What sorts of jobs do people usually do while they are in graduate school?

Question

Usually, do they try to find jobs in their area, or do they just find a part-time job to keep them afloat?

Answer 1

on a campus there are many jobs that students can do. When I studied I worked on campus, mostly in the communications department, radio, television, and newspaper... and I was studying social sciences.

Answer 2

Graduate students with research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or fellowships are usually completely prohibited by the university from taking outside jobs.

This is because their "job" is grad school, and assistantships in particular (as opposed to fellowships) usually require 20 hours of work in that capacity each week.

The majority of graduate students (in academic as opposed to vocational fields) are supported by some sort of award. These awards generally carry full tuition remission as well as a small living stipend.

If the stipend is not enough on which to live (stipends are lower in the humanities and social sciences), grad students will often take out a small student loan to make ends meet.

Answer 3

Most people that I know who went to graduate school were teaching assistants. Many times this will pay for your tuition and allow you to earn a monthly stipend.

"A teaching assistant (TA) is a junior scholar employed on a temporary contract by a college or university in teaching-related responsibilities. TA responsibilities vary greatly and may include tutoring; holding office hours; grading homework or exams; assisting a professor with a large lecture class by teaching students in recitation, laboratory, or discussion sessions; and even teaching their own classes. In some universities (such as the University of Michigan), they are known as graduate student instructors (GSIs). In New Zealand, Australian, and some Canadian universities, they are known as tutors. At Harvard College they are known as teaching fellows (TFs).

TAs include graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), who are graduate students, and undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs), who are undergraduate students. While the term assistant implies that they assist with a class, most (about two-thirds) GTAs serve as the sole instructor for one or more classes each semester; although these GTAs may work under a supervisor or course coordinator, they have the responsibility to prepare and teach class, make and grade homework and quizzes, and even create and administer their own exams. Like professors, GTAs generally have a fixed salary determined by each contract period, usually an academic school year."

Answer 4

just find a part itm e job to keep you afloat.

Answer 5

graduate teaching assistant. you can't really work because there is just so much work to do.

Answer 6

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