I'm tryna hunt for a new job, I've always used indeed but by gods is indeed terrible at showing me actual night shift jobs. I feel like it just shows me the same 15 jobs that aren't actual night shift or I'm not qualified for
A real vampire?
The vampires work in billing. - a sign in the office of a lab I used to go to.
Can I ask how much you get paid as an overnight lab tech or overnight phlebotomist? I just got a job as a registrar and with the differential making 23 an hour
My rural hospital lab is about to start paying them at 18 an hour. We are working on aligning stuff with the big hospital system that bought this hospital a couple of years ago.
i always thought why would y’all work at night till my lab results came back ag like 2am
Lots of stuff sent from outpatient offices gets done after days leaves, and we have to do daily maintenance on all the different machines that turn out results.
Sick people don’t stop being sick at night. I send STAT labs in the middle of the night all the time.
What industry?
Very important distinction. Anything first response (EMS, dispatch, police, fire fighting, etc) are always hiring night shifters!
Ah how I wish I had the knowledge to do that kinda thing, every time indeed actually shows me night shift jobs it's things like that and I'm just like "...how many times do I need to click that I don't have the qualifications"
AAA is always hiring overnight WFH dispatchers and call takers. Super easy job and ypu get a new adventure with every call. I ended up doing this during covid lockdown before my industry got healthy again and I could get back to pre-covid things.
Just looked and no remote positions. 😕
EMS (specifically EMT) doesn’t require prior knowledge or quals except maybe a basic first aid and CPR cert card which you can get online from Red Cross in an hour. But usually they’ll train you on that again themselves even if you’re certified already by another org.
If you want experience in that field, sign up to be a volunteer EMT. Guarantee you’ll get put on night shift whether you want it or not. Then quit and find a paying gig in ems.
Edit: check your city’s job listing site, not indeed
All my experience is food service, though I'd love to do something not that. No education past high school
Hotel Night Auditor
Hospital Security
Any other security really, but Hospitals usually have their own website for "careers" (job listings) and hotels are always desperate.
Edit: both of them are good for a high school diploma and not a lot of XP
What about a hospital cafeteria? Close to what you have experience in but different from working with the general public. They have people who do food prep overnight.
Shit, really? I've always loved the idea of doing night prep
The company I work for takes anyone for night shift lol.
Search Production. They usually run multiple shifts.
BBQ places often need overnight folks to tend smokers, do prep, make sauces, mix rubs, etc.
....bro I'm in tx that's perfect
Kitchen work sucks for a myriad of reasons and would be my last suggestion unless you have aspirations to be a chef
I'm aware, I already work in a kitchen
Setting yourself up for failure by looking for more of the same then?
Yup.
You could look into warehouses too. Alot of them are almost always hiring and almost always for night shift
You could look at factory work, they usually have openings on midnights and afternoons. The pay would be more than you are making in food service, with benefits.
See if your local hospital has 24 hour dining. Night shift staff needs to eat too.
Most places will train an overnight baker with no experience, especially if you've already worked 3rd shift.
You can probably find a night shift in manufacturing. Some of them don’t require any previous experience. Lots of machine shops these days will hire people with no background in machinery
Healthcare is always hiring
Yes, they always need sitters. All suicidal patients, confused patients...emergency room or just in general throughout the hospital for various reasons. Those seem to be the most common. You don't need a degree or certification. You just need two eyes and to let the nurse know certain things
I’m actually working as a virtual sitter for $25hr right now. They just wanted a GED or Diploma.
That's pretty solid.
Whhhhat. What company
If you don’t mind me asking, what’s that position called? 0:
Warehousing
I’m in funeral service and we are almost always hiring transfer/removal staff. No certifications or educational requirements.
$/hr?
Very much depends on your location. I’m in a higher-COL city (not like NYC/LA but high for my state) and we’re starting around $20 I think.
What’s that involve? Putting a body in car and bringing it from hospital to funeral home? Something like that?
They have to pick up from the hospital/nursing home/family home/etc. and transfer to the funeral home or central location. They also help with dressing, casketing, errands, vehicle maintenance (washing, vacuuming, etc.), and delivering decedents out to other funeral homes for services.
hospital is a good bet. cafeteria, housekeeping, supplies. I don't think those need any kind of degree and they train you.
Hospitals usually hire BHTs and patient sitters with minimal qualifications
I'm in manufacturing. You could do security or dispatch for 911, gas stations, grocery stores hire night shift, toll booths, truck driving or call centers, door dashing you can make your own hours. I'm not sure what you're looking for, this is all I can think of off the top of my head!
Swear to God Indeed shows me the same crap everyday. I get that the businesses dont take down their listing, but anything longer than 15 days should be deleted after the posted date. Your local 24/7 stores should have night shift jobs.
Warehousing if you don't mind manual labor. Like you 10 years ago I only worked in restaurants before for mg into logistics
I went straight to the companies career portal on their site. I applied to warehouse/distribution centers, mills and such in my area then accepted the place that gave me the best offer
I think this is where OP is missing out. Only using indeed is going to limit options a lot because they rarely if ever advertise that a spot is night shift only or they just imply it’s a possibility deep in the job description. If you search their site and sort by Night Jobs, you’re not gonna see them.
Also a ton of companies don’t even use indeed, even if they have a posting there. Either someone scraped their info to post or one person in hiring threw up a listing but never checks it.
Check with your local utilities company. We do 3rd shift, considered 1st Responders, and no certifications needed. May even be a unionized position, depending on your state.
Hospitals
Find companies on sites like linked in and then go to actual company page to apply
I work in manufacturing, it’s pretty chill at night like 1/5 of the crew size compared to other shifts and I drive in the opposite direction of traffic every morning it’s great.
I got the job through my partner who I believe also found the place on Indeed. I didn’t need any training or previous similar work they really just needed bodies but it pays nice.
In the retail jobs I worked at, we had to do inventory once a year, and it was always overnight and done by the same company who would come in and literally count every single thing in the store. They’d travel all around from state to state in our region going to all different kinds of dept stores etc looking at barcodes and counting them.
As an aside, years later I’d end up making a Malkavian character in Vampires: The Masquerade who was obsessed with counting and sorting things based on those folks.
!! Ayy another person into vtm
Also ngl I had no idea there was a company that just goes around counting the entire inventory of stores
Walk into hotels and ask if they're hiring part time night auditors.
You will very often get a bemused look that always betrays: "Yes yes God yes how did you know?"
Not sure where you’re located, but look into armed nuclear security if you’re somewhat near a powerplant. I work night shift, have a 4 on/4 off schedule and make almost six figures to do not a whole lot
You need a security clearance for that?
Yeah it’s technically federal so you need extensive background checks
Amazon. Just started a month ago at a fulfillment center doing night shift. It's 10.5 hr shifts, 30 min unpaid. Work 4 nights a week.
From my experience
Hotel, amazon , security. Armed security pay more if u going this route
Trade work. Welders, millwrights, etc. are great options for anyone who does not want to work as a first responder. You can start with zero experience as an apprentice in most fields.
I work at a steel mill. Our millwrights get paid very handsomely and usually they have laid back shifts (unless something breaks of course)
I used Indeed but actually just got lucky.
My current boss's Mother in Law was my HR at my old job. She heard from him that I applied and recommended me as a good worker.
I don't have any education, dropped out at 16 and was married at 18 after running away from home.
I get everywhere in life on my good name alone.
I don't always recommend it. Stay in school, kids.
Staffing agencies will point you in the right direction
Hospitals have jobs for both certified and non certified people. Look for environmental services, kitchen, etc.
ZipRecruiter
I've been trying to get a nightshift job, in hopes that improves my chances of finding a job, desperatly ANY job...that approach does not seem to be working. Used to be nobody wanted to 2nd or 3rd shift jobs, now I think anybody will work them no matter since there appears to be no jobs out there. I guess. I can't anything
The problem is that people who will take any job never last at night shift. I've been working nights for nearly a decade now and have seen so many people come and go who clearly just took whatever was handed to them but weren't night people. There's nothing wrong with getting a stop gap job while you look for something more fitting, but night shift is not for everyone and if you aren't the right fit, you will only stress your body out.
I do maintenance in a factory. I’m in an apprenticeship through my work and they pay for my classes. In return I signed a contract stating I’ll stay at least 4 years so they get their moneys worth. I was green as can be when I first started. They have me working with robotic welders and I love it. I work 12s (6-6) on a 2-2-3 rotation
Home Depot has overnight freight jobs, and they're usually looking for someone willing
Warehouses and most fast food places. Night shift gets a little, well, different though. You’re gonna see some things.
Medical courier
Manufacturing often has night shift work. You usually don’t need experience. I’ve worked 3 manufacturing jobs, and all had night shifts, and none of them required any experience.
Wal-Mart... Not a bad job, but it is busy. I prefer that over sitting all shift though.
They also will pay for some college if you decide to do something a little more challenging.
Almost every job in an inpatient setting has a night shift version. I know lots of hospitals that have phlebotomists, ekg techs, 1:1 sitters, tele monitor people, etc. some may require a little additional training/certificate but certainly not a degree. Look at hospitals!
If you live on a coast, the ports always need dock workers for all sorts of dockworker positions. Huge array of nightshift spots on ports. They usually advertise on their websites (ie “port of X state” website, then go to openings, start with laborer positions if you have zero work history then anything you have experience in like management or warehouse work, heavy equipment driver, security, customer service phone rep, logistics, maintenance, etc).
Same for airports.
Hospital website.
I'm a welder by trade.. if I want a straight shift I've got no choice.. If I want to work days. Then that means I'm back on rotation with afternoons...
No thanks ill stick to my straight night shift
Alot of factories work like this is my area
Google just search night shift jobs Google will do the search and you just click the link when you view the job
If you live in a bigger area, post office processing centers are 24/7/365
Hotels but it’s not great for money. I’d try to stick with manufacturing/warehuse
Amazon lol
Anything open 24 hours. Typically: Hospitals, hotels, Walmart, dispatch centers for emergencies, nursing homes, TSA or airport, correctional facilities.
if you dont mind stocking shelves and pushing boxes on an assembly line, Target has a night shift. money is shit , possibly, depending on where you are, but an extra $1 an hour for the night shift
I do security work I tell them straight up I need night shift work I don't do day shift work
I started in corrections working in a detention center. Now I work with my states department of juvenile services. Juveniles have detention centers and facilities that use overnight staff. I now work for a community based program that created an overnight unit years ago.
Look up pharmaceutical or chemical plants. Been working in industry for 23 yrs. Always hiring.
I work in a semiconductor factory. They usually run 24/7, year-round. If there is one near you, they are definitely worth working for. If not, it depends if you're willing to move. Some require a degree, and some don't. From what I've seen over the years, the requirements have lessened as they try to get more workers. Support roles (gas and chemical supply, water control) tend to require less experience. And there is almost always a demand for night shift workers.
USPS distribution centers, no degree needed just need to be able to do simple tasks to process mail. Pay is good too, stick it out till career and it get even better.
Colleges need people! I work at a college in Boston there are always posting for dorm security 12am to 8 am. 33 dollars an hour starting. Cleaning jobs too for about the same pay.
Law enforcement.
Labs! So many tests are run at night bc the specimens are taken during the day.
Do you need certification in anything for that?
For most, no. For some a college course in chemistry or biology will do.
Your only options are probably going to be foodservice or manufacturing without a degree. Maybe a toll booth operator if there are any toll roads near you?
If you can get certification, there's first response, healthcare, emergency plumbing/heating that I can think of.
Yeahh I figured. I wish there were more options for nights
I should probably look into getting certified in something
If you are interested, a CNA certificate takes one semester. Practically guaranteed job.
I might look into that then, tho I'm not sure it's something I'd be good at
The only reason there's not more night shift work is because most people aren't active at night. Then post- pandemic it got worse with a lot of 24hr. stores reducing their hours to closing at night. It sucks.
Yeah, I hate it. Pretty much every 24 hour place in my city stopped and never went back to it
I'm in healthcare, and you need at least an associates to do my job (medical lab technology) but with a 6 week course you can be a phlebotomist.