Jobs for Moonlighting Geeks?

Posted by Cliff on Thursday December 19, 2002 @03:23AM from the when-one-income-just-isn't-enough dept.

BreadWinner asks: "My wife and I are adopting a baby in 2003 and it's very expensive. I work for a non-profit that can't pay me what I feel I'm worth. However, I really like my job, my boss, the time off, and my co-workers. So I'm considering moonlighting. I've done private contracting, but I don't think I can do my private clients justice when I'm working full-time. So what kind of job can I find that: I can leave at the job; maximize my $/hour? Anybody done commission-based electronics sales? I'm not an uber-geek, but I'm interested in whatever you folks at Slashdot can suggest."

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Teaching by 4/3PI*R^3 · 2002-12-19 03:52 · Score: 5, Interesting

Find a local technical school (i.e. DeVry) and offer your services. Most are in need of instructors. You can usually teach 1 or 2 courses in an area you are familiar with and make $2-$4K per term for only 8-10 hours per week of work.
This not only benefits your wallet, but it also improves your professional skills (which is a great bonus if your employer gives you flack about moonlighting).