owners develop their personal brand, including image consulting, online presence, and personal branding strategies for career advancement.

8. Part-Time Mom Jobs as a Professional Organizer for Busy Families

Help busy families establish routines, systems, and organization strategies to maintain harmony and efficiency in their daily lives.

This could involve meal planning, cleaning schedules, chores, decluttering, and more.

If you are good at organizing, make sure you check out this post on how to become a professional organizer.

Also read this post on where to find professional organizer jobs.

9. Home-Based Candle Maker

Create and sell handmade candles with unique scents.

This is a part-time mom job that is made for Etsy.

Since there are a lot of candle sellers on Etsy, to stand out you want to niche down.

Offer all pink candles, or candles in the shape of different kinds of candy, or any other unique idea.

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10. Freelance Voiceover Artist

Provide your voice talent for commercials, audiobooks, animations, and video games, lending your unique vocal skills to bring characters and stories to life.

Number 10 in this article involves getting paid to read audiobooks. Check that out if you like the idea of getting paid to read, as a part-time mom job.

11. Part-Time Mom Jobs for Foodies: YouTube Cooking Show Host

Start your own cooking channel on YouTube.

You can showcase your culinary skills, share recipes, and do cooking demos.

To grow your YouTube channel, consider taking this course on YouTube growth and marketing.

12. Ethical Fashion Blogger

Promote sustainable and ethical fashion choices through blogging, sharing tips, outfit ideas, and brand recommendations to inspire conscious consumerism.

To start your own fashion blog, see my tutorial here.

And for my ultimate course in setting up a money-making blog in 12 weeks, apply for Blogging Bootcamp here.

13. Part-Time Mom Jobs as an Online Course Instructor

Share your expertise in a particular subject or skill by creating and teaching online courses through platforms like Udemy or Teachable.

To get guidance on how to create and promote an online course (for course creating beginners), you can check out: Build a Six-Figure Online Business Selling Online Courses.

14. Pet Photographer

Capture adorable and personality-filled portraits of pets, offering professional pet photography services for owners to cherish.

To brush up (or acquire) photography skills, check out Complete Photography Beginner to Expert course.

15. Handmade Jewelry Designer

Create unique and artistic jewelry pieces using various materials, offering one-of-a-kind accessories for sale or custom orders.

Again like with other business ideas that might have a lot of competition, pick a niche. Don’t make all the jewelry. Find a specific niche and market yourself as the jewelry maker of that type.

Don’t let competition scare you off a part-time mom job or business that you’re interested in, but do let it focus you.

You might also want to read Jobs for Lazy People: 10 Best Jobs to Make Money Without Working Hard.

16. Active Part-Time Mom Jobs: Fitness Class Instructor

Lead fitness classes in your area, specializing in a specific type of exercise such as yoga, Zumba, or high-intensity interval training (HIIT) (my personal favorite!).

This can be a surprisingly lucrative part-time job for moms.

You can make anywhere from $50-$100+ an hour, depending on if you teaching at a big gym or going out on your own.

17. Travel Photographer

Combine your love for photography and travel by offering travel photography services, capturing stunning images for individuals or tourism boards.

While this might sound far-fetched, a friend of mine does this part-time and gets paid well to travel, take pics, and share stories.

She started with a couple small assignments and it grew from there.

Like I’ve mentioned for other part-time mom jobs in this article, the secret to her success is that she niched down.

She chose a particular type of writing and area to photograph and it grew from there.

She does mainly local photography, which would work well if you are a mom with kids at home.

To brush up (or acquire) photography skills, check out Complete Photography Beginner to Expert course.

18. Part-Time Mom Jobs that Pay Well: Life Coach

Provide guidance, support, and accountability to individuals seeking personal or professional growth, helping them navigate challenges and achieve their goals.

I help women become life coaches through my Laser Coaching program.

Life coaching can be lucrative ($100-$200+/hour) and is extremely flexible.

19. Children’s Party Planner: Part-Time Mom Job Your Kids Will Love

Plan and organize unforgettable parties for children, incorporating themes, games, and entertainment to create magical experiences.

A local mom in my community started a party planner business and her business has really boomed.

She has a bunch of costumes and wigs for popular children’s characters (Mirabel, Elsa, and Bluey are still big hits).

It doesn’t have to be too complicated for this part-time mom job. She brings themed music, a story, they do dancing and a few games, photo ops, and the kids are thrilled.

20. DIY Workshop Instructor

Share your skills and creativity by teaching DIY workshops on topics like woodworking, painting, candle making, or pottery.

You can offer this online so if you are crafty, this could be a good fit of a part-time mom job at home.

21. Mobile Makeup Artist

Provide professional makeup services for weddings, events, or photoshoots, traveling to clients’ locations and enhancing their natural beauty.

22. Art Therapist

Combine your passion for art with helping others by offering art therapy sessions to individuals or groups, promoting self-expression and healing.

One of my best mom friends is currently taking a program online to become an art therapist.

She’s going to set up her practice online and will fit it in part-time while being a full-time mom.

If the mix of art and helping people is up your alley, check out this online program for Therapeutic Art Life Coach Certification.

23. Professional Organizer for Digital Spaces

Help individuals declutter and organize their digital lives, including email inboxes, computer files, and online storage.

I don’t even want to tell you how many messages I have in my inbox that are left on “unread”.

Let’s just say a lot of us need this service.

24. Personal Stylist

Provide fashion consultations, wardrobe makeovers, and personal shopping services to help clients look and feel their best.

25. Part-Time Mom Jobs for Animal Lovers: Doggie Daycare Provider

Open your home to furry friends, offering a safe and fun environment for doggie daycare, boarding, and pet sitting services.

You can easily set this up by joining Rover.

26. Part-Time Mom Jobs at Home as a Home-Based Baker

Turn your passion for baking into a business by offering custom cakes, pastries, or specialty treats for events and celebrations.

I know this home business well because I had one!

I started off my baking business at home, and as I got busier, I rented a shared kitchen, and then eventually got my own bakery.

The one thing you have to make sure is that your city/municipality allows home bakery businesses, because not all do.

If not, you can still rent out a commercial kitchen by the hour or day when you have an order say for a party or wedding.

Churches and community centers are great places to look to rent a shared kitchen (I used both).

27. Dog Treat Bakery

If you don’t want to deal with all the regulations of a bakery for humans but you love baking, you might want to consider a part-time mom job selling dog treats.

There are regulations of course, but they tend to not be as strict as for human consumption.

Check out my post all about how to start a dog treat bakery.

28. Part-Time Mom Jobs for Outgoing Moms: Party Entertainer

Use your creativity and talent to entertain guests at parties by offering face painting, balloon twisting, magic shows, or storytelling.

29. Organic Soap Maker

Create handmade, organic soaps using natural ingredients, offering a luxurious and eco-friendly alternative to mass-produced soaps.

30. Vintage Furniture Restorer

Bring new life to old furniture pieces by refinishing, repainting, and restoring them to their former glory, offering unique and stylish pieces for sale.

A friend of mine restores furniture as a side hustle and it’s practically all pure profit for her.

She finds old furniture that is being discarded either through Facebook free groups/Facebook Marketplace, or just by driving by and seeing things on the side of the road that are being given away.

It’s amazing seeing her before-and-afters!

31. Mobile Car Detailer

Provide on-the-go car detailing services, offering professional cleaning and restoration for vehicles in the comfort of your clients’ driveways.

32. Part-Time Mom Jobs at Home as a Personalized Gift Creator

Craft personalized and customized gifts for special occasions, such as hand-stamped jewelry, engraved items, or custom artwork.

33. Secondhand Book Curator

Build a collection of unique and rare secondhand books and create an online bookstore or participate in book fairs and markets.

See my post on how to sell used books on Amazon for good profit (another side hustle I had!)

34. Feng Shui Designer

Utilize the principles of feng shui to transform spaces into harmonious and balanced environments, promoting positive energy flow.

35. Home-Based Daycare Provider

This is an especially good fit for a part-time mom job from home if your kids are really young and not in school yet.

Stay home with your kids, and get paid to do so by looking after 2 or 3 other neighborhood kids.

36. Airbnb Host

If you have extra space in your home, rent it out for money.

This can be an easy part-time mom job from home that is flexible and can pay well.

I have several friends that run airbnbs and I was surprised at how well they are booked up!

Not because they are not nice places to stay (they are), but our city isn’t exactly a hub of tourism.

Something to consider as you don’t need a degree or experience, or any major skills to start this side hustle for moms.

37. Part-Time Moms Jobs as a Dog Walker

Get paid to exercise and pet cute dogs as a dog walker.

Sign up here with Rover to get started.

38. Online Language Teacher

Get paid to teach English online or tutor online.

Some companies require a degree or certificate, but not all do.

Check out the details for these part-time mom jobs here.

39. Online Survey Taker

This one won’t make you rich, but it is an easy way to make money at home.

You can take surveys and get paid to watch videos while you are doing other things.

Sign up here to get started.

40. Part-Time Mom Jobs as a Virtual Assistant

Virtual Assistant jobs are booming.

More and more online business owners want to outsource certain tasks so they can focus on the others that they can uniquely do.

If a career as a V.A. interests you, check out this course: Must-Have Skills (Training) for Virtual Assistants in 2023.

41. Sell Feet Pics

It’s what it sounds like, folks.

Check out my article on selling feet pics here and my review on Fun With Feet here.

42. Part-Time Mom Jobs Selling on Amazon

There are grillions of things you can sell on Amazon.

From used books, to clothing, toys, electronics, your own books, etc. Well you know…you shop there too.

If you’re interested in making $100,000+/year selling on Amazon (like this seller), check out my ultimate guide to selling on Amazon for beginners.

43. Part-Time Jobs for Moms Searching the Web

There are legitimate work-from-home jobs where you can get paid to search the web – here are seven of them.

I worked for almost two years for Appen as a search engine evaluator and loved the flexibility.

You can read my Appen review here and more information on Appen work-from-home here (including why I left!).

44. Real Estate Investing

For this part-time mom job, you need to have some capital to start with.

If this is you, and you’re not totally scared off by the post-pandemic real estate market, read this post on real estate investing for beginners, with all the how-tos.

45. Part-Time Mom Jobs as an Instacart Shopper

Being an Instacart shopper is an easy part-time job you can fit in with momming.

You can organize your Instacart schedule around when your kids are at school or are at activities, and make money while they are occupied.

It’s an easy job to get quickly, which is a bonus if you need money fast.

If you want to get started as an Instacart shopper, you can apply here.

And to read more about what is involved in being an Instacart shopper, how much it pays, etc., read my Instacart review here.

You might also want to check out this popular post for ideas: Make Money with your Phone: 21 Ways to Work Wherever You Are.

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