<p>What are some of the highest paying summer jobs that you know of? How much do you think I would make if I worked from late May to the end of August.</p>
<p>My D applied for an internship w/ the federal government. It pays almost as much as I make (believe me not much) but a lot for a student. My friend's son did the same job last year and we were all shocked at how much he made. I think there is a website, do a search on student government jobs.</p>
<p>Get a job as a waitress at an expensive restaurant. You could make over $100 a night.</p>
<p>Great. I'll look into those! Any others?</p>
<p>IDK what your feelings on this are but Nanny/babysitting for the summer is very profitable and usually can be under the table. </p>
<p>From your screenname I take it you dance? Do you have an affiliation w/ a studio? You could teach or run a summer dance camp. Rent studio space and charge a fee, you can even get some of your dance friends involved. You can charge a weekly fee and have different themes, like Disney or Barbie.</p>
<p>A great part-time/summer job is through the post office. My mom's a supervisor of a branch and is trying to get me to apply for the summer. Starting pay is $15/hour.</p>
<p>I second waitressing. If you're willing to work HARD for your money, it's ridiculous how much you can earn in a few hours!</p>
<p>S worked for the National Park service. Made over $10K his first summer and $8K+ his second (he upgraded from a tent to a cabin and had to pay "rent") but he had additional skills that made him a more valuable employee. Still, the setting was gorgeous and he was with a lot of like minded employees.</p>
<p>Waitressing is very hard- and IMO you need to have experience.
My kids have worked as camp counselors, it doesn't pay alot, but room and board is covered and you can get a great summer experience.
However- if it is dollars that you are most concerned with- web design pays well & you can sit down. ;)</p>
<p>Also tutoring- either for tests or for classes- you could charge $20+ an hour</p>
<p>If you're a talented/persuasive speaker and need a significant amount of money, try telemarketing. Even if you're not that good of a speaker, you can still make a decent sum of money. My brother did it last year over the summer and netted 5000+ within like 2 months.</p>
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<p>Investment banking pays the BEST! Family friend went through 8 weeks internship and got paid 21K Base+6K bonus. Cannot beat that I think. But the hours are LONG!</p>
<p>I worked as a Waiter last summer, and, while the pay is good, it takes a lot of work, and be quite annoying.</p>
<p>I will be working as a camp counselor this summer.</p>
<p>Very helpful thread here. I'm trying to start making money to save for a gap year. walt99, what does working for the postal service entail?</p>
<p>I hear, if you’re willing to travel, that you can make a tidy sum working on an Alaskan fishing boat.</p>
<p>Lifeguarding. Pay is good and there’s a shortage in many areas. You can pick up extra money teaching private swimming lessons.</p>
<p>You can make a lot of money on those Alaskan fishing boats, especially since there is nowhere to spend the money on them. 
The downside is that I imagine it would be pretty miserable and stink of fish. The upside–money! :)</p>
<p>Someone mentioned getting payed under the table for babysitting and such, does that mean you don’t have to report what you make on your FAFSA the next year? I want to work a lot over the summer to get money to pay for college, but I got to thinking about FAFSA and all that for next year, and I was wondering how much making a lot of money over the summer and such affect your aid package for the next year? If that’s confusing I meant to say that when one applies for FAFSA again for their sophomore year, how much will the summer job they had affect their aid package?</p>
<p>hmf, you have to report all earnings on the FAFSA even if paid “under the table.” Over a certain amount ($3750 plus taxes paid), the earnings will increase your EFC 50 cents per dollar earned. The only exception is work-study earnings, which are still reported but do not affect your EFC.</p>
<p>But how would anyone even find out that you made the money off the books?</p>
<p>I make decent money as a cater waitress usually about 4 times a month averaging about 100 dollars a night with only about 2 hours of combined work a night. (In cash. No taxes) But it’s a suffering business because of the economic crisis.</p>