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What job can I do or what kind of business can I start as a student?

I'm Mickee and I am 20 years old. I'm in 1st year of college under the course of Bachelor of Aeronautical Engineering. I wanna earn some of my own money to help my parent financially. I am fluent in English and I know my ways in technology. I am also computer literate.
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Mauro’s Answer

You can do IT, remote IT work to earn some income on the side and use your computer skills. There is a lot of people struggling with technical help with computers these days.
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Ginamarie’s Answer

Firstly, it can be helpful to take stock of what you're good at before exploring options to make money off of your skills and passions. The extra work you do to earn money during college does not necessarily need to relate to your major; however, it can be an added bonus and growth opportunity if it does. If your college offers paid part-time work, I would start there because the scheduling and task assignments will already be figured out for you by the company offering the job. However, if you are really interested in starting something on your own, there are definitely a lot of options.

You could pursue a certification to qualify for remote IT jobs as Simeon and Mauro mentioned, and this could be a great resume builder for internship and post-graduation job searches. Additionally, if you have skills in work that lends itself to freelance or commission opportunities, you can also pursue those options. Please make sure you do some research to understand what you are getting into when you go this route though. It is really important to be able to estimate the time and the money needed for each new job you take on, and it is also important to make sure you get paid for the work you do.

Building up a portfolio of work to share can help you get off the ground and receive commission requests, but keep in mind that over time you will absolutely need to be able to provide consistent work based on what the client is looking for. If you do have a passion for art, web design, editing, etc., this can be a great option for supplemental income while you're pursuing a degree, so I think it's definitely worth exploring.

But, if you do have time to take on part-time work and the opportunities are available (either through your university or local community), explore those as well and don't discount the value they add, either financially or otherwise.
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Serena’s Answer

Hi Mickee,
First of all, I would like to give you a big thumbs up for being such a caring daughter,
and also for your courage & initiative to look for ways to earn income while balancing your studies.
With this willingness to actively look for solutions in life and actually pursuing it,
your future is set to be bright! :)

With your great language skills and also computer literacy,
I suggest you can look for freelancing online as a virtual assistant.
You can take a look at freelance website such as Fiver.com
You can list your expertise as a service offering such as english translation, website design, social media marketing etc on the website.
Fill in your profile with your prior experience so when people see your listing,
they have more insight into what you can offer.

The great thing for these freelancing platforms is that you can offer your service virtually.
As a freelancer also offer greater flexibility on timing,
so you can discuss with your client on the best timing to carry out the service. :)

Good luck!!

Regards,
Serena
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Simeon’s Answer

I'd see what kind of technical certificates I could get, like some of the ones offered by Google at grow. google. com. They offer a lot of options for getting employed in a technical field. I wouldn't recommend starting your own business unless you have a clear plan in mind and are able to calculate out the costs involved as well as get a business mentor of some kind to help you out along the way.
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