Career Options For Housewives [High-Paying Jobs]

In this article, there are 13 different types of jobs for housewives that can help women excel in their careers.

In the past, women were expected to do household chores while the husband went out and earned money. But things have changed in the 21st century. Now women are contributing to the workforce directly, and there is also a range of jobs for housewives.

In this period of inflation, women can contribute to the family income by earning from home. This will help women explore their creativity, expand their business aptitude and implement their ideas. This also contributes to India’s economic growth.

Here are some of the best jobs for housewives:

• Cloud Kitchen
• Online and Offline Classes
• Digital Marketing
• Affiliate Marketing
• Sell handmade products
• Start Youtube Channel
• Content writing/Freelancing
• Online Surveys
• Become an estate/travel agent
• Data entry jobs
• Network or chain Marketing
• Open startups like Clothing shops, parlours, etc.
• Investing in the Stock market

Let us have a look at all these opportunities in brief:

1. Cloud Kitchen

There is a demand for home-cooked and hygienic food for all ages at affordable prices. When there was no internet, women used to sell homemade tiffins in nearby areas. Advertising mainly was through word-of-mouth, and they weren’t very popular due to lack of awareness and difficulty in the delivery of food.

In current times, the internet is easily available to all, and there has been evolutionary improvement in logistics required for cloud kitchen. Housewives can rent a place where they can cook and collaborate with delivery partners to supply their food, be it for regular meals or selling meals online through various platforms.

The minimum investment for a cloud kitchen depends on the type of food business. E.g. An interview by Curly tales (Youtube Channel) described a 77-year-old woman's journey to becoming an entrepreneur during the COVID-19 lockdown by running a business called ‘gujju ben ka nashta’ with her son.

2. Online and offline tuitions

The tuition market is booming. Educated women who don’t go out for jobs can start their tuition classes in their homes. Due to lockdown and travel restrictions in 2020, online classes also became income sources for many women. It is the most convenient way because they can teach children from the comfort of their homes. They also sell their Pendrive lecture, test series, etc., along with living lectures to those pursuing professional courses. Many women have collaborated with online educational platforms like BYJUs, Vedantu, Unacademy, etc., and have started teaching online. This has become a major source of income for women. These online educational apps have software to teach the students. Individuals can teach with reliable video platform apps like Zoom Video Conferencing, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, etc.

They can upload their assignments and homework for students on Google Classroom.

3. Digital Marketing

Global digitalisation has been sped up exponentially by the COVID-19 pandemic. Every brand wants to get recognised on the internet and create an effective online presence. Most companies now have separate teams focused on promoting their brands digitally. Nowadays, a four-year degree course is not required to learn digital marketing. Many online certified courses help learn the ropes of digital marketing skills to kickstart a career.

4. Affiliate marketing

Women can individually collaborate with brands and create advertisements for them to generate traffic and leads. This is done by third-party marketing agencies that create advertising models for MNCs. Individual women can also work with marketing agencies for affiliate marketing.

5. Sell handmade products

Women can use their creativity to make handicrafts and sell them by adopting either a brick-and-mortar business model or a click-and-mortar business model. There are many online platforms where you can promote your products through advertisements and sell them as per order demand. Online platforms provide a broader geographical reach and easy mechanism of payment through wallets and net banking.

6. Start Youtube Channel

Creating engaging video content is a great way to earn an income. For example, many housewives started their cooking YouTube channel during the lockdown for those new to cooking or those looking for guidance on special recipes.

7. Content writing/ Freelancing

This job has become more prevalent among housewives because of the demand for engaging content. Many brands take charge of content writing and hire freelancers who are paid based on the number of articles or per word ranging from 20 paise - 80 paise per word. Housewives can also create their websites and write blogs sharing their knowledge about a specific topic and get paid for it.

8. Online Surveys

This is one of the easiest ways to earn income in the least amount of time.  Housewives can visit websites, fill online surveys and get paid for sharing their feedback about different brands and products. Although the amount obtained is less, still it can be mentioned as one of the options to earn money.

9. Become an Estate/ Travel agent

Housewives who like to travel and explore can get involved in the real estate business. They can earn commission every time they sell or rent any flat and can invest the money. This is an especially great idea for those who live in tourist areas and can help foreign or domestic tourists get food and accommodation.

10. Data Entry Jobs

This is one of the part-time jobs adopted by college students as well. These jobs are for those people who have great keyboarding skills, accuracy in typing, and the ability to work with deadlines.

Data entry services-

• Directory services
• Image Data entry Services
• Online Data Entry Services
• Offline Data Entry Services
• Medical Data Entry Services
• Invoice Data Entry Services
• Product Data Entry Services
• Legal Documents Data Entry Services
• Catalogue Data Entry Services
• Data Entry into Database
• Data Entry from paper documents
• Multi-language Data Entry Services

Hirect app is a newly launched app that helps individuals get part-time jobs and helps startups grow.

11. Network or Chain Marketing

Various companies like Amway, Forever living products, Herbalife, etc., employ network marketing. They hire a non-salaried workforce known as downline distributors to directly sell products to the end-users. The payout strategy is first - commission from sales and second- payout from commission based on wholesale purchases. This can be a regular source of income for many individuals. The strategy used for sales here is word-of-mouth marketing.

12. Open startups like parlours, clothing shops, etc.

Many women start their home-based beauty parlours after doing various beauty courses. This can be a great startup that can be opened on a small scale, and later, a franchise can be established. Moreover, some women open their boutiques, garment shops with women's accessories, etc., to earn a living. They have their tailors who stitch clothes for these shops.

13. Investing in Stock Market

Among the Indian population of 136 crores, only 4.3% invested in the stock market compared to 50% in the USA.

This is due to the lack of financial literacy in the country. Nowadays, anyone can learn about the stock market by joining online paid courses or through YouTube channels. Through online trading, one can buy or sell their shares very easily. The stock market is known as a free-market economy because it has enabled democratised access to trading and exchange of capital for investors of all types.

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FAQs

Q. Can women earn more in these professions as compared to other professions?

Ans. Yes. There are possible chances of women earning more in these professions as compared to other professions. For example, in network marketing, if a woman doing a sales distributor job arranges for a maximum number of clients, then chances are higher to earn a better commission. Moreover, in content writing jobs, if a woman writes an article or a blog every day with a pay scale of Rs. 400-500 per article, then there are chances for her to earn Rs. 15000-20000 per month and even more than that. If we talk about startups and cloud kitchens, then a woman can earn Rs.40000-50000 per month if the business becomes successful. These all have become trendy nowadays and have gained a huge market share.

Q. What skills are required to do these jobs?

Ans. The person doing these jobs should have a lot of patience because success requires time. The person should focus on long-term goals and target the right audience in their profession. The common skills everyone needs for these jobs are hard work, determination, and adaptability to changes.

Q. Is success guaranteed in these professions?

Ans. No one can guarantee 100% success in any profession. Success depends on an individual’s skills, efficiency, strategy and approach to failure. As we know, there are some professions that are not for everyone.

Q. What is the best part of these types of jobs?

Ans. The best part is getting returns for the hard work. For example, if an individual’s cloud kitchen gets recognised in their particular areas. The demand for their food increases, their market expands, and the business starts earning higher returns.