{"id":5742,"date":"2026-09-03T00:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/?page_id=5742---b906b5b4-c963-4825-a945-8112e9e06a05"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:44:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:44:54","slug":"part-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/part-time\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hidden Benefits of Part Time Work"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/benefits.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>The Hidden Benefits of Part Time Work<\/h2>\n<p>97% of new jobs created in 2012 were part time. With the growth of freelancers and those working from home, this number will only get larger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What would you do with 10+ extra hours a week?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rest for a day<\/li>\n<li>Spend two hours every afternoon with the kids<\/li>\n<li>Start a new hobby<\/li>\n<li>Go back to school<\/li>\n<li>Add value<\/li>\n<li>Whatever you want!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Part time work is &lt;30 hours a week according to the Affordable Care Act.<\/p>\n<p>But part time doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t support yourself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>High paying part-time gigs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Attorney: $147.40\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Clinical Psychologist: $125.30\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Senior copywriter:$85\/hr<\/li>\n<li>IT security consultant: $81.80\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Management Consultant: $75\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Senior Software Engineer: $75\/hr<\/li>\n<li>HR consultant: $72.20\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Life Coach: $70\/hr<\/li>\n<li>IT consultant: $69\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Certified Financial Planner: $61.40\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Speech language pathologist:$60.80\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Senior Graphic Design: $60.00\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Physical Therapist:$59.20\/hr<\/li>\n<li>PR consultant: $58.90\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Interior Designer: $57.70\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Education\/Training consultant: $56.30\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Real Estate Agent: $55\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Licensed Massage therapist: $49.60\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Private Investigator: $49.60\/hr<\/li>\n<li>Marketing Consultant: $49.10\/hr<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>And you aren&#8217;t alone. Many people don&#8217;t want to work full time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[%&#8217;s who would forego full time work if possible.]<\/p>\n<p>Mothers: 67%<\/p>\n<p>Unmarried Mothers: 51%<\/p>\n<p>Married Fathers: 28%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ya, maybe we should all just embrace the rise of PT.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember before you had to work? Your life had meaning then, right?<\/p>\n<h3>The benefits of part time work<\/h3>\n<p><b>Flexibility:<\/b>\u00a0Maybe you&#8217;re a routine person. Maybe you&#8217;re not. People achieve in different ways.<\/p>\n<p><b>Transition:<\/b>\u00a0Part time work can lead to full time work. Or full time something else. Again, flexibility.<\/p>\n<p><b>Balance:<\/b>It&#8217;s hard to achieve when you&#8217;re fried. And remember those friends, kids, partner, you had?<\/p>\n<p><b>Thoughtfulness:<\/b>\u00a0Humans need time to recharge. Mindless earning and spending is easy to get into. We spend to our capacity, remember?<\/p>\n<p><b>Quality Jobs:<\/b>Skilled workers can still get insurance at 25 hours a week. And you&#8217;re a lot likelier to get your dream job PT than FT.<\/p>\n<p><b>It&#8217;s Natural:<\/b>\u00a0Early foraging and horticulture based peoples only worked 6.5 average hours per day. And they survived\u00a0<strong>in prehistory<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>But What if you didn&#8217;t intend to work part-time?<\/h3>\n<p><b>Experience:<\/b>\u00a0Part time work often leads to full time work. PT lets you learn the field without as much of a time investment.<\/p>\n<p><b>Foot in the door:<\/b>\u00a0Make valuable connections with your part time position.<\/p>\n<p><b>Age of the contractor:<\/b>\u00a0We live in the age of the contractor. Embrace the challenge, learn new skills, save for time in between jobs.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unemployment:<\/b>You can still get partial unemployment checks and work part time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>View part time work as a tool, not a penalty. Part time work helps you live your life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[citations]<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2013\/08\/14\/jobs-a14.html\">http:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2013\/08\/14\/jobs-a14.html<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.aol.com\/articles\/2012\/08\/30\/the-highest-paying-part-time-jobs-in-america\/\">http:\/\/jobs.aol.com\/articles\/2012\/08\/30\/the-highest-paying-part-time-jobs-in-america\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunter-gatherer\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hunter-gatherer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/2013\/03\/14\/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family\/2\/\">http:\/\/www.pewsocialtrends.org\/2013\/03\/14\/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family\/2\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For Further Reading:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/top-10-interior-design-schools-in-the-u-s\/\">Top 10 Interior Design Schools in the U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/do-i-need-a-degree-to-be-an-interior-decorator\/\">Do I Need a Degree to Be an Interior Decorator?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/degree-need-speech-therapist\/\">What Degree Do You Need to Be a Speech Therapist?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/what-degree-do-i-need-to-be-a-private-investigator\/\">What Degree Do You Need to Be a Private Investigator?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/land-and-property-management-degrees\/do-i-need-to-have-a-college-degree-to-become-a-real-estate-agent\">Do You Need College to Be a Real Estate Agent?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/where-are-the-best-paying-jobs-with-a-degree-in-interior-design\/\">Where Are the Best Paying Jobs With a Degree in Interior Design?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degreequery.com\/what-degree-do-i-need-to-become-an-interior-designer\">What Is an Interior Designing Degree?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hidden Benefits of Part Time Work 97% of new jobs created in 2012 were part time. 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