Top 10 Students Jobs for International Students

In a foreign country, the student permit normally allows foreign students to work for certain permitted maximum hours a week. However, working those maximum hours a week can be heavier if a student really wants to achieve better in his/her studies.

Hence, it is advised not to push hard in student-jobs. A student is advised to make a perfect balance of student jobs and study pursuit.

A student may want to earn the living cost from the part-time job s/he has been doing. Personal habits are the determining factors of one’s monthly expenses. However, a nominal part-time job should be enough for covering the monthly expenses. A student is not advised to work hard for collecting future money. Employment after graduation can be at stake when one focuses more on student jobs than the study itself.

With this suggestion, we are listing top 10 student jobs that a foreign student may engage with.

Top 10 Jobs for Foreign Students

Academic/Administrative Duties

Countries of the 21st century are becoming more positive towards the multiculturalism in their workplaces. Many institutions really trust the international students in their capacities and abilities. Racism is not evident in people with rational thought patterns. Many international students already begin to feel confident in prospering in such countries through hard work. As a consequence, many international students are getting jobs as researchers, and teachers in institutions of higher education.

As a beginner, they work as assistants in research projects or in some administrative position. However, working on research projects is not something that is not achievable. You can gradually prepare yourself for that. Our suggestion to you would be – work smart, not hard. But hey, do not underestimate the expected quality and quantity of outcomes that the academic circle expects from you.

Content Creation

Blogs, youtube videos, articles, animations, websites, artworks, graphic designs, and many other creative works are getting popular in the contemporary work environments. Students might create a musical piece for the companies. And by demonstrating these, they can potentially get full-term employment. We have encountered many international students, who have been working in this area and making their living.

Day Care/Kindergarten

To work in the kindergartens/ daycare centers one needs a proper license and the ability to converse in the local language. Many international students have been entering this sector as well. International kindergartens might not need the candidate to speak the local language. However, many international students are taking the challenge of learning the language and getting a teaching license in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

Elderly Care

Many international students have also been working at elderly care homes. However, one needs to have fluency in the local language and a certificate of nursing to be able to do this job.

Cleaning

Many businesses, apartment buildings in the host city may hire cleaning companies to take care of the cleanliness of their premises. The cleaning companies have been looking for international students in undertaking this work. Students might be expected to have a car, a driving license, and an eagerness to learn the local language. If you want to look for ‘cleaning jobs’, look for such offers in your city of study location in the job portal.

Food Delivery

Food delivery has been the mostly pursued job by international students. Companies like Foodora and Wolt are the most popular brands in the food delivery business. Students can deliver food by car, by bike, by motorbike, or on foot.

Free City-Paper and Advertisement Delivery

Most cities have city-papers. Delivery companies may exist as the responsible entities for the distribution of city papers and advertisements across the host cities. They have been employing international students to deliver free newspapers and advertisements to households.

Dishwashing

Dishwashing in restaurants, hotels, and resorts can be another opportunity for international students to earn their living.

Mail Delivery

One may contact the company responsible for the delivery of mail and some parcels across the host country. To work as a mail deliverer through the specialized company, one might be the best candidate if s/he presents language proficiency and has a driving license.

Morning Newspaper Delivery

Big cities that hosts the large number of international students also have daily newspapers to be delivered to the homes of the paper subscribers. Though the subscribers of paper subscribers are declining consistently, this job is still here in the top 10 list for international students. Working in this sector requires one to wake up quite early in the morning, perhaps at 1 am.

If you know something that we have not mentioned on the list above, please contact us and suggest. We will keep on updating this article.