Local service side hustles near you, compared
Compare 5 local services side hustles on startup cost, hourly pay, hours and work mode. Every figure links to the creator or dataset it came from.
The Local services family groups 5 side hustles: personal shopper, pet sitting, photography, tour guide and videography. BLS Employment Projections for 2025-35 rate demand as growing for animal caretakers, the employee occupation closest to pet sitting.[1] The same projections rate demand as stable for photographers, for camera operators in television, video and film, and for sales and related workers, the occupations matched to photography, videography and personal shopping.[2][3][4] These ratings describe demand for employees in those occupations, not demand from side-hustle clients.[1][2][3][4]
First published 2026-11-02 · Last reviewed 2026-11-02
All 5 side hustles
- Personal Shopper: Personal shopper
- Pet sitting: Dog walking, pet sitting
- Photography: Sell or license your photos, including commissioned work.
- Tour Guide
- Videography: Sell or license your videos, including commissioned work.
How do these compare?
| Side hustle | Demand trend |
|---|---|
| Personal Shopper | stable |
| Pet sitting | growing |
| Photography | stable |
| Videography | stable |
| Tour Guide | — |