Education

Teaching kids, adults or animals is a huge responsibility, but jobs in education also come with a lot of perks. Read this list to find out which ones.

1. Tutor: Tutors often have very flexible schedules and get to work with a range of clients. Plus, you get to set your own rates and the rules for each session.
2. Substitute teacher: Substitutes already have a lesson plan to follow when they walk in the door, and unless they’re long-term subs, they usually don’t have to worry about schoolwork after hours. Plus, they don’t work regular teacher hours, and they have the summers off!
3. Teacher: While we recognize that teachers may have one of the hardest jobs in the world, they are rewarded with summer vacations and extended holiday vacations.
4. Dolphin trainer: You may have to spend a lot of time in the water, but dolphin trainers don’t have to sit in an office all day. Plus, training animals usually means lots of repetition, a lazy brain’s best friend.
5. Dance instructor for weddings: Limit your class sizes to one couple at a time to minimize stress. You’ll probably only be focusing on one or two dances, and playing third wheel means that you get to zone out the lovebirds.
6. Work study: College students can take advantage of work study jobs that let them do their homework at work, skip hours if they need to study and avoid long commutes away from campus.
7. Library worker: Running a library takes a lot of organization and dedication, but if you’re an assistant sitting at a desk waiting to check people out, you may find that you also get to be plenty lazy.
8. Admissions counselor: Admissions counselors at colleges (especially ones that aren’t super exclusive) may have relaxed hours during the summertime and school holidays. They may even get discounts or a free ride on their children’s tuition if they are eligible.
9. School secretary: Besides dealing with frustrated parents and teachers, school secretaries don’t always have to stay late or take work home with them, like teachers or administrators do. Plus, they get a lot of vacation and relaxed hours during the summer months and holidays.
10. College professor: If you’ve got a Ph.D. and are teaching an entry-level class in your field, it probably doesn’t take a whole lot of time to whip up a lesson plan or lecture outline for your class. College professors who’ve been with the same university for a long time may also get to have a say in their class hours and take a sabbatical for research trips.
11. Security at an elementary school: Security personnel at elementary schools may have to watch out for trespassers and perverts, but we bet it’s not too challenging to pull fighting fourth graders off of each other.
12. Security at a super prep school: Many of the students at prestigious prep schools are relatively well-behaved, at least on the surface. Depending on the smoking and drug problems behind closed doors, you may luck out and find that walking the halls is easy enough.
13. Museum tour guide: Museum tour guides are often volunteers, but you get to follow the same route each day, and if a certain tour group is annoying or obnoxious, you get to trade them for a new one in less than an hour.
14. Crossing guard: Crossing guards at schools may have to take on extra jobs, but if it’s your only gig, you really only have to be out and about in the early morning and early afternoon.
15. Alumni event coordinator: Sign up to plan alumni events at your alma mater, and you’ll probably only be needed a few times a year to send out e-mails, book a venue, and hire a real party planner to do the rest.

Retail

Working in retail can sometimes be a big headache, but these jobs are easier on your tired feet and relaxed wardrobe.

1. Florist assistant: Florist assistants may be expected to haul around large bags of mulch or run delivery errands around town, but the stress factor is relatively low.
2. Bookstore employee: Working at a small bookstore probably means that you won’t see a lot of traffic in your store day in and day out, especially if you only work during the week. It’s also a quiet atmosphere that’s perfect for sitting down and drinking coffee. Leave the financial headaches to the store owner.
3. Pet shop assistant: Helping people pick out pets, cleaning up cages and holding adorable puppies and kittens isn’t stressful when you compare it to brain surgery.
4. Stockroom person: Stockroom employees at clothing stores and other retail outlets don’t always have to be in the front of the store, dealing with nasty customers. A relaxed dress code and being able to listen to your iPod can also make up for the heavy lifting.
5. Gift shop employee: Small gift shops, even if they’re successful, don’t get a lot of hustle and bustle all year round, ever day of the week. You’ll probably find yourself with extra time to read a book or stare off into space in between helping out customers at the register.
6. Medical marijuana store employee: Working in a marijuana store in California probably means you’ll get a lot of easy going customers who don’t expect you to jump to attention every time someone walks in the door.
7. Movie rental assistant: Movie rental stores require their employees to wear a store shirt, but they’re usually pretty lax about letting their staff have extra piercings or tattoos. And what’s so bad about talking about your favorite movies all shift?

Business and Services

These jobs prove that it’s possible to participate in the business world and service industry without having to exert yourself too much.

1. Online comic book writer: If you’re a natural artist who loves creating comics for the Internet, you won’t mind sitting at your desk and playing around with your computer. It’s also a gig that can easily be done from home.
2. Freelancer: Though it takes constant discipline to meet deadlines and find gigs, freelancers get to set their own hours and rates, and don’t always have to worry about a dress code.
3. Contractor: Contractors may have similar schedules as freelancers, depending on their industry; however, contract jobs offer more stability for a set period of time, before letting contractors free to find their own projects.
4. Apartment employee: Working in the office at an apartment is especially great if you live at the complex. You’ll probably get a discounted rate on your rent, and you can walk just a few steps to work in the morning.
5. Blogger: Pick up an extra job as a blogger, and you’ll get to manage your own content, designs, and hours.
6. Consultant: Establishing yourself as a reliable resources is the hard part, but once you’ve done that, your clients will come to you.
7. Data entry: Data entry may be a boring job, but you can find a gig with minimal responsibility that lets you sit quietly behind a computer all day.
8. Manicurist: Most clients expect their manicurists to be chatty with them and the other staff, so if you love gossip and girl talk, start filing away.
9. Jewelry polisher: Get hired to polish jewelry at a jewelry store. You might get lucky and get to perch on a stool in the back where it’s quiet and more nap-friendly.
10. Intern: Sometimes you may have to work really hard and do the grunt work, but you can get away with part time gigs and don’t have a lot of responsibility.
11. Masseuse on a cruise: Passengers on a cruise are relaxation and vacation-oriented, so you will probably be pretty busy; however, you get to kick back, enjoy the scenery and may even get discounts on food and drinks after hours.
12. Chicken (or other creature) waving and handing out flyers: It seems embarrassing, but it’s not like anyone can recognize you buried inside the chicken suit. You’ll be on your feet all day, but at least you don’t have to deal with the pesky customers inside.
13. Celebrity blogger: Work from home, sleep in and sneak into celebrity parties to take pictures for your readers.
14. Secret Shopper: Become a secret shopper or mystery shopper, and you get to wander around the mall, write up basic reports and get reimbursed (or paid ahead of time) for your purchases.
15. Proofreader: Experienced proofreaders know exactly what they’re looking for, so they can quickly scan designs and content for mistakes. You may even be able to find proofreading work from home.

Entertainment

The entertainment industry is full of part-time jobs, gigs that let you work at night, and lots of fun projects that may not even seem like work.

1. DJ: DJs with a good reputation don’t have to look as hard for gigs, and they often get to eat and/or drink for free while they hang out in their own booth.
2. Part of a circus act: You may have to work on your juggling or pirouette skills, but running away and joining the circus has become synonymous with escaping responsibility.
3. Radio host: Depending on your hours, you may get to sleep in, and you can wear pretty much whatever you want while you small talk with your colleagues and travel out of the deal.
4. Professional hostess: Yes, you can actually be a hostess for hire! If you love having parties, sending out invitations and coming up with new cocktail ideas, consider this as a job.
5. Clown: If you’re feeling sad, be a sad clown. If you’re bored, be a bored clown. As long as you’ve got the makeup and costume, anything goes.
6. Play a corpse: TV shows like CSI, Law and Order, Cold Case, and others need actors to play corpses. All you do is lie there and be still!

Community

Lazy people aren’t always devoid of community spirit. Check out these positions for volunteer jobs, sponsorships and more.

1. Baby sitter: Getting a good baby sitting job is all in the strategy. You can baby sit infants during nighttime hours so that you can watch TV, take your charges to the movies during the summertime, and encourage them to make up a game, play, or show and tell session, letting you sit on the couch while you “ooh” and “ahh.”
2. Volunteer: Who says lazy people don’t volunteer? Volunteering positions don’t earn you money, but there’s minimal responsibility and you only have to show up when you feel like it.
3. Club sponsor: Being a club sponsor at a school or university means that you get to feel good about your community spirit while you set up meetings, set up club rules, chaperone field trips, and give the kids the chance to shine.
4. Candy striper: Candy stripers are seldom paid, but that means no one can get really mad at you if you slack off. Even if you work to make a good impression, all it takes is a warm smile and a batch of homemade cookies.
5. Contract or volunteer fundraiser: Though fundraising managers are often seen running around and frantically setting up parties or meetings, once the event is over, you’re through!
6. Youth pastor: Youth pastors, depending on their position, have flexible hours and get to plan parties, networking events, volunteer efforts, and trips.

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