One Job Not Enough: Surveys Show Record Number of Americans Hold Side Hustles

Economic pressure is reshaping the traditional ‘9-to-5’ work routine, a report says.

Amy Marseglia at her second job as a personal grocery shopper. Courtesy of Amy Marseglia

Amy Marseglia, Nancy Turgeon, and Anne Savino have a lot in common: all three are full-time real estate professionals who also hold part-time gigs they’ve maintained for some time—and they’re part of a growing number of Americans reshaping the traditional “9-to-5” work routine.

According to a recent survey by background-checking company Checkr, 42 percent of surveyed said they held multiple jobs or had a side hustle, with 52 percent of Generation Z—those between the ages of 13 and 28—doing so.