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Are you working more than one IT job? 🤔 It’s no secret that the demand for skilled IT professionals is on the rise, and many individuals are looking to maximize their earning potential by taking on multiple IT-related roles. If you find yourself in a situation where you feel stuck in your current job and are seeking ways to supplement your income with additional IT work, you’re not alone. In this article, we’ll explore the concept of working multiple IT jobs, the benefits and challenges that come with it, and provide some helpful tips for finding part-time IT opportunities that can help you achieve your financial goals.
The Benefits of Working Multiple IT Jobs
When considering taking on multiple IT jobs, it’s essential to weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks. Here are some of the advantages of pursuing this approach:
1. Increased earning potential: By taking on additional IT work, you have the opportunity to significantly boost your overall income and financial stability.
2. Diversified skill set: Working in different IT roles allows you to gain experience in various areas of the industry, making you a more well-rounded professional.
3. Flexibility and control: With multiple IT jobs, you have the freedom to create a schedule that works for you, particularly if you’re seeking part-time or night-time opportunities.
4. Networking opportunities: Engaging with different companies and teams can open doors to new connections and potential career advancement opportunities.
Challenges of Working Multiple IT Jobs
While there are clear benefits to pursuing multiple IT jobs, it’s crucial to recognize and address the potential challenges that may arise:
1. Time management: Balancing multiple IT roles can be demanding and requires efficient time management skills to ensure that all responsibilities are met.
2. Burnout: Juggling multiple jobs can lead to burnout if not properly managed, impacting your overall well-being and job performance.
3. Conflict of interest: It’s essential to consider any potential conflicts of interest that may arise from working for competing companies or within the same industry.
4. Impact on work-life balance: Taking on additional IT work can impact your personal time and relationships if not carefully considered and managed.
Finding Part-Time IT Opportunities
If you’re interested in supplementing your income with a part-time IT gig, there are various avenues you can explore to find suitable opportunities:
1. Freelancing platforms: Websites like Upwork and Freelancer offer a plethora of part-time IT jobs, ranging from software development to cybersecurity.
2. Job boards: Keep an eye on job boards such as Indeed, Glassdoor, and LinkedIn for part-time IT positions in your area.
3. Networking: Leverage your professional network and attend IT-related events to connect with individuals and companies seeking part-time IT support.
4. Remote work: Explore the possibility of remote part-time IT roles, allowing you to work from the comfort of your own home at night.
In conclusion, working multiple IT jobs can be a viable strategy for boosting your income and broadening your professional experience. However, it’s essential to carefully consider the potential benefits and challenges, and take proactive steps to ensure a healthy work-life balance. With the right approach and determination, you can find part-time IT opportunities that align with your schedule and financial goals. Good luck! 🌟
If you’re considering working more than one IT job, let us know your thoughts and share your experiences in the comments below! #MultipleITJobs #PartTimeIT #ITCareerGrowth
This generally doesn’t exist. If you just want money then be a server or do deliveries.
I wouldn’t recommend that though. You should be either trying to bootstrap yourself so you can get a new job doing something better, or you should be looking for a new job that is at the same level but will have career advancement opportunities.
Since you have tons of downtime try to work on a new skill that will get you a higher paid job. I’d rather do that than work another job.
A lot of NOCs do have a graveyard shift that runs 7 – 7 or 8 – 8 but they generally work 3 weeks of 3 12s and one week of 4 every month.
Neither one would give you enough time to actually get any sleep before reporting to your regular job.
If you want to move up in income I’d suggest upskilling and getting a few certs instead. Your start time at work is late enough that you could put a couple of hours in every day *before* you left for work, then another five hour or so each weekend day.
That adds up to 20 hours a week which works out to about just over 1000 hours a year. That’s enough study and homelab time to get 2 – 3 entry level certs or a couple of big ones over the course of a year. You could also put that time into a degree program if you wanted to.
If you were to do that this year you’d be well positioned for the beginning of 2025 when companies will likely start actively hiring to fill IT jobs once again.
For several years, I ran my own business doing on-site computer service and consulting while working a full-time job as an I.T. network manager.
It worked out pretty well, really, since I could control my schedule, doing my own side business like that instead of working for someone else as a second job. Most of my clients were really happy I could come to them on a weekend or evening after they got home from work, too. After all, most of the competition wouldn’t do that for them.
I even wound up with a couple of business customers who had their companies located only a few miles from my day job, so I was known to help them out with smaller issues over my lunch hour at times.
I know a lot of people here are just advising to try to find a better job. But I completely get what you’re saying about it being a flexible and comfortable environment to work in. I’ve always valued those things more than the maximum possible pay. Ultimately, it probably WILL hurt your earning potential vs some of these people posting here and what they make. It certainly played out like that for me. But I’ve been in the field 30+ years now, generally doing what I like in I.T. and am good at doing (higher level support and/or sysadmin tasks). So as long as I like the job where I work and it’s not too stressful, I’d rather supplement my income even with “garbage” like Door Dash here and there to make the ends meet. I really don’t WANT a management role, and I don’t really want to tackle a whole new area of I.T. that requires a ton of studying and earning certs, etc. Heck, before I started in I.T., I thought I was going to be a radio DJ! Not ALL of us are hyper-focused on constant “upskilling”.
Currently working 9-5 as a Systems Analyst and then working for a MSP doing remote IT support for a few hospital. 16 hours a week at the MSP and it’s pretty slow/ easy for the most part. If I had to go into an office for a 2nd job I’d be burnt out quick but the WFH makes it doable.
Never tried “overemployment” just because I rarely have downtime at work and genuinely require 100% focus and time at my job, but I don’t work after hours for myself and weekends 🙂
I used to work outside of hours at bottle shops / Fruitshops
I would never. I specifically chose IT so I wouldn’t have to work a second job, or a job that either mandated overtime, or that I made so little at that overtime was how I paid my bills. I work 40 hours a week and not a minute over.
I know a guy that gets jobs at multiple places doing WFH and then he BS’es until he gets let go in the probation period and then just finds another one. He is great at interviewing but is a crap worker who knows just enough to use the right words but has never actually done anything.
On one hand I hate the guy for being a POS and pulling in 3-4 times what I make doing nothing.
On the other had, hate the game not the player.
No I would sooner blow my brains out than take on twice my workload.
You can find other jobs that pay more with a ton of leeway like your current job, it just takes patience and perseverance. I used to refurbish old desktops and laptops and sell them for a profit, but I wound up taking a loss on a few and don’t do it anymore.
I mostly work my 9-5 but I do have some clients I see on the side outside of work. I did to make a few extra bucks one time deliver pizza for Dominos but that was way before gas was so expensive. I am not sure where you are but I know a few people who on weekends drive for Uber and Lyft.
I don’t have enough time for my current workload lmao
I feel your pain. I applied to 3 different IT positions in my company but was competing with other internal members with 10+ years of experience. Was essentially told it was a no brainer. I realized that I likely won’t be internally promoted.
After the workday, I typically partake in side hustles like reselling, donating plasma, and churning banks and credit cards for cash bonuses and credit card points even though I make so little I won’t be able to travel anytime soon. Some say you should spend that time advancing your IT skills but I rarely have the energy for that after a long workday of non-stop tickets.
Haha, I’m in kind of the same boat. I feel pretty underpaid at my experience level but the job is so easy, it allows me to be stay at home dad when the kids are sick or something. I’m a DBA working on an IT security department so I got SEC+ and talked to a few of their managers about switching to infosec and they want nothing to do with me because of the salary I take home now. Seems pretty dang hard to switch once you go down a path unless you are willing to take pay cuts. Just so happens that the Infosec kids are making not much less than I am right out of college.
Currently I’m also a Field Tech as a my main job (3PM-11PM Sun-Thursday). It’s an hourly gig and its pretty straight forward, not really a lot of stress or work until events season rolls around. And as a 2nd job I was able to land a job as an IT tech for a non-profit. It’s essentially a SysAdmin position but they labeled it as “IT Technician”.
The one takeaway is since both jobs are pretty close in terms of workload, for me, it’s just a 13-15 hour day instead of 8. Pay is decent at both places. The only downside is my partner is left at home a lot and I would rather be at home with her. Reasoning I have the 2nd gig is for debt payoff. Otherwise I wouldn’t do the 2nd job and would just study towards a higher paid job.
I do when I can but simultaneously and not moonlighting.
I’m close to capped for my earning though without going into management, so it makes sense to stack jobs. If you’re just starting out I’d focus on skilling up, that’ll probably be the most efficient way for you to increase your salary.