What: Laborjack connects customers with movers, landscapers, carpenters and other laborers.
Expected pay: $15 – $20 per hour
Husl$core: $$$
Commissions & fees: NA
Where: Select cities in Colorado and Arizona
Requirements: 18 or older; the ability to lift up to 100 lbs; have a bank account (to receive payment); pass a background check and personal screening.
Laborjack Review:
Laborjack connects customers with workers willing to do manual labor, such as yard work, moving and construction. Pay ranges from $15 to $20 per hour, depending on the job and how many gigs you’ve done through the platform. However, customers can also tip and the tips are yours to keep.
Unlike many manual labor apps, you don’t need equipment — or even a car or truck — to participate here. The site advertises itself as “muscle for hire.” So, if your customer is moving, he or she will pay for the uHaul or truck. You just move things. Likewise, if the client needs landscaping, the required tools are also provided by the customer. You just show up to do the work.
The site pays laborers within two weeks of completing a job. The site also has insurance to cover up to $1,000 in damages to the client’s property.
Customer reviews of their Laborjacks — and the company’s office staff — are also consistently excellent. Several customers mentioned that because the price of the service was so much cheaper than professional movers, they tipped handsomely. That could at least partially make up for the low pay guarantees.
Flip side
Many other moving, landscaping and general labor sites pay more — sometimes twice as much, in fact. But some of them expect you to drive your own truck. And others can hold you responsible for damage to customer property.
Laborjack is also relatively young and only available in a few cities, which means the job prospects are limited. That said, it’s not a bad option for those in Laborjack’s top market areas.
Recommendations
You can find similar work with JiffyonDemand, and moving services, such as GoShare and Truxx.
*12/2/2020
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