The vast majority of Russians combine several jobs

The vast majority of Russians (87%) either already have a part-time job or plan to find one. Only 13% of the respondents are not engaged in additional earnings. This is reported by analysts of the Kontur communications service.Tolk was told to Izvestia on April 28.

The study showed that every third Russian (34%) earns a part-time job from time to time, and 18% have a permanent second job. Another 30% of respondents are considering starting to earn extra money. It is noteworthy that for 43% of respondents, freelancing is a "pleasant bonus" rather than a vital income.

"For every third person (32%), this is a serious help, but not critical, and 17% do not feel any decent income from part-time work at all. For only 8%, additional earnings are necessary for life," the analysts said.

The financial results of part—time work vary: 32% of Russians receive an additional 5,000 to 15,000 rubles per month, 24% - up to 5,000, and 19% earn from 15,000 to 30,000. Only 4% of respondents reported incomes of over 50 thousand rubles from part-time work.

Special attention should be paid to the fact that 40% of employees additionally have more than one part-time job. Of these, 30% combine two jobs, 8% — three, and 2% of respondents admitted that they conducted four projects at the same time.

One-time tasks turned out to be the most popular format of part-time work (43%), while 16% prefer long-term projects. Interestingly, for 41% of Russians, additional earnings represent a completely new field of activity unrelated to their main profession.

Technology plays an important role in the organization of part-time work: 35% of respondents work remotely, and 30% use video communication services. Only 22% earn by physical labor and 15% work offline.

Earlier, on April 11, Andrey Kladov, director of the Migrant Service platform, said that the popularity of part-time jobs in Russia has grown. He noted that, according to recent research, 85% of Russians want to have an additional source of income. And if it was previously perceived as a temporary solution to increase income, it is gradually being transformed into long-term career strategies.